Friday, February 13, 2026




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Kaiser Permanente, DoL reach settlement over mental health access / Fierce

fiercehealthcare - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan has agreed to a settlement with the Department of Labor that resolves multiple investigations into access for mental health and substance abuse services.

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Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:22 pm / permalink 19160 / 4 stories in 25 days


Thousands of NYC nurses return to work, but one major strike goes on / Medical Express

medicalxpress - A monthlong nurses strike in New York City is coming to an end, but not for everyone.

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Friday, February 13, 2026, 6:22 pm / permalink 19158 / 4 stories in 25 days


500M records exchanged through TEFCA, federal health IT office boasts / Fierce

fiercehealthcare - At the 2026 Annual Meeting for the health IT office at HHS, officials announced a massive spike in the number of health records shared through the government-backed TEFCA initiative. The number seems to reflect the heavy focus Trump's HHS has put on digit…

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Friday, February 13, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19136 / 4 stories in 25 days


Federal judge blocks $602M in CDC cuts to 4 states / Beckers

Kelly Gooch / beckershospitalreview - A federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois granted a temporary restraining order Feb. 12 blocking the Trump administration from terminating more than $600 million in CDC-administered public health grants to California, Colorado, Illinois and Min…

#healthcare #publichealth #governmentpolicy #cdc


Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 19130 / 4 stories in 26 days


Microfluidic automation improves oocyte recovery from follicular fluid of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization / Nature

Baris R. Mutlu / nature - Nature Medicine, Published online: 12 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04207-xThe authors developed a microfluidic device, FIND-Chip, designed to automate and enhance oocyte recovery from follicular fluid, a process traditionally done manually. When …

#healthcare #biotech #infanthealth


Friday, February 13, 2026, 9:23 am / permalink 19125 / 4 stories in 26 days


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