The Network · 2026-03-27 09:56:52 · KFF Health News
The emergency department at Montana's Big Sandy Medical Center is a single room with just a curtain separating two beds, a stark symbol of the deferred maintenance crippling this 25-bed rural hospital. Former CEO Ron Wiens said the facility, an essential lifeline for its town of roughly 800, needs at least $1 million f...
The Network · 2026-03-31 18:57:13 · Deadline
A federal judge has struck down a core element of the Trump administration's pressure campaign against public media, ruling that an executive order designed to cut off federal funding to NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the order, which prohibited federal agencies f...
The Network · 2026-04-01 09:26:57 · STAT News
The director of the National Institutes of Health has ignited a firestorm by claiming the Trump administration's science agenda is the modern fulfillment of a revered, eight-decade-old vision. At a major conservative political gathering, Jay Bhattacharya argued that policies aimed at diminishing elite universities' res...
The Lab · 2026-04-14 09:22:36 · KFF Health News
New Orleans is moving to overhaul its parks commission and seeking millions in federal aid after an investigation revealed widespread lead contamination in the city's playgrounds. The city's response follows a joint probe by Verite News and KFF Health News that documented high levels of lead in soil at numerous play ar...
The Network · 2026-04-16 15:52:39 · Seeking Alpha
The Trump administration appears set to preserve billions of dollars in federal funding for hydrogen ventures, a move that signals a significant, if unexpected, continuity in energy policy. This decision would maintain a critical financial lifeline for the emerging hydrogen sector, which has been viewed as a cornerston...