Hacker News with Generative AI: Health Policy

RFK Jr's plan to ban fluoride supplements will "hurt rural America," (arstechnica.com)
This week, the US health department announced a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements for children.

Health Policy, Fluoride, Rural America

12 points by rbanffy 41 days ago | 2 comments

Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order (nytimes.com)
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

Clinical Trials, Medical Research, Trump Administration, Health Policy, Government Regulations

29 points by perihelions 141 days ago | 0 comments

San Francisco Curbs Syphilis with Cheap 'Morning-After' Pill (bloomberg.com)
San Francisco reversed some of the highest rates of syphilis and chlamydia in the US after county health officials recommended a low-cost tablet taken like a “morning-after pill.”

Public Health, San Francisco, Health Policy

5 points by toomuchtodo 171 days ago | 1 comments