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Arielle Zionts

@ajzionts.bsky.social

✏️: Rural Health Reporter @KFFHealthNews.org 📍: Rapid City ✉️: ariellez@kff.org 🚨 Signal: Zionts_RuralHealthNews.22 😍: Story ideas, outdoors, animals, reading, history, art, gravel+mtn biking ❗️: RT means worth reading/knowing, not agreement

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KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · yesterday

Public health nurses are painstakingly tracing the path of the cyclospora outbreak, combing through fast-food orders and grocery purchases as they listen to people’s lengthy, messy stories about their illness.

Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details - KFF Health News

Yes, they’ve heard all the poop jokes. Public health staffers are painstakingly tracing the sources of this massive outbreak, combing through fast-food orders and lettuce purchases as they listen to p...

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Scott McGrath@smcgrath.phd · 5d ago

A $50B federal program is pushing AI into rural clinics. There is quite a bit that could go wrong here with rusher deployment. Urban-trained models struggle in areas with poor broadband and models are often not tuned for these communities. (Story 🔗 in the post below) #MedSky 🛟

Arielle Zionts@ajzionts.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's unclear how many states will collect and share outcomes of the AI-programs they fund. Meanwhile, I spoke with six rural residents about AI as a rural health solution. Four were outright against this idea. The other two had doubts but think AI could help in some areas.

KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · last wk.

A tiny federal agency that tracks consumer product safety wants patient records from emergency room visits, including details about injuries that have nothing to do with consumer products, documents reveal. Amanda Seitz, Maia Rosenfeld & @dariustahir.bsky.social report ⤵️

Trump Administration Demands Hospitals Share Emergency Room Records - KFF Health News

The tiny federal agency that tracks consumer product safety is pressuring hospitals to turn over patient records from emergency room visits, including about injuries that have nothing to do with consumer products.

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@janprobst.bsky.social@janprobst.bsky.social · 5d ago

Rural residents are appropriately wary of “robots for the rubes, actual care for us,” urban-centric health care policy, hisses Sam the rural health advoCATe. #PowerOfRuralCats dailyyonder.com/patients-war...

Patients Wary of Governments, Companies Pushing AI as a Rural Healthcare Solution | The Daily Yonder

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Two of the nation’s most powerful health officials predict artificial intelligence will play a key

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Arielle Zionts@ajzionts.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's unclear how many states will collect and share outcomes of the AI-programs they fund. Meanwhile, I spoke with six rural residents about AI as a rural health solution. Four were outright against this idea. The other two had doubts but think AI could help in some areas.

The Daily Yonder@dailyyonder.bsky.social · 5d ago

The $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program is set to flood rural America with new AI health tools. That’s despite little evidence on whether health-related AI can improve access to care and patient health in those communities.

KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · 5d ago

The Lumbee Tribe won federal recognition last year, ending a 137-year struggle and opening the door to building its own health system. Living in North Carolina’s sickest county, its people are divided on how to do it.

The Newest Federally Recognized Tribe Wants Better Healthcare. It May Be On Its Own. - KFF Health News

North Carolina's Robeson County, where most of the tribe's citizens live, ranks as one of the worst counties in the U.S. for health disparities. After securing federal recognition, Lumbee tribal leaders will have to decide how to address them.

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Arielle Zionts@ajzionts.bsky.social · last wk.

Every doctor should ask female abdominal-area surgery patients about their reproductive plans, and if they don't want any/more kids, educate them about the benefits of fallopian tube removal+offer to remove them during the planned surgery. But most don't. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/h...

There’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It.

The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.

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Arielle Zionts@ajzionts.bsky.social · last wk.

A @kffhealthnews.org team has collected most states' approved plans and first-year budgets for the #RuralHealthTransformationProgram! #RHTP #RuralHealth Team: Me, @sjtribble-reports.bsky.social + Nate Payne kffhealthnews.org/rural-health...

Tracking State Rural Health Transformation Plans - KFF Health News

KFF Health News is working to collect and post approved plans as more states respond to emails and public records requests for their documents.

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w ago

BREAKING NYT: Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states "based solely" on whether they backed Trump in the 2024 election.

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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Arielle Zionts@ajzionts.bsky.social · 2w ago

"The complaint further alleges ChatGPT adopted the language and cadence of Christian ministry, quoting scripture and portraying Winters’ illness as a spiritual journey." nypost.com/2026/07/23/b...

ChatGPT kept Florida pastor from seeking emergency care before near-fatal medical crisis, lawsuit alleges

The complaint, filed Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court by Scott Winters, alleges ChatGPT-4o spent months acting as an unlicensed physician.

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KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · 2w ago

A year after Thomasville, Georgia, lost a nearly $20 million federal environmental health grant, residents in a predominantly Black neighborhood are left facing conditions dangerous to their health.

