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Conflicting Federal COVID Vaccine Guidance Leaves Families Mired in Uncertainty
As kids prepare to return to school, parents confront constricting vaccine access and a dearth of sound medical advice.
A Drugmaker Failed to Fix Safety Violations. The FDA Repeatedly Let It Slide.
"If your market [share] is big enough, then you get leeway,” one former inspector said.
Health Insurance Laws Have Led to a Grim Milestone for Young People: Turning 26
As the GOP erodes the ACA, people who reach the cutoff age hit an insurance cliff if their jobs don’t provide coverage.
Amid Hospital Closures, Many Rural Parents Have No Place Left to Give Birth
Doctors worry impending Medicaid cuts will force many pregnant people to drive hundreds of miles for care.
DOJ Allows UnitedHealth to Expand Its Conglomerate by Buying Up Competitor
“Big Medicine will profit at the expense of vulnerable hospice patients,” one health care analyst said.
Senate Dems Investigate UnitedHealth Scheme to Slash Nursing Home Care Expenses
UnitedHealth brought in $34 billion in profits in 2024, far more than any other health care company in the US.
Medical Experts in Horror After RFK Jr. Pulls $500M in Vaccine Research Funding
Experts warn the health secretary’s choice to cut funding for mRNA research is part of his larger anti-vaccine agenda.
Georgia Medicaid Recipients Face Glitches, Red Tape to Verify Work Requirements
Millions across the country will likely face similar difficulties thanks to Medicaid work mandate in new Trump budget.
Nonprofit Hospitals Spend Millions to Name Stadiums as Workers Face Shortages
Hospitals argue the deals bring in support, but critics question the use of public money amid nursing shortages.
A Las Vegas Conference Hawked Life Extension Tech — Then 2 Attendees Nearly Died
The two women received injections of peptides, a controversial treatment supported by RFK Jr.