Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 5hMedicaid cuts hit thousands of immigrants Oct. 1. What happens next varies by state. Thursday’s changes come as states warn millions of Medicaid recipients about sweeping new rules coming in January. Read more: healthbeat.beehiiv.com/p/medicaid-c... 000
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 25/09/2026Since June, the FDA has issued seven safety alerts about hidden ingredients in weight-loss supplements, including DNP, sibutramine, and phenolphthalein. Each has a backstory. Subscribe to our free health newsletter to read more: healthbeat.beehiiv.com/p/the-troubl... 001
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 24/09/2026At least 475,000 New Yorkers could lose their Medicaid coverage because of new work requirements, according to the New York State Department of Health. Here’s a look at how H.R. 1 will change healthcare coverage and who is especially vulnerable: bit.ly/3Ttif5N 000
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 23/09/2026The FDA has issued seven alerts since June about weight-loss products containing undisclosed drugs or chemicals. Some of these hidden ingredients have notorious pasts. Read more in Healthbeat National Reporter Alison Young's latest newsletter: bit.ly/4xEEzYc 001
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 25/08/2026Our new weekly newsletter from Healthbeat Senior National Reporter @alisonannyoung.bsky.social examines the ideas, evidence, policies and people shaping health — connecting what's happening on the ground with the bigger forces driving change. Sign up here: bit.ly/4zzr6Df 100
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 20/08/2026Of the estimated 67 million people in the United States who will likely be affected by Medicaid cuts, about 3.6 million recipients live in New York City, and more than 1.3 million are concentrated in three congressional districts. Read more: bit.ly/4ilYAyx 001
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 29/07/2026As the U.S. this month broke last year’s record number of measles cases, people who are infected are increasingly exposing others to the virus in a wide range of public settings from schools and churches to restaurants, stores, and airports. Read more: bit.ly/3S2VlRV 101
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 30/04/2026A new report from @commonwealthfund.org ranks Georgia 48th in the nation for Hispanic health care, with high rates of uninsured adults and children. 121
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 03/04/2026South Carolina has gone more than two weeks without health officials learning of any new measles cases, but questions remain about how many infections have been going unreported. Healthbeat’s @alisonannyoung.bsky.social breaks down what needs to happen before the outbreak can be declared over. 021
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 02/02/2026A maternity unit and BMW plant are among groups exposed in South Carolina measles outbreak, records reveal. bit.ly/4ccRBou 122
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Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 13/03/2025With measles cases on the rise in the U.S., public health experts are encouraging vaccination against the highly contagious virus. Measles spreads easily and can lead to serious complications, or death, among those who are unvaccinated. Here's what you need to know and how to protect yourself. 010
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 13/02/2025(2/8) A recent YLE survey showed that federal changes have impacted New Yorkers and their organizations via funding cuts for basic services, damaged morale, and lost jobs. 100
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 15/01/2025Health worker Zakiyah Morris is working to improve health equity in East Point, Georgia, where one-fifth of residents live in poverty and the community faces a history of poor health outcomes and a lack of access to healthy food. 🔗 Read more about her work here: www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025... 011
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 20/12/2024Two to three women die of pregnancy-associated factors each week in New York, on average. The majority of these deaths are preventable. @viralvibes.bsky.social gets into the data to understand how New York is addressing this maternal mortality crisis. 🔗 www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2024... 010
Healthbeat @healthbeat.org · 06/12/2024Food insecurity affects 1.9 million New Yorkers. This is up 76% since 2021, and is higher than the 55% increase seen nationwide. NYC’s rates are highest in the Bronx, where 1 in 3 children experience food insecurity. 🔗 Read the full story from @viralvibes.bsky.social at Healthbeat.org 042
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