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Federal reporting and advocacy documents say the Trump administration targeted hundreds to thousands of federally funded research awards, including cancer grants: reporting cites about $1–2.3 billion ...
The best available post‑licensure evidence finds a very small absolute increase in Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) cases in the 42 days after the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV, Shingrix)—about 3 exces...
Clinical trials reported so far have tested multiple anti‑inflammatory approaches for long COVID but have produced mixed results: a randomized trial of colchicine showed no benefit (JAMA Internal Medi...
A review of the provided analyses shows three central, recurring claims: many survivors of sexual violence seek abortion for rape-related pregnancies; a subset of jurisdictions criminalize or sharply ...
Based on the provided analyses, recent studies and briefs indicate a substantial share of Medicaid enrollees are non‑white, but the exact overall percentage varies by study and how racial/ethnic categ...
Undocumented immigrants are generally to enroll in federally funded coverage, including Medicaid, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces; federal law excludes unauthorized adults from ma...
Hospitals when treating undocumented immigrants, but the materials provided do not explicitly report that hospitals are legally allowed to refuse emergency care solely for lack of insurance or ID. The...
Reporting from 2024–2025 documents broad disruptions to NIH‑funded clinical research that included canceled and delayed cancer trials, but the publicly cited coverage and early studies enumerate count...
Regulatory and policy actions early in the Trump administration — notably a temporary freeze on NIH grant meetings, a cap on indirect cost rates, and cancellations or pauses of certain NIH/NCI review ...
Trump-era budget decisions and policy actions in 2025 are widely reported to have disrupted NIH- and NCI-funded cancer research, with proposed cuts to the National Cancer Institute of roughly 37% (a r...
Claims that vaccines are causing widespread deaths are not supported by the reporting and studies in the provided sources; instead, recent U.S. and international data and analyses show updated COVID-1...
Evidence from systematic reviews, randomized trials and clinical guidance shows that both acupuncture and gentle exercise (including yoga and targeted stretches) can help some people with sciatica, th...
US hospitals legally must provide emergency care to undocumented patients, and emergency departments (EDs) often function as a safety net for this population. Recent studies agree that undocumented pa...
Undocumented immigrants in the United States can access a patchwork of health services that include , , , and , but access varies sharply by state, provider policy, and local implementation. Recent re...
Undocumented immigrants face substantial barriers to emergency care, producing measurable through uncompensated care, delayed presentations, and variable public coverage. Recent reviews and policy ana...
The claim that : no evidence in the cited analyses or recent reporting shows a dedicated $27 billion federal allocation for medical care of undocumented people, and federal law generally bars undocume...
The Democratic budget does not create a federal program to fund comprehensive healthcare for undocumented immigrants; recent federal legislation and administrative actions have instead eligibility for...
Emergency Medicaid is a limited form of Medicaid that covers treatment for acute, life-threatening conditions or active labor for people who otherwise are ineligible for full Medicaid, notably undocum...
Federal and state studies show in Medicaid and Emergency Medicaid coverage for undocumented immigrants across the United States, driven by state-level policymaking and the cooperative federalism struc...
States have created a patchwork of programs that expand health access to undocumented immigrants, with as of mid‑2025; significant variation remains across states and program types . Recent analyses s...