Inside a huge U.S. military exercise in Africa to counter terrorism and Russia and China’s growing influence

Tamale, Ghana — On a dusty airport tarmac in the northern Ghanaian city of Tamale, military special operatives from across Africa move stealthily. Shots ring out as they converge on the airport and apprehend armed militants holding it hostage.  It’s not a real attack, but just one of the exercises of “Flintlock,” the U.S. military’s premier

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Safety-net health clinics cut services and staff amid Medicaid unwinding

Nearly 800,000 Michiganders have been removed from Medicaid since redetermination Nearly 800,000 Michiganders have been removed from Medicaid since redetermination 02:32 One of Montana’s largest health clinics that serves people in poverty has cut back services and laid off workers. The retrenchment mirrors similar cuts around the country as safety-net health centers feel the effects

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Race removed as factor in kidney function test, allowing Minneapolis woman to receive transplant sooner

MINNEAPOLIS — A major change in the medical world is helping make kidney transplants more racially equitable. Race is no longer being considered an important test to estimate kidney function. Bernadeia Johnson, a Black woman from Minneapolis, had kidney transplant surgery last month. “I’m doing so well,” she said. Living with stage five chronic kidney

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