Science backers say proposed federal research cuts pose dire risks.

Science backers say proposed federal research cuts pose dire risks.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, has said that tackling a chronic disease “epidemic” would be a cornerstone of his Make America Healthy Again agenda, often invoking alarming statistics as an urgent reason for reforming public health in this country. On Friday, President Trump released a proposed budget …

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The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid

The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid

If congressional Republicans go through with some of the deep Medicaid cuts they are considering, three states would be left in an especially tight bind. South Dakota, Missouri and Oklahoma have state constitutions requiring that they participate in Medicaid expansion, the part of Obamacare that expanded the health program for …

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Ban on TikTok: China warns US amid pressures on app – SUCH TV

Ban on TikTok: China warns US amid pressures on app – SUCH TV

As the US moves to legally ban TikTok across the country amid the House of Representatives passing a bill, China issued a warning about barring the ByteDance-owned platform saying it “come back to bite”. US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a bill seeking to ban the video application. In the …

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