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Rural hospitals are expected to lose money from Trump’s bill, despite RFK Jr.'s promise

A program designed to help rural hospitals stay open is inadequately funded and provides uneven assistance, says WashU Public Health's Timothy McBride, a health policy expert.

AP

August 29, 2025

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Vaccine approval changes create economic challenge for health industry

New COVID-19 vaccine guidelines could create supply chain challenges, says Patrick Aguilar, MD, managing director of Olin Business School’s Business of Health initiative and a secondary faculty member at SPH.

The Source

August 29, 2025

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Image of a crime scene, with blurry police lights and yellow tape with "police line do not cross"

Addressing crime No. 1 way to improve life in St. Louis, locals say

Poll of area residents identifies crime, cost of living as top concerns

August 29, 2025

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Potent cannabis products linked to psychosis, mental health risks

WashU Medicine’s Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, an SPH secondary faculty member, says that although some studies showed benefits of cannabis for anxiety and depression, many studies also found risks.

MedPage Today

August 27, 2025

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When hospitals and insurers fight, patients get caught in the middle

WashU Public Health’s Tim McBride explains how rising hospital costs and shrinking federal health-care funding are fueling disputes between hospitals and insurers. As negotiations stall, access to care and coverage hangs in the balance.

NPR

August 27, 2025

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What is a famine and who declares one?

WashU Medicine's Mark Manary, a global expert on childhood malnutrition and a secondary faculty member at SPH, emphasizes that recovery is possible — but only if food aid is urgently delivered and sustained over the coming months.

Associated Press

August 26, 2025

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Released chemicals rise from the ground like a mushroom cloud in a residential neighborhood.

Ohio train disaster led to high rates of PTSD, depression

Residents who distrust government information more likely to experience symptoms

August 16, 2025

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Study: Many Allegheny County psych hospitalizations do more harm than good

SPH’s Morgan Shields, an expert in psychiatric care quality, says that people who have bad experiences with inpatient psychiatric care can lose trust in the mental health system.

New Pittsburgh Courier

August 15, 2025

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