US news | The Guardian3h ago
‘No kings, just vaccines!’: demonstrators gather at NIH headquarters to protest against cuts to medical research https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/national-institutes-health-no-kings-protest #ProtestUs #UsHealthcare #MedicalResearch #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #RobertFKennedyJr #Maryland #UsPolitics #UsNews
‘No kings, just vaccines!’: demonstrators gather at NIH headquarters to protest against cuts to medical research

Protesters decried Trump administration healthcare policies and direction of HHS under leadership of RFK Jr

The Guardian
Pomegranate Pirate 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️1d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116302485813032882

Ewwww. Just FYI. Be Vigilant!
“ WISeR model’s prior authorization decisions often result in delays or denials of care, the foundation said, which can sometimes be classified as discriminatory or “inappropriate” denials for medical care.”
#usHealthcare #AI #chronicillness (heads up)

World news | The Guardian2d ago
Trump’s Maha agenda stalled as top CDC and surgeon general roles sit empty https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/trump-maha-agenda-cdc-surgeon-general #TrumpAdministration #Health #UsNews #UsPolitics #RobertFKennedyJr #VaccinesAndImmunisation #UsHealthcare
Trump’s Maha agenda stalled as top CDC and surgeon general roles sit empty

Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limbo

The Guardian
Barry Cook 🇨🇦3d ago
Apparently there’s a contingent of MAGA Repugnicants that are upset with a recent episode of ‘The Pitt’, and are calling for a boycott of HBO.
The episode included 2 ICE agents behaving exactly as we’ve seen them on the news and as we expect of them.
Frankly, I would have thought the show would not be a fit for MAGAs - compassion, healthcare underfunding, helping people without insurance, nothing about how wonderful Beloved Leader is, etc - but there we are.
#thepitt #ushealthcare #maga #hbo
World news | The Guardian5d ago
US under-45s struggle for insurance approval as colon cancer rates rise https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/colon-cancer-colonoscopy-insurance-coverage #UsHealthcare #Cancer #Health #UsNews
US under-45s struggle for insurance approval as colon cancer rates rise

ACA requires firms to cover colonoscopies for over-45s but young people face hurdles to receive appropriate tests

The Guardian
US news | The Guardian6d ago
Trump and RFK Jr touted leucovorin as a treatment for autism. The FDA quietly walked it back https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/trump-rfk-jr-leucovorin-autism-fda #UsHealthcare #RobertFKennedyJr #DonaldTrump #Autism #Health #Society #Neurodiversity #UsNews
Trump and RFK Jr touted leucovorin as a treatment for autism. The FDA quietly walked it back

Outpatient prescriptions for the drug increased 71% after the announcement, but the FDA later approved it only for folate deficiency

The Guardian
US news | The GuardianMar 21
Trump is eager to disclose details on others’ health – but not his own https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/21/trump-health-privacy #DonaldTrump #UsPolitics #UsNews #UsHealthcare #Health #UsCongress #Republicans #Democrats
Trump is eager to disclose details on others’ health – but not his own

President revealing congressman’s terminal diagnosis follows caginess about his own health, such as recent rash

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 20
US health department investigates 13 states that require insurance plans to cover abortion https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/trump-administration-abortion-mandate-investigation #UsNews #Abortion #UsHealthcare #Health
US health department investigates 13 states that require insurance plans to cover abortion

HHS is looking into the states for ‘alleged disregard of, or confusion about’ the federal Weldon amendment

The Guardian
Show threadsix_grandfathers_mountainMar 20

@drrjv
RE
#ushealthcare system pays more for doing than for thinking

Yea, research says same
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23939411/

Edited summery is in the ALT text image (AMA)

Cognitive care (pays Dr.less) is studying the health status and overall wellness in people that can take action and reduce their risk for dementia and other chronic diseases of aging

Procedural care (pays Dr. more) is a colonoscopy or a cataract extraction

The US health care system’s emphasis is on procedural care

Matilda T. ZombieQueenMar 19

I would like to celebrate the fact that I stopped my myself from throwing my glasses across the room in misery and frustration, but the effort expended means my guard slipped and I started crying and I am now pretty sure I am never going to stop.

#USHealthcare #USPol #everyfuckingthing