# hhs — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover hhs. Page: Feed: --- ## [NPR: Here’s how the system to report problems in ICE detention has failed immigrants](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/npr-heres-how-the-system-to-report-problems-in-ice-detention-has-failed-immigrants/) _2026-08-20 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ One of the last remaining checks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private-prison contractors running immigration detention centers has all but collapsed, leaving thousands of people trapped in a system with nearly non-existent oversight. The post NPR: Here’s how the system to report problems in ICE detention has failed immigrants appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [Violence Against Healthcare Workers and Staffing Shortages Fuel Hospital Strikes](https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/workplace-violence-healthcare-nurses-hospitals-strikes/) _2026-08-20 · Lynn Arditi · KFF Health News_ Healthcare workers at a Michigan hospital have been on strike since last September. Violence on the job is one reason behind it, with federal data showing hospital workers are seven times as likely to be injured on the job due to violent acts as members of the general working population. ## [How Much of a Cancer Drug Is Too Much? Patients, Researchers Challenge FDA-Approved Dosages](https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/cancer-drug-immunotherapy-fda-approved-dosages-challenged-keytruda-opdivo/) _2026-08-20 · Arthur Allen · KFF Health News_ Patients and researchers point to evidence that many cancer drug dosages are excessive, and that reducing the amount and frequency could save billions of dollars and prevent some of the worst side effects. ## [STAT+: How health systems are embracing chatbots to query and summarize patient records](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/health-systems-embrace-ai-chatbots-query-patient-records-ehr/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Katie Palmer · STAT_ Several large health systems are rolling out AI chatbots to query patient records, saying they save time and increase diagnostic accuracy. ## [Opinion: Capricor’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug and the countless tiny decisions that can make or break a study](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/capricor-deramiocel-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-rare-disease-studies-decisions/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Mindy Leffler · STAT_ “Regulatory flexibility can be exercised in rare disease without sacrificing rigor,” writes Mindy Leffler, whose son has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ## [Reduce protein to increase longevity? Nutrition experts say that’s a bad idea](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/reduce-protein-increase-longevity-bad-idea-nutrition-experts/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Lauren Chan · STAT_ Reducing protein intake could increase human longevity, researchers recently suggested. That's a bad idea, for several reasons, experts say. ## [Can reclassifying muscle dysmorphia unlock better care for boys and men?](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/reclassify-muscle-dysmorphia-eating-disorder-uscf-expert-jason-nagata/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Ashleigh N. DeLuca · STAT_ Males make up about a third of the population struggling with eating disorders in the United States. While these conditions often start during the teen years, by some estimates, as… ## [Opinion: The global health aid architecture is collapsing. The faith economy isn’t](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/20/global-health-humanitarian-relief-faith-based-organizations-trump/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-20 · Alaa Murabit · STAT_ “Washington has rediscovered faith as a delivery mechanism. The bigger opportunity is faith as a source of capital,” writes Dr. Alaa Murabit. ## [Dramatic Increase in Active Surveillance Use for Prostate Cancer](https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/prostatecancer/122679) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Use of active surveillance for low- and favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer more than tripled since 2005, according to a large study of veterans. In 2005 active surveillance accounted for 27% of men with low-risk prostate... ## [FDA Approves Activin Signaling Inhibitor for Bone Disorder](https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/generalendocrinology/122678) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved garetosmab (Pasatru) to reduce the formation of new heterotopic ossification lesions and disease flares in adults with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), the agency announced on Wednesday. A monoclonal... ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2exGhpryt71i) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Robotic Phlebotomist Stand-In Gets FDA's Blessing](https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/fdageneral/122677) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The FDA authorized the first robotic device that can independently draw patients' blood without a hands-on operator, the agency announced on Wednesday. The Aletta device uses near-infrared light and Doppler ultrasound to locate... ## [On war and what ‘just’ war is all about, Leake waxes and does us a favor here, I wanted to share this brief expose & John is focusing too on the failed LOST Iran war where USA & Israel have lost to](https://palexander.substack.com/p/on-war-and-what-just-war-is-all-about) _2026-08-19 · Dr. Paul Alexander · Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America_ Iran and in my own opinion, USA, POTUS Trump guided by a drunk sexual pervert deviant as SECDEF, have clusterfucked USA & even revealed weaknesses we DID NOT know we had! for the enemy ## [Here's How One Nephrology Unit Cut Hospital-Acquired C. Diff by 90%](https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/infectioncontrol/122676) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- An inpatient nephrology unit reduced hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections by 90% after implementing nurse-driven protocols. Between January and April 2023, Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital nephrology... ## [STAT+: How Trump loyalist Heidi Overton became the president’s pick to run the FDA](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nominee-competing-interests-ahead/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Chelsea Cirruzzo and Daniel Payne · STAT_ If she wins confirmation as FDA commissioner, Heidi Overton will face plenty of big challenges. ## [Most Physical Activity Is Tied to Lower Dementia Risk, but This Type May Raise It](https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/122675) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The relationship between physical activity and dementia risk may depend on whether the activity is recreational exercise or job-related labor, a study of more than 4.2 million people suggested. High physical activity levels... ## [Gates and Bourla have a court date. FDA still doesn't have to answer mandamus for 60+ more days. Both cases will be heard same time!](https://interestofjustice.substack.com/p/gates-and-bourla-have-a-court-date) _2026-08-19 · Interest of Justice · Interest of Justice_ Two cases in US & Netherlands. One argument. Both cases will need to hear from the defendants around the same week and are involving the same expert witnesses both systems have refused to hear. ## [STAT+: New CDC director tells staff she is prepared to speak ‘truth to power’](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/cdc-director-erica-schwartz-staff-meeting-truth-to-power/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Daniel Payne and Helen Branswell · STAT_ Then new CDC director told staff she is “very comfortable and very confident ... \[in\] speaking truth to power.” ## [Former Fauci Aide Pleads Guilty](https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/122674) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- David Morens, MD, a former top advisor at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), pled guilty Tuesday in federal court to hiding government communications related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Morens... ## [Trump Picks Heidi Overton for FDA Commissioner: Here's What to Know](https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/122673) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the FDA, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Overton is the deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several... ## [No Nation Has Escaped Healthcare Rationing. Some Just Hide It Better.](https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/122672) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The quest for a healthcare system devoid of rationing is, in economic terms, the pursuit of a mirage. While the moral imperative of medicine suggests that care should be a universal right provided without limit, the reality of... ## [World's cheapest GPUs, deployed fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tVvsGC0VDwDI) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy a live GPU-backed API in minutes for under $10 ## [Rise of Therapy Speak; Bipolar Treatment Review; White House Addiction Strategy](https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/122671) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- In a New York Times essay, a psychiatrist described how a growing number of teen girls and young women are using "therapy speak" to describe their mental distress, sometimes showing up at their first session announcing a diagnosis... ## [CDC Director Erica Schwartz Uses All Hands to Neither Confirm Nor Deny She is CDC Director.](https://theweeklyneedleblog.substack.com/p/cdc-director-erica-schwartz-uses) _2026-08-19 · The Weekly Needle · The Weekly Needle_ Today’s All Hands is the first time CDC staff may or may not have met the new Director ## [Nobel Prize Winner's 'Pedophile Operation'; Probe of EHR Giant; NIH K Award Changes](https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/122670) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The New Yorker examined the sexual abuse of a famed NIH researcher who for decades brought dozens of young boys back to the U.S. from the Pacific islands. D. Carleton Gajdusek, MD, won the Nobel Prize in 1976 for his work on... ## [Trust in science: A new STAT initiative](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/trust-in-science-a-new-stat-initiative/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Rick Berke · STAT_ Dear Readers, When we launched STAT more than a decade ago, our mission statement promised that we would deliver "trusted, tough-minded journalism.'' Little did we know that trust would be… ## [STAT+: Experts scrutinize Huidagene’s disclosures after patient death](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/biotech-news-experts-scrutinize-huidagene-disclosures-after-patient-death/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Elaine