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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to restore public medical information on websites that was removed under one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at transgender care.

U.S. District Judge John Bates' order came after the group Doctors of America said the removal of websites at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hurt patient care because doctors rely on the sites for information about treating ailments. He ordered the webpages be restored to their previous condition as of Jan. 30 by the midnight Tuesday.

"If those doctors cannot provide these individuals the care they need (and deserve) within the scheduled and often limited time frame, there is a chance that some individuals will not receive treatment, including for severe, life-threatening conditions," Bates wrote. "The public thus has a strong interest in avoiding these serious injuries to the public health."

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A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday night blocking a new Trump administration policy that would cap an important form of funding for medical research at universities, medical schools, research hospitals and other scientific institutions.

Twenty-two states had filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts seeking to block the move. The case will be heard on Feb. 21.

The new policy would limit National Institutes of Health research funding for "indirect costs" to 15% of grants. That's far below what many institutions have been getting to maintain buildings and equipment and pay support staff and other overhead expenses.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday made a significant reduction in grants reserved for research institutions, a decision that may significantly impact American higher education.

The NIH said it provided over $35 billion in grants to more than 2,500 institutions in 2023, announcing that it will now limit the amount granted for “indirect funding” to 15 percent. This funding helps cover universities’ overhead and administrative expenses and previously averaged nearly 30 percent, with some universities charging over 60 percent.

The change will take effect on Monday, and will save roughly $4 billion annually, per the NIH.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for 60 baked products, including a variety of doughnuts, over concerns of potential listeria contamination.

The recall, which impacts approximately 2 million baked goods, was issued for products manufactured by FGF Brands, a pastry wholesaler that distributes baked goods within the U.S. and Canada, according to the FDA report. The reason for the recall, meanwhile, is listed as “potential for contamination with listeria monocytogenes."

Recalled products include a variety of filled and flavored donuts, cinnamon sticks, French crullers, and fritters, some of which are also sold at Dunkin’, and were produced before Dec. 13, 2024, according to the report.

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Follow 23-year-old Chris King on his morning routine. He wakes up, goes into his bathroom and puts in his contacts. He also swallows a pill.

But it's not just any pill. It's one that a gay man like himself in the 1980s wished into existence – and could have died while waiting for it.

King, like hundreds of thousands of other Americans, takes PrEP – preexposure prophylaxis – daily and by doing so, reduces his risk of contracting HIV through sex by 99%. The club DJ and event producer from New York considers it "kind of like a medical miracle."

But the Supreme Court may soon stop requiring insurers to cover PrEP and other preventive medical care services for free, pending the results of a case regarding the Affordable Care Act it's set to hear; it stems from a group of Texas small businesses that don't want to "encourage homosexual behavior, prostitution, sexual promiscuity and intravenous drug use." The case could render it cost-prohibitive for many who rely on it.

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New York state moved to increase protections for abortion providers who mail pills out of state, days after a Louisiana grand jury indicted a New York doctor for allegedly doing just that.

New York’s Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, on Monday signed into law a bill that permits doctors to request that their names be left off prescriptions for abortion pills. Instead, they can use the names of their medical practices.

“In deeply conservative states, they’ve weaponized the courts against providers, in state and out,” Hochul said in a press conference. She continued: “Other states, they want to target, harass, scare, intimidate doctors and patients. That may be OK in a place like Louisiana, maybe Indiana. But those are not our values in the state of New York. No.”

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