RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings

RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans. In letters dated May 11, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. notified the two doctors who chaired the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force…

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Tool Predicts Difficult-to-Treat Depression, Even Before Drug Failure

Tool Predicts Difficult-to-Treat Depression, Even Before Drug Failure

Self-reported questionnaire data predicted difficult-to-treat depression, even in patients who weren’t considered treatment-resistant, observational data showed. In a sample of 550 hospitalized patients — including those who had or had not failed multiple trials of antidepressant medications — higher scores on the Difficult-to-Treat Depression Questionnaire (DTDQ) correlated with Remission from Depression Questionnaire (RDQ) total discharge…

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Why the fight over abortion pills is only just beginning – Stateside with Kai and Carter | US news

Why the fight over abortion pills is only just beginning – Stateside with Kai and Carter | US news

The US supreme court has preserved nationwide access to mail-order abortion pills – for now. As Carter Sherman explains, the fight to protect this medication is far from over, as a nationwide, near-total abortion ban could be on the horizon. Carter speaks with Dr Angel Foster, co-founder of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, who…

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RFK Jr. Fires USPSTF Leaders

RFK Jr. Fires USPSTF Leaders

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the two vice chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) — John Wong, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and Esa Davis, MD, MPH, of the University of Maryland in Baltimore. According to the letters sent to Wong and Davis, which were dated May 11…

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