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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 1d

Our latest blog is out! Read "When the Act of Being Black Results in Worse Health Outcomes" online here: www.plusinc.org/blog/when-th...

When the Act of Being Black Results in Worse Health Outcomes — PlusInc

Imagine this: You walk into an urgent care center or an emergency room and get seen by a healthcare professional. You explain your symptoms as well as you can, the healthcare professional does some t...

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 3d

USF launches dashboard showing mental health worker shortage www.wusf.org/health-news-...

USF launches dashboard showing mental health worker shortage

The dashboard visualizes the shortage of behavioral health professionals in Florida.

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 3d

‘Cancer Doesn’t Care’: Citizen Lobbyists Unite To Push Past Washington’s Ugly Politics kffhealthnews.org/MjEwMTk2Ng via @kffhealthnews

‘Cancer Doesn’t Care’: Citizen Lobbyists Unite To Push Past Washington’s Ugly Politics - KFF Health News

Despite a poisonous political climate, hundreds of volunteer advocates put partisan differences aside and pressed Congress to help people with cancer.

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 4d

via @kffhealthnews.org - Private Medicare, Medicaid Plans Exaggerate In-Network Mental Health Options, Watchdogs Say
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Private Medicare, Medicaid Plans Exaggerate In-Network Mental Health Options, Watchdogs Say - KFF Health News

A federal probe of Medicare and Medicaid plans run by private insurance companies found that the plan operators often overstated how many mental health providers were available in their networks. In s...

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 4d

How U.S. states' maternal mortality compares globally www.axios.com/2025/10/20/m...

How U.S. states' maternal mortality compares globally

Some states have rates comparable to El Salvador, Belize and Azerbaijan.

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 7d

Report shows 'stark' gender gap in HIV prevention www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 8d

Doctor groups need to ‘step up to the plate’ as CDC guidance becomes harder to trust, former leaders say www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/f... via @statnews.com

Doctor groups need to ‘step up to the plate’ as CDC guidance becomes harder to trust, former leaders say

Layoffs, leadership changes, and politics have made CDC information less trustworthy, former CDC officials say at STAT Summit Boston.

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 14d

Why this is a big deal www.axios.com/newsletters/... #axiosfutureofhealthcare

Axios Future of Health Care - Why this is a big deal

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 16d

Opinion | Trusted Vaccine Guidance Has Collapsed — Along With the Rule of Law www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...

Opinion | Trusted Vaccine Guidance Has Collapsed — Along With the Rule of Law

Government independence, transparency, and legal integrity must be restored

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 17d

US News’ Best Children’s Hospitals 2025-26 Honor Roll
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US News’ Best Children’s Hospitals 2025-26 Hono…

U.S. News & World Report released the 2025-26 edition of "Best Children's Hospitals," an annual evaluation of pediatric hospitals by specialty and by…

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 18d

OPINION: State drug affordability boards need community input to succeed
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Minnesota PDAB HIV Medications: Will UPLs Hurt Access?

Minnesota PDAB HIV medications: Advocates warn upper payment limits could cut access to lifesaving drugs and ADAP/340B services. Patients urge real input.

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 24d

via @Axios - Opioid use disorder cases jumped post-pandemic www.axios.com/2025/09/30/o...

Opioid use disorder cases jumped post-pandemic

Here are the states with the most diagnoses.

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 25d

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/h...

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows | CNN

Despite Trump’s claim, there is no strong scientific evidence to back it up. Our study of nearly 2.5 million births in Sweden published in 2024 shows no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnanc...

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · 29d

Fact-Checking Trump's False and Misleading Claims on Autism, Tylenol, and Pregnancy www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/a...

Fact-Checking Trump's False and Misleading Claims on Autism, Tylenol, and Pregnancy

The Trump administration is strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · Sep 23

Today, we've released our latest blog, which addresses the new claims about #autism and #tylenol.

Read, "An Argument in Favor of Competence" www.plusinc.org/blog/an-argu...

An Argument in Favor of Competence — PlusInc

“Autism is totally out of control,” Donald Trump told reporters on Friday. “I think we, maybe, have a reason why.” ( Röhn, Burns, & Paun, 2025 ). The reason why, according to the brain trust hi...

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · Sep 23

This is what happens when science is ignored...

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via @statnews FDA aims to expand use of leucovorin as RFK Jr. touts it as autism treatment www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/f... @tylenol @kenvue @JNJInnovation @JNJNews @PhRMA @IAmBiotech

FDA aims to expand use of leucovorin as RFK Jr. touts it as autism treatment

The Trump administration is touting leucovorin as a treatment for autism.

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · Sep 23

This is what happens when science is ignored...

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Trump's Tylenol warning could fuel new lawsuits www.axios.com/2025/09/23/t...

Trump's Tylenol warning could fuel lawsuits

Trump's claim relies on evidence from experts whose testimony was dismissed by a federal court.

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · Sep 23

This is what happens when science is ignored...

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via @statnews - Citing possible link to autism, Trump urges limiting use of Tylenol during pregnancy www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/t...

Citing possible link to autism, Trump urges limiting use of Tylenol during pregnancy

President Trump announced that his administration has concluded that some cases of autism may be linked to use of Tylenol during pregnancy

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · Sep 22

Doctors Report Confusion, Hurdles to Getting COVID-19 Shots for Kids www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Doctors Report Confusion, Hurdles to Getting COVID-19 Shots for Kids

We're trying to figure out how to do this without getting into trouble, one pediatrician says

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plusincusa.bsky.social @plusincusa.bsky.social · Sep 17

This is troubling from a health disparities standpoint...

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"Ousted CDC director says Kennedy plans to change pediatric vaccine schedule" www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/m... via @statnews.com

Ousted CDC director says Kennedy plans to change pediatric vaccine schedule

Ousted CDC director Susan Monarez told lawmakers that her boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told her he plans to change the childhood vaccine schedule this month.

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