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Rural healthcare access at risk as public health efforts become politicized

April 12, 2023

The pandemic highlighted the power of local health departments and brought backlash from people who said these authorities were overreaching. In the wake of the turmoil, many were overhauled, leaving an outsized impact on rural parts of the country. With support from the Pulitzer Center and in collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center, Dr. Alok Patel reports for our series, Rural RX.

Abortion pill ruling opens door to more political pressure on medical regulators

April 11, 2023

The country is closely watching how the battle over abortion medication unfolds in federal courts. It follows a Texas judge’s decision to overturn FDA approval of the mifepristone. But there’s also growing concern over what that ruling could mean for the drug approval process in general. Amna Nawaz discussed what’s at stake with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, the former FDA principal deputy commissioner.

A.I. Gives 5 Good Reasons Why The U.S. Healthcare System Is Cruel And Expensive

February 20, 2023

Extortion: the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one’s office or authority. – Or, is that the U.S. healthcare system?