Tag: Donald Trump

Harris or Trump? Health in the US election

Volume 404, Issue 10464
2 November 2024 
WORLD REPORT  Aside from abortion, health issues have largely been neglected in the run-up to the Nov 5 election. What have the candidates proposed to improve health? Susan Jaffe reports.

As election day approaches on Nov 5, the US presidential race remains a tense and close competition despite unprecedented events—the Democratic candidate was  replaced in August, and two attempts have been made to assassinate the Republican candidate. And despite the sharp contrast between former President Donald Trump, a Republican, and Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris, neither has so far managed to emerge as the frontrunner as The Lancet went to press. [Here‘s what the candidates say they would do on abortion, Affordable Care Act and other key health issues.]…

Doctors on call for the Biden campaign

Volume 403, Issue 10448
13 July 2024 

WORLD REPORT  Health-care workers are urging Americans to support the Democratic candidates for president and vice president, emphasising the health issues at stake. Susan Jaffe reports. [Continued here.]…

Clinton versus Trump on health care

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5  November 2016 

WORLD REPORT   The presidential candidates have different ideas about improving US health care.  Susan Jaffe, The Lancet’s Washington correspondent, reports.

The future of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature health law, depends largely on the next occupant of the White House. Trump, the Republican candidate for president, wants to repeal and replace the law. Clinton, his Democratic opponent, wants to improve and expand it.  [Continued here] 

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US global health leadership hangs on election result

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22  October 2016 

WORLD REPORT   On most issues, the US presidential candidates have polar opposite views; engagement in global health is no different.  Susan Jaffe, The Lancet’s Washington correspondent, reports.

Americans will choose their next president in less than 3 weeks and yet some global health experts still wonder what would happen to the international health programmes that the USA has championed in recent decades if the Republican contender, Donald Trump, is elected. The uncertainty comes despite the Ebola virus and Zika virus threats that made global health front-page news.  [Continued here] …

US presidential candidates’ proposals to reduce drug prices

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Volume 388,  Number 10047
27 August 2016
 WORLD REPORT   US presidential candidates’ proposals to reduce drug prices Clinton and Trump seem to agree on at least some ways to bring down the cost of prescription drugs, but Clinton offers more details.   Susan Jaffe, The Lancet’s Washington correspondent, reports. [Continued here] 
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US presidential candidates urged to support health research

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18 June  2016 

WORLD REPORT   Advocates for medical research are eager to hear how the presidential candidates would advance the search for new treatments.  Susan Jaffe, The Lancet’s Washington correspondent, reports.

As the most tumultuous presidential primary season in recent times comes to an end, biomedical researchers, physicians, and advocacy groups want the candidates campaigning for the White House to address some of the substantive matters they worry about: National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, advancing Alzheimer’s disease research, speeding up drug development, and a host of research related issues.

… In New Hampshire last year, the campaigns provided a preview of the kind of discussion between candidates and voters that research and patients’ advocacy groups would like. It revealed a stark difference between Clinton and Trump on funding for Alzheimer’s research and support for those caring for the 5·4 million Americans stricken with the disease. [Continued here]

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US election: what are the candidates’ health-care pledges?

 lancet cover 2Volume 387, Number  10026 
2  April  2016 
WORLD REPORT    Democrats vying for their party’s presidential nomination have more detailed health-care plans than their Republican counterparts.  Susan Jaffe, The Lancet’s Washington correspondent, reports.

Billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump’s unorthodox campaign to become the Republican presidential nominee has dominated the 2016 political race, nearly overshadowing some unconventional contenders on the Democratic side.  The result is a political season that has defied the odds makers.

Former US Secretary of State and Senator from New York, Democrat Hillary Clinton may be well on her way to becoming the first woman in US history to win her party’s nomination for president. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed socialist, is trailing Clinton in the number of delegates needed to win the nomination. Yet his popular call for “a political revolution” continues to slowly raise his delegate count. [MORE]

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