Chen · STAT_ Merck and Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine, an expected nominee to lead the FDA, and more biotech news from The Readout ## [STAT+: Regeneron drug for disease that causes dangerous bone growth earns FDA approval](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/regeneron-fop-garetosmab-fda-approval-pasatru/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Joseph · STAT_ A Regeneron drug that treats an ultra-rare disease that causes bone to form where it's not meant to be has won approval. ## [Former Senior NIAID Official Pleads Guilty to ‘Conspiracy to Commit Offenses and to Defraud the United States’ Regarding COVID-19 Origins](https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/former-senior-niaid-official-pleads) _2026-08-19 · Jon Fleetwood · JonFleetwood.com_ Fauci advisor David Morens and others “scheme\[d\] to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and the Federal Records Act in connection with communications about coronavirus research grants.” ## [New Groundbreaking Research from Local Toddler Explores Why She Doesn’t Need a Nap.](https://theweeklyneedleblog.substack.com/p/new-groundbreaking-research-from) _2026-08-19 · The Weekly Needle · The Weekly Needle_ New research challenges long held notions that naps are not smelly no fun. ## [SimulationCommander (Screaming into the Void substack) does excellent scholarship here (support this type of work) seeking to highlight David Morens pleading guilty to the charge of Conspiracy to](https://palexander.substack.com/p/simulationcommander-screaming-into) _2026-08-19 · Dr. Paul Alexander · Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America_ Commit Offenses and to Defraud the United States’; this is an important juncture for the American people! Key statement: “During the height of the pandemic, Morens deliberately used unapproved back ## [Dissecting Chinese trial strategy in wake of deaths](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/health-news-dissecting-chinese-trial-strategy-in-wake-of-deaths/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Theresa Gaffney · STAT_ Cancer "vaccine" successfully slowed melanoma, dissecting Chinese trial strategy in wake of deaths, and more health news from Morning Rounds ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/J9TTw24XFk7x) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [STAT+: What Epic did — and didn’t — say about AI at its annual meeting](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/ai-prognosis-what-epic-did-and-didnt-say-about-ai-at-its-annual-meeting/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Brittany Trang · STAT_ At Epic's annual meeting, the prevailing question behind closed doors is “What the heck is going on with Epic?” ## [STAT+: Moderna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/mrna-cancer-vaccine-trial-melanoma-merck-moderna/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Matthew Herper and Angus Chen · STAT_ A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology. ## [Medicare’s Paying Less for Cataract Surgery. Eye Doctors Are Turning to Lucrative Lasers.](https://kffhealthnews.org/insurance/medicare-cataract-surgery-scalpel-laser-ophthalmology-iol-lenses/) _2026-08-19 · Phil Galewitz · KFF Health News_ More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do. ## [You Want To Join a Clinical Trial. Here’s What To Know About the Hurdles.](https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/clinical-trials-patients-hhs-easier-advice-on-how-to-enroll-seriously-ill-cancer/) _2026-08-19 · Michelle Andrews · KFF Health News_ The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an effort to streamline clinical research, and legislation is pending in Congress. But patients and providers face participation challenges. ## [Accrediting body considers changes to racism curriculum standards for public health schools](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/public-health-education-accrediting-body-ceph-walks-dei-tightrope/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Anil Oza · STAT_ The accrediting group for schools of public health is weighing the removal of language that specifically requires programs to teach about structural bias and racism. ## [STAT+: In wake of boy’s death, gene editing experts dissect Huidagene’s decisions](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/huidagene-clinical-trial-deaths-experts-dissect-study-design/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Jason Mast · STAT_ Experts question technical improvements Huidagene tried when using a Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment strategy largely abandoned by U.S. companies. ## [Opinion: I’m a pediatrician. AI chatbots are grooming my patients](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/ai-chatbots-children-grooming-mental-health/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Alex Hartman · STAT_ “At present, the law does not recognize that child abuse is child abuse when it’s perpetrated by an algorithm operated by a corporation,” writes a pediatrician. ## [She grew up unvaccinated. Now she’s a leading voice for science — and empathy](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/science-communication-liz-marnik-vaccine-advocate/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Felice J. Freyer · STAT_ Immunologist Liz Marnik, who grew up unvaccinated, says shaming people who distrust science will do nothing to improve vaccine acceptance. ## [Opinion: AI has created a shadow medical