AI Health Podcasts Are Multiplying Faster Than Anyone Can Check Them New research shows half of AI health answers are problematic. Now the same technology is producing thousands of medical podcasts with fictional hosts, no editorial review, and no accountability.

AI Health Podcasts Are Multiplying Faster Than Anyone Can Check Them
New research shows half of AI health answers are problematic.
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More Detention, Fewer Doctors, No Oversight: ICE's Mortality Crisis by Design The government is spending $45 billion to detain people while eliminating the medical care that keeps them alive and driving millions off health coverage outside detention.

More Detention, Fewer Doctors, No Oversight: ICE's Mortality Crisis by Design
The government is spending $45 billion to detain people while eliminating the medical care that keeps them alive and driving millions off health coverage outside detention.
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The CDC May Finally Get a New Director. The Damage Is Already Done.
Democrats and Republicans agreed on something this week. That alone should make you suspicious.
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Ibogaine: We're Funding Research While the Experiment Runs Unsupervised The White House wants to study a psychoactive drug that may help veterans with PTSD and addiction. Americans are already taking it at unregulated clinics abroad. At least 27 have died.

Ibogaine: We're Funding Research While the Experiment Runs Unsupervised
White House wants to study ibogaine in veterans with PTSD and addiction. Americans are taking it at unregulated clinics abroad. At least 27 have died.
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The End of Title X as We Know It The Trump administration is rewriting the nation's only family planning program to promote fertility over contraception — but the policy contradicts its own stated goals.

The End of Title X as We Know It
The Trump administration is rewriting the nation's only family planning program to promote fertility over contraception — but the policy contradicts its own stated goals.
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Coupon Clipping Isn't the Answer to America's Healthcare Affordability Crisis. They lower what patients pay, not what the healthcare system spends.

Coupon Clipping Isn't the Answer to America's Healthcare Affordability Crisis.
They lower what patients pay, not what the healthcare system spends.
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The EPA Calls Microplastics a Priority. The Timeline Suggests Otherwise. Adding microplastics to a watchlist starts a process that could take years to produce actual limits.

The EPA Calls Microplastics a Priority. The Timeline Suggests Otherwise.
Adding microplastics to a watchlist starts a process that could take years to produce actual limits.
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The FDA Approves Foundayo (orforglipron), Lilly's GLP-1 Weight-Loss Pill. Most People Still Won’t Get It. In the US, treatment for obesity exists. Access is optional.

The FDA Approves Foundayo (orforglipron), Lilly's GLP-1 Weight-Loss Pill. Most People Still Won’t Get It.
In the US, treatment for obesity exists. Access is optional.
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Soundbites from Dr. Jay Bhattacharya's CDC All-Staff Meeting on March 25, 2026 A workforce under strain meets a leadership team trying to steady the institution.

Soundbites from Dr. Jay Bhattacharya's CDC All-Staff Meeting on March 25, 2026
A workforce under strain meets a leadership team trying to steady the institution.
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CDC’s Acting Chief Promises a Return to Stability in a Tumultuous Moment Published by CBS News and KFF Health News on March 25, 2026

CDC’s Acting Chief Promises a Return to Stability in a Tumultuous Moment
Amid political uncertainty and internal strain, the nation’s top public health agency struggles to steady itself.
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This Wasn’t a Fight About Vaccines It was a fight over the system that decides what counts as science

A Court Reversed U.S. Vaccine Policy for Children
Not because the science changed, but because the legal process hadn't been followed.
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The “AI vs AI” Era of Medical Claims, and What It Means for Patients Hospitals and insurers are using artificial intelligence to speed up claims decisions, but patients may experience more delays, not fewer

The “AI vs AI” Era of Medical Claims, and What It Means for Patients
Hospitals and insurers are using artificial intelligence to speed up claims decisions, but patients may experience more delays, not fewer
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The First Female Chief of Staff and an Early-Stage Cancer Diagnosis That Doesn’t Pause the Job Susie Wiles’ decision to keep working reflects both medical progress and the quiet advantages of early detection.

The First Female Chief of Staff and an Early-Stage Cancer Diagnosis That Doesn’t Pause the Job
Susie Wiles’ decision to keep working reflects both medical progress and the quiet advantages of early detection.
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Lost in Transmission: Changes in Organ Donor Status Can Fall Through Cracks in the System Published by CBS News and KFF Health News on March 17, 2026

Lost in Transmission: Changes in Organ Donor Status Can Fall Through Cracks in the System
In the US, inconsistent DMV records and organ donor registries can fail to honor updated consent decisions
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War, Oil Shocks, and Public Health: Could the Iran Conflict Trigger Another Lost Decade for Prevention? How rising oil prices and recession risk could lead to another round of public health budget cuts — weakening the systems meant to prevent the next pandemic.

