A lawsuit winding its way through the courts could undermine the power of federal agencies to mandate the services health ...

Economic theory asserts that consolidation creates efficiency. It is the reason national consumer goods chains have purchasing power that ma and pa neighborhood stores lack. It’s the reason product ...

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today's selections are on the opioid crisis, "magic mushrooms," cancer, and health tracking rings. The New York Times: Bold Experiment ...

According to a new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting IVF access. When it comes to the complex issue of the destruction of unused embryos, opinions ...

A twice-daily version of the drug, named danuglipron, was scrapped late in 2023, but the new drug is now advancing toward clinical trials in a once-daily format. Reuters: Pfizer Moves Forward With ...

The findings said nearly 1 in 10 pregnant women who caught covid went on to develop long covid. Meanwhile, a separate study found that long covid was more likely to occur after a first infection ...

The warning addresses ready-to-eat meat products shipped to Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Virginia. Also in public health news: ...

The proposal includes such GOP priorities as revamping the NIH, protections on limiting abortion access, and trimming Title X family grants. The measure, which still needs full House approval, isn't ...

The Biden administration set stringent new federal staffing rules. But for years, nursing homes have failed to meet the ...

Few people want to go into a nursing home, but doing so can be the right choice if you or a loved one is physically or cognitively disabled or recovering from surgery. Unfortunately, homes vary ...

California is in line for more than $4 billion in opioid settlement funds, and local governments are most often spending the ...

Medical debt is a growing burden for millions of people around the country, from parents in Illinois to immigrants in ...