system](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/ai-doctor-outperforms-chatgpt-oura-quest-ro-hims-medical-system/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Arya Rao and Marc Succi · STAT_ Financial incentives – health care makes up nearly one-fifth of the American economy – have driven every major AI company into health care. ## [BMI Alone Questioned for Predicting Mortality Risk in Seniors](https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/obesity/122659) _2026-08-19 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- Central adiposity was linked to a higher mortality risk in older adults, independently of body mass index (BMI), according to longitudinal data from a survey study of Medicare beneficiaries. Over more than a decade of follow... ## [Physician group sues Trump administration over dietary guidelines process](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/physician-group-sues-trump-administration-over-dietary-guidelines-food-pyramid-hhs-usda/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Isabella Cueto · STAT_ The suit, brought by a nonprofit that advocates for plant-based diets, claims HHS and the USDA used a “secret panel” of scientists to flip the food pyramid. ## [I think Trump and RFK Jr. are going to ban Malone Bourla et al. mRNA vaccine the deadly mRNA but this is politics, has to be, waiting for polls to flatline & have no other cat to pull of the politic-](https://palexander.substack.com/p/i-think-trump-and-rfk-jr-are-going) _2026-08-19 · Dr. Paul Alexander · Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America_ -al bag...they know Malone’s mRNA vaccine killed...RFK Jr. knows this...so the health of USA is based on pure politics...’timing’...the outlaw Josie Susie Wales is handling this brilliantly if this ## [STAT+: Trump expected to pick White House adviser Heidi Overton to lead FDA](https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/18/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nominee-white-house-adviser/?utm_campaign=rss) _2026-08-19 · Lizzy Lawrence and Daniel Payne · STAT_ Heidi Overton, a doctor and White House adviser, is expected to be President Trump's pick to lead the FDA. ## [Trump Administration To Release Executive Order on Vaccines that Links What The Fuck to Holy Shit That’s Unhinged.](https://theweeklyneedleblog.substack.com/p/trump-administration-to-release-executive) _2026-08-19 · The Weekly Needle · The Weekly Needle_ The new vaccine recommendations represent the biggest change in what the fuck science ## [Citing Deaths, Docs Urge NCAA to Limit Energy Drink Marketing to Kids](https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/122662) _2026-08-18 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- A group of physicians and scientists are calling on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to make changes to its massive collaboration between Big 12 athletics and Monster Energy, citing potential health risks and... ## [Government Accountability Project Represents Former DOJ Civil Rights Attorneys Who Are Blowing the Whistle on Irregularities in University Title VI Investigations](https://whistleblower.org/press/former-doj-attorneys-blow-the-whistle-on-university-title-vi-investigations/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin sent a letter to Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, demanding records and testimony concerning alleged political interference, which may have improperly influenced Title VI investigations involving major universities. The post Government Accountability Project… ## [Watchdog Urges HHS to Investigate Conflicts Among FDA's Peptide Panelists](https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/122661) _2026-08-18 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- A consumer watchdog group is demanding that the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) look into potential conflicts of interest among members of an FDA advisory committee that recommended that six peptides be added to the list... ## [The Doctors Who 'Don't See Pregnant Patients'](https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/122660) _2026-08-18 · MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians_ (MedPage Today) -- The resident was apologetic over the phone, embarrassed for reasons outside his control. He was transferring, from his hospital to ours, a pregnant patient who required consultation for a non-obstetric illness. This alone was... ## [ABC News: DOJ investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League universities had predetermined conclusions: Whistleblower](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/abc-news-doj-investigations-into-alleged-antisemitism-at-ivy-league-universities-had-predetermined-conclusions-whistleblower/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ Investigations at three universities raised concerns for a former DOJ lawyer. The post ABC News: DOJ investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League universities had predetermined conclusions: Whistleblower appeared first on Government Accountability Project . ## [New York Times: Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigators, Lawyer Says](https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/new-york-times-trump-officials-ignored-their-own-university-investigators-lawyer-says/) _2026-08-18 · Mary Allain · Government Accountability Project_ A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals. The post New York Times: Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigators, Lawyer Says appeared first on Government Accountability Project .