Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is urging the passing of statewide legislation to minimize purported incidents of doctors rejecting patients due to being unvaccinated. Newsweek reached out to the Florida Department of Health for comment. Lapado and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urged Florida lawmakers to pass legislation making it illegal for businesses and government entities to fire or refuse to hire employees based on their vaccination status, as well as to implement a permanent ban on mRNA vaccine mandates in Florida—which Ladapo compared to the 'horrific things' doctors did to Jewish people in Nazi concentration camps.
The measles outbreak in western Texas has now reached 624 cases, with 27 new infections confirmed over the last five days. Nearly all of the cases are among unvaccinated individuals or among those whose vaccination status is unknown, according to new data published by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Tuesday. Currently, 10 cases are among residents who have been vaccinated with one dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, while 12 cases are among those vaccinated with two doses.
An attempt by Republican lawmakers to roll back the federal government's share of Medicaid expansion could result in tens of thousands of additional deaths. The analysis by the left-leaning Centers for American Progress found that about 34,200 more people would die annually if the federal government reduced its current 90% match for the expansion costs and states responded by dropping their Medicaid expansions.
The legislation, S. 27, would use $1 million in funds appropriated to the Treasurer's Office to erase $100 million in Vermonters' medical debt. It would also prohibit credit reporting agencies from taking into account Vermonters' medical debt when determining their credit scores.
Neuroscientist Daniel Toker is investigating how to bring patients back from disorders of consciousness, such as coma and the vegetative state. By studying brain organoids and mapping the breakdown of electrical complexity in the brain, he hopes to uncover new ways — like targeted stimulation or drug therapies — to restore consciousness. While consciousness remains an ill-defined concept, Toker notes that unconsciousness is easier to measure and study.
The Trump administration is changing how the federal government rewards doctors and hospitals: Fighting racism and improving care for LGBTQ+ is out. Nutrition and well being are in.