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Health & Wellness August 11, 2025

Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals

This article by David Armstrong, Eric Umansky, and Vernal Coleman originally appeared on the ProPublica website. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter…

Health & Wellness August 7, 2025

Congress Looks To Ease Restrictions on Veterans’ Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals

This article by Tony Leys first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Tony Leys August 6, 2025 WATERLOO, Iowa — John-Paul Sager appreciates the care he has received…

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen August 25, 2025 As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s…

Government & Politics August 28, 2025

Georgia teacher fired over LGBTQ book continues to fight her termination, school district policies

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 28, 2025 A federal judge in Atlanta paused a challenge against school district…

Government & Politics August 28, 2025

When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data

by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely…

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker

by Abigail Folberg, University of Nebraska Omaha and Brittany Givens Rassoolkhani, University of Kentucky, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically…

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children

by David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Guidance around COVID-19 vaccines has once again shifted after the Food…

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Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals

Congress Looks To Ease Restrictions on Veterans’ Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals