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Month: July 2025

Former US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams says federal funding is crucial to maintaining progress against deadly opioid overdoses.

Former US surgeon general: Opioid fight demands better overdose reversal strategies, stronger policy support

Opinion by Dr. Jerome Adams (CNN) — The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which experts predict will reduce Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, combined with the proposed elimination of a $56 million grant for overdose reversal training and distribution, threatens to undermine progress in reducing opioid overdose deaths. Medicaid, particularly through its

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City of Pittsburgh, Undue Medical Debt partnership to relieve medical debt from 43K residents

By Caitlyn Scott Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Over 43,000 Pittsburgh residents will soon receive a notice of eliminated medical debt, thanks to a partnership between the City of Pittsburgh and a national nonprofit organization. In a release Monday, Councilman Bobby Wilson announced that more than $58 million in

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Lo que sigue tras el fallo contra Álvaro Uribe y el impacto en el mapa político de Colombia

Análisis de Andrea Gómez, CNN en Español Por primera vez en la historia de Colombia un expresidente fue condenado penalmente por delitos comunes. Este lunes, la jueza Sandra Liliana Heredia declaró culpable a Álvaro Uribe por fraude procesal y soborno en actuación penal. ¿Qué consecuencias puede tener este fallo en el panorama electoral de 2026?

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Victims of Shady Fire speak out

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Days after the Shady Fire broke out in Thermal, some families in the community are still without utilities after the fire damaged their homes. One family whose home was damaged by the fire said they remained without power, water, and gas. According to the family, their landlord provided a $600 check

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Desert Regional and Hi-Desert nurses host informational picket to rally for workplace improvements

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)– Registered nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center and Hi-Desert Medical Center will join in on a statewide mobilization by Tenet Healthcare Corporation nurses for fair contracts that improve patient safety and nurse retention. On Thursday, July 31, Desert Regional Medical Center Registered Nurses and Hi-Desert Medical Center Registered Nurses will hold

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Trump administration freezes $108 million for Duke Health after accusing university of ‘systemic racial discrimination’

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has frozen $108 million in federal funding for Duke Health, according to a senior administration official, after asserting a day earlier it was investigating “systemic racial discrimination” in the university’s healthcare system. The federal funding encompasses Duke University School of Medicine and the overall health research

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Con pocas posibilidades de asilo y sin TPS, miles de venezolanos en EE.UU. se enfrentan al temor de volver a su país

Por Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español Numerosos venezolanos que están en riesgo de perder su estatus inmigratorio en Estados Unidos ven cómo la opción del asilo luce cada vez más complicada, por lo que, con el próximo fin del estatus de protección temporal (TPS), se enfrentan a uno de los escenarios que menos quieren: verse

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A plane lands behind a memorial to those killed in the midair collision at Reagan National Airport in Arlington

Never again: legislation targets preventing another midair collision like the one that killed 67 people in January

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — A bill introduced Tuesday, exactly six-months after the fatal midair collision over the Potomac River, aims to fix aviation safety weaknesses exposed by the tragedy. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz, would require aircraft operators to install key anti-collision technology on all flights and require the

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