Public Health Improvements Stall Amid Trump's DEI Crackdown - KFF Health News

A year after the Environmental Protection Agency stripped grant money from dozens of communities nationwide during Trump's DEI crackdown, a small Georgia city is struggling to address environmental health concerns.

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KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · 2w ago

Doctors worry they’ll get pulled into proving that some Medicaid enrollees are “medically frail,” or too sick or disabled to be subject to the program’s new work rule, and they aren’t happy about it. kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/med...

Doctors ‘Cringe’ at Possibility of Documenting Which Medicaid Enrollees Too Sick To Work - KFF Health News

Final regulations on Medicaid work requirements say enrollees must regularly obtain documentation — possibly from medical professionals — to prove that they’re too sick to work. Doctors say the rules ...

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KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · 2w ago

Advocates are demanding accountability for how local officials spend tens of billions in opioid settlement cash. But whose job is that? Many state agencies are punting to one another. https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/opioid-settlement-funds-leadership-vacuum-disbursement-oversight-new-york/

Leadership Vacuum: Agencies in New York and Beyond Pass the Buck on Opioid Cash Oversight - KFF Health News

The opioid settlements are a multibillion-dollar windfall with only loose spending suggestions rather than strict requirements. Some people directly affected by the crisis want stronger guardrails. But New York state's experience highlights the challeng...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow.org · 3w ago

Parts of "The Odyssey" were filmed in occupied Western Sahara, defying requests from the Sahawari people. Advocates are now calling for a boycott of the film and what they say is its complicity with Morocco's occupation and cultural genocide.

KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · 3w ago

Last year, the Trump administration announced a voluntary commitment by dozens of insurers to improve a process called prior authorization. But some of those insurers chose not to sign the pledge’s recent update. kffhealthnews.org/insurance/pr...

Insurers Hedge on Trump-Backed Pledge To Improve Denials Process - KFF Health News

Last year, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge from dozens of insurers to improve a process called prior authorization, which often requires patients or their doctors to seek approva...

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More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, according to a new lawsuit. Twenty-six former Meta employees are suing, accusing the company of using AI that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities or workers who took medical leave in selecting people ​for layoffs.

Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims

Twenty-six former employees of Meta Platforms have filed a ​lawsuit against the tech company, accusing it ‌of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities or who...

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Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social · 4w ago

Think. About. This. The U.S. Treasury receives the revenue from most of Venezuela’s exports, then disburses it gradually to Venezuela through the country’s private banks…. Mr. Rubio and his team set the conditions on what that money can be spent on, and by whom. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...

How Marco Rubio is Running Venezuela From Afar

The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in th...

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KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · 4w ago

In 1955, the U.S. had more than half a million psychiatric beds. Today, about 61,000 are left despite more than 14 million people a year experiencing severe mental illness. @helenwsantoro.bsky.social explains what this meant for her. 🎨 by @oonatempest.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...

My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System - KFF Health News

Over the past 70 years, the number of inpatient psychiatric beds has dropped dramatically, leaving many without critical care when they experience mental health crises. I was one of the lucky ones to ...

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KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · last mo.

Even a cancer diagnosis may not exempt you from a new Medicaid work rule. KFF Health News correspondent Sam Whitehead breaks down what you need to know to keep your coverage on WAMU's “Health Hub.” https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/wamu-health-hub-audio-medicaid-work-rule-requirement-tips-coverage/

New Medicaid Work Rule Means More Opportunities To Lose Coverage - KFF Health News

A work requirement is coming to Medicaid. Sam Whitehead tells WAMU's “Health Hub” how to keep your coverage -- and who's exempt from the new rule.

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last mo.

Across Israel, Christians are being targeted by a tide of hostility and violence — attacks that risk drawing the ire of Christians in the U.S., including evangelicals who are traditionally among Israel’s most ardent American supporters.

As Christians are attacked in Israel, government shows little concern

Christians are being targeted by hostility and violence and say their attackers feel emboldened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

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KFF Health News@kffhealthnews.org · last mo.

When makers of infant formula hear that babies got sick or died while using their products, what happens next is left largely to the manufacturers. Repeatedly, they’ve determined there was no need to notify the FDA.

A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Closed the File. - KFF Health News

When makers of infant formula hear that babies got sick or died while using their products, what happens next is left largely to the manufacturers. They decide whether to inform the FDA about possible...

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Bram Sable-Smith@realbrambo.bsky.social · last mo.

So how would hunters feel about this vaccine? I set up a table at a shooting range here in Missouri and asked. 8 people spoke to me, 7 hunters and 1 hiker. Their responses were varied and thoughtful!!!

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Bram Sable-Smith@realbrambo.bsky.social · last mo.

Hunters are not a monolith, of course, but they do skew conservative, rural and male — all identities associated with vaccine hesitancy and resistance. But also, you’d be hard pressed to find a group of people who spend more time in the woods exposed to ticks and possibly Lyme...

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