Adriel Bettelheim

1 week ago | axios.com | Adriel Bettelheim |Margaret Talev

Kennedy with NIH director Jay Bhattacharya (left) and FDA commissioner Marty Makary (right) at an April event announcing the FDA's intent to phase out the use of synthetic dyes in the food supply. Photo: Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty ImagesAmericans broadly support some of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s food regulation agenda — from removing artificial dyes to increasing safety and labeling — though they distrust Kennedy 2-to-1, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos American Health Index.

1 week ago | axios.com | Adriel Bettelheim |Margaret Talev

Data: Axios/Ipsos poll; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsEight in 10 Americans want legally required and publicly released cognitive tests and disease screenings for U.S. presidents — and age limits on the presidency, according to the latest Axios-Ipsos American Health Index. About 3 in 4 say politicians aren't honest about their health, and that presidents should be legally required to share their medical records with the public.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Adriel Bettelheim

Illustration: Allie Carl/AxiosAssaults against health care workers are costing hospitals upward of $18 billion a year in added security, training, workers compensation and other expenses, including treating victims, according to a new industry report. Why it matters: Attacks by patients and visitors in hospitals and clinics already were a problem before the pandemic and got worse with backlash against public health measures.

3 weeks ago | axios.com | Adriel Bettelheim

Anti-abortion demonstrators outside the Supreme Court during 2024 deliberations on whether hospitals in states with abortion bans should be required by law to provide abortion procedures in emergency situations. Photo: Anna Rose Layden/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded guidance telling health providers who perform abortions in emergency cases that they're protected under federal law, despite any bans that might exist in their states.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Adriel Bettelheim

8 hours agoTrump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortionsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition. That guidance was issued to hospitals in 2022, weeks after …6 hours agoIs it OK to kill unborn babies with deformities?