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Brett Altman, the CEO of Cass Health in Atlantic, said he was surprised when the hospital's initial grant application for Rural Health Transformation program funding for a $3 million PET scanner was rejected.

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Iowa hopes to get up to $1 billion to improve rural health infrastructure. Some say it will do little to offset looming Medicaid cuts

Natalie Krebs

State officials hope to bring in up to $1 billion in federal funds over the next five years to improve rural health infrastructure, but some say it will do little to help rural hospitals weather looming Medicaid spending reductions.

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EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

Will Stone

There's been a lot of public is concerned about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ

Ryan Lucas

President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
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Ziggy Stardust and Hacky Sack: What life was like the last time we went to the moon

Rachel Treisman

The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.

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