All National Institutes of Health-funded research appearing in scientific journals will be made publicly available as soon as it is published starting this month, the agency posted on X.
Why it matters: It's the latest move by the Trump administration to challenge scientific publishing and the way peer-reviewed studies are disseminated. Many journals are password-protected and not widely available to nonsubscribers.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. envisions Americans becoming healthier by using wearable health devices that track heart rates, blood sugar and other vitals — offering real-time feedback on how food affects their bodies.
Why it matters: It's a buzzy component of a health care agenda that emphasizes self-empowerment — and self-responsibility — over relying on clinicians.
The Trump administration plans to breed and sterilize billions of flies to airdrop over Mexico and southern Texas in an effort to stamp out the New World screwworm (NWS).
Why it matters: This highly destructive, parasitic flesh-eating maggot "is a devastating pest that causes serious and often deadly damage to livestock, wildlife, pets, and in rare cases, humans," per a U.S. Department of Agriculture post on the plan to sterilize the flies using radiation technology.
The cities of Baltimore, Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday asked a federal court to overturn new regulations from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that place tighter restrictions on Affordable Care Act enrollment.
Why it matters: Shortening the enrollment period and other changes would increase the uninsured and underinsured population and place more financial pressure on city-funded public health programs, the cities argue in their complaint.
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