War, Oil Shocks, and Public Health: Could the Iran Conflict Trigger Another Lost Decade for Prevention?
How rising oil prices and recession risk could lead to another round of public health budget cuts.
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43% of Americans Say They’ve Skipped Medicine Because of Cost New polling shows the growing prescription drug affordability crisis and why TrumpRx may only help some patients.

43% of Americans Say They’ve Skipped Medicine Because of Cost
New polling shows the growing prescription drug affordability crisis and why TrumpRx may only help some patients.
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The $100 Heart Scan Many Cardiologists Say Could Prevent Heart Attacks New heart guidelines encourage doctors to treat cholesterol earlier. But many cardiologists say the real breakthrough may be a simple scan that can reveal hidden plaque years before symptoms appear.

The $100 Heart Scan Many Cardiologists Say Could Prevent Heart Attacks
Many cardiologists say a simple scan can reveal hidden plaque years before symptoms appear.
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Disease once linked to mining hits workers in countertops industry Published by CBS News and KFF Health News on March 12, 2026

Disease once linked to mining hits workers in countertops industry
Young countertop workers are developing silicosis from cutting engineered quartz — now fueling lawsuits, regulatory debate, and questions about the product's safety.
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When Budget Cuts Meet Civil Service Rules What running a 250-person bureau during the Great Recession revealed about seniority, hiring exams, and public health staffing.

When Budget Cuts Meet Civil Service Rules
What running a 250-person bureau in the aftermath of the Great Recession revealed about seniority, hiring exams, and public health staffing.
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A New Tylenol Study Doesn’t Show What the Headlines Will Claim A study of 2 million births finds small associations that disappear when siblings are compared — the same pattern seen in earlier research.

A New Tylenol Study Doesn’t Show What the Headlines May Claim
A study of 2 million births finds small associations that disappear when siblings are compared — the same pattern seen in earlier research.
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Doctors Need More Nutrition Training. That Won’t Solve America’s Chronic Disease Crisis. Medical education matters, but the real problem is a food environment dominated by ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks.

Doctors Need More Nutrition Training. That Won’t Solve America’s Chronic Disease Crisis.
Medical education matters, but the real problem is a food environment dominated by ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks.
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An Autism Drug Got a White House Boost. Prescriptions Soon Followed.
Researchers say a 2025 press briefing was followed by a sharp rise in prescriptions for leucovorin, an inexpensive drug now being studied for autism.
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Rethinking the One-Size-Fits-All Mammogram Why matching breast cancer screening to individual risk may change how often women are tested

Rethinking the One-Size-Fits-All Mammogram
Why matching breast cancer screening to individual risk may change how often women are tested
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The Only Diet Rule That Actually Matters
What a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says about the fat vs. carb wars
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Women’s Heart Disease Is Rising, and Pregnancy Is the Turning Point What the AHA projection suggests about prevention, disparities, and why postpartum follow-up is a heart-health issue.

Women’s Heart Disease Is Rising, and Pregnancy Is the Turning Point
What the AHA projection suggests about prevention, disparities, and why postpartum follow-up is a heart-health issue.
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Vaccines, Maternal Risk, and Money: The Stakes in Casey Means’ Confirmation Lawmakers weigh her communication style and business history against the demands of leading the nation’s public health voice.

Vaccines, Maternal Risk, and Money: The Stakes in Casey Means’ Confirmation
Lawmakers weigh her communication style and business history against the demands of leading the nation’s public health voice.
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A “Great Healthcare Plan,” but Few Answers on Affordability Transparency and discount programs were highlighted, but structural cost drivers went unaddressed.

A “Great Healthcare Plan,” but Few Answers on Affordability
Transparency and discount programs were highlighted, but structural cost drivers went unaddressed.
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New Study Challenges How Doctors Measure Heart Risk in Women Findings from the PROMISE trial suggest women may face serious heart danger long before blockages appear severe—raising questions about current care standards.

New Study Challenges How Doctors Measure Heart Risk in Women
Findings from the PROMISE trial suggest women may face serious heart danger long before blockages appear severe—raising questions about current care standards.
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The $1,000 Cancer Test That Makes Us Feel Safer, But May Not Make Us Healthier A major trial failed to show fewer late-stage cancers. So why are we so eager to buy tests that reassure us?

The $1,000 Cancer Test That Makes Us Feel Safer, But May Not Make Us Healthier
A major trial failed to show fewer late-stage cancers. So why are we so eager to buy tests that reassure us?
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