https://www.wfyi.org/side-effects-public-media Side Effects Public Media en-US Copyright Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-07-31/senators-raise-questions-about-deals-between-telehealth-and-drug-companies Lawmakers warn the arrangement Eli Lilly and Pfizer have with telehealth platforms may lead to conflicts of interest, subpar patient care, and increase in federal health care spending. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-07-31/senators-raise-questions-about-deals-between-telehealth-and-drug-companies Benjamin Thorp https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-07-31/how-a-friends-overdose-drove-a-leading-addiction-scientist-to-look-for-answers A leading addiction expert explains how he's driven by the memory of a friend who died, and why he believes giving data on the drug supply to people on the street is more important than using it to inform national drug policy. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-07-31/how-a-friends-overdose-drove-a-leading-addiction-scientist-to-look-for-answers Dan Gorenstein, Ryan Levi https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-07-18/program-to-protect-mentally-ill-from-abuse-is-slated-for-cuts-experts-are-worried Proposed cuts could leave a program meant to protect individuals with mental illness from harm at risk of curtailed services and loss of staff. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-07-18/program-to-protect-mentally-ill-from-abuse-is-slated-for-cuts-experts-are-worried Benjamin Thorp https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-07-16/rural-hospitals-issue-warning-in-wake-of-federal-cuts Hospitals across the Midwest are bracing for cuts to services and staff in the wake of funding changes created in President Donald Trump's budget bill. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-07-16/rural-hospitals-issue-warning-in-wake-of-federal-cuts Benjamin Thorp https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-06-27/wfyi-receives-multiple-national-awards-from-the-public-media-journalists-association WFYI swept the Investigative Reporting awards and won best National Feature among other honors at this year’s Public Media Journalists Association conference. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-06-27/wfyi-receives-multiple-national-awards-from-the-public-media-journalists-association WFYI News https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-06-21/trumps-policies-could-undermine-the-fight-to-end-americas-hiv-epidemic The White House budget proposal would roll back next year's federal HIV prevention funding to levels not seen since around 1987. Sat, 21 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-06-21/trumps-policies-could-undermine-the-fight-to-end-americas-hiv-epidemic Melanie Evans https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-06-04/new-studies-show-how-cutting-medicaid-could-be-deadly A new pair of academic studies offers evidence that Medicaid saves lives. So, what's at stake if the major Medicaid reforms and deep cuts that were approved by House Republicans make it through Congress? Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-06-04/new-studies-show-how-cutting-medicaid-could-be-deadly Leslie Walker https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-05-27/a-million-people-in-the-midwest-could-lose-medicaid-under-federal-work-requirements Federal lawmakers are considering adding Medicaid work requirements — meaning people would have to prove they work, volunteer or go to school in order to receive health insurance. Experts warn that many people who already work will fall through the cracks. Tue, 27 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-05-27/a-million-people-in-the-midwest-could-lose-medicaid-under-federal-work-requirements Benjamin Thorp https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-05-23/new-moms-see-slight-improvement-to-mental-health-care-but-medicaid-cuts-could-reverse-that Experts say the moderate gains in maternal mental health could be impacted by proposed cuts to Medicaid at the federal level. Fri, 23 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-05-23/new-moms-see-slight-improvement-to-mental-health-care-but-medicaid-cuts-could-reverse-that Benjamin Thorp https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-05-12/more-babies-are-being-admitted-to-nicus-in-the-midwest-according-to-cdc-data-brief Experts worry about the impact of cuts to Medicaid and public health on maternal and infant health. Mon, 12 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2025-05-12/more-babies-are-being-admitted-to-nicus-in-the-midwest-according-to-cdc-data-brief Benjamin Thorp