Health centers face risks as government funding lapses

[ad_1] About 1,500 federally funded health centers that serve millions of low-income people face significant financial challenges, their leaders say, as the government shutdown compounds other cuts to their revenue. Some of these community health centers may have to cut medical and administrative staff or reduce services. Some could eventually close. The result, their advocates…

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Trump’s call to split up the MMR childhood vaccine revives long-settled debate

[ad_1] President Trump’s suggestion last week that combination childhood vaccines, including the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, shot, should be separated marks a sharp break from decades of immunization practice in the United States. “I was shocked,” said Dr. William Moss, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg…

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Trump administration tells Congress the U.S. is in “armed conflict” with drug cartels after Venezuela boat strikes

[ad_1] The Trump administration has determined the U.S. is in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels it has designated as terrorist organizations, it said in a notification to Congress viewed by CBS News.  The administration delivered the notification after a mid-September strike on an alleged drug boat hailing from Venezuela. It was the second…

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DHS and FBI warn about attacks on ICE facilities by “domestic violent extremists”

[ad_1] The Department of Homeland Security and FBI have issued a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by CBS News that warns of attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel and facilities, including by “domestic violent extremists” claiming to respond to immigration enforcement activities. The memo — circulated to state and local law enforcement nationwide on…

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FDA approves another generic abortion pill

[ad_1] Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration. Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website that the Food and Drug Administration signed off on its low-cost form of the pill, which is approved…

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White House asks 9 universities to sign agreement to ensure access to grants and other federal benefits

[ad_1] The White House is asking nine U.S. universities to sign an agreement pledging to uphold the Trump administration’s higher education priorities, or risk losing out on preferred access to federal funding. The demands are outlined in a nine-page document, title the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” that asks schools to freeze their…

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