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| Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children’s health programs | | Associated Press | | The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group. | | | | Socialized medicine can’t survive the winter | | Washington Post | | It wouldn’t be Christmas in Britain without an imminent threat of the health care system collapsing. This year, it was the combination of a “flu-nami” and a five-day strike by residents that had U.K. Health Secretary Wes Streeting warning about “the Jenga piece that collapses the tower.” That tower is the National Health Service. | | |
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| New science points to 4 distinct types of autism | | Washington Post | | When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler — who was very social — didn’t resemble the picture of the condition they thought they knew. And the specialists could offer little clarity about why or what lay ahead. | | | | National pediatrics association sues, claiming HHS grant cuts were retaliatory | | Washington Post | | The federal government abruptly cut nearly $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics in retaliation for criticizing policies of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the organization alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. | | |
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