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Democrats' election rout is poised to dramatically reorder federal health policy

Your phone knows you're at the doctor, and data brokers do, too — then profit from it

Data Brokers Healthcare

Health Insurance

Job-based health plan costs rise, with little relief in sight

Health Insurance Costs

Health Insurance

Shopping for an ACA plan this year? Here's what you need to know

Open Enrollment ACA

3 common drugs older adults might be overusing

Overused Medications Adults

How much of a cancer drug is too much? Patients, researchers challenge FDA-approved dosages

Cancer Drug Dosages

Health Insurance

Kennedy, Oz contend fraud crackdown, not skyrocketing prices, led millions to leave Obamacare

Kennedy Oz Obamacare

Pediatricians and health departments sidestep Trump’s CDC on vaccine guidance

Doctors CDC Trust

Cyclospora boosts fears that worse foodborne outbreaks are ahead

Foodborne Illness Prevention

Could your kid benefit from counseling? Experts offer 3 questions to help you decide

Child Psychology Therapy

MAHA's treatments for autism: camel's milk, stem cell injections — and spelling therapy

Spelling Therapy Autism

Health Insurance

Cheaper, alternative health plans are having a moment, but critics urge caution

Alternative Health Plans

That discount at the pharmacy counter may pack hidden costs

Prescription Drug Coupons

Trump promised cheaper drugs. Some prices dropped. Many others shot up

Trump Drug Prices

A 'barbaric' problem in American hospitals is only getting bigger

Emergency Department Boarding

Can I opt out of having my doctor take notes with AI?

AI Scribes Doctors

Health Insurance

States face another challenge with Medicaid work rules: staffing shortages

Medicaid Staffing Shortages

Taking a GLP-1? Doctors say not to forget about movement and mental health

Zepbound GLP-1 Drugs

Is it worth your time and money to set up an HSA?

Health Savings Account

Doctors warn of a deadly complication from measles outbreaks

Measles Vaccine SSPE

Children's Health

More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Trump cuts and RFK Jr.'s anti-fluoride fight aren't helping

Tooth Pain ERs

National Cancer Institute is studying ivermectin's 'ability to kill cancer cells'

Ivermectin Cancer Research

Health Insurance

It's 2026 and you lack health insurance. Now what?

Health Insurance Form

NIH grant disruptions slow down breast cancer research

Breast Cancer Research

Doctors increasingly see AI scribes in a positive light. But hiccups persist

Doctors AI Scribes

Why medication abortion is the top target for anti-abortion groups in 2026

Medication Abortion Mifepristone

As U.S. is poised to lose measles-free status, RFK Jr.'s new CDC deputy downplays its significance

Measles Free Status

Older Americans quit weight-loss drugs in droves

Ozempic Older Adults

Inside the FDA's vaccine uproar and the push to overhaul the U.S. immunization system

FDA Vaccine Policy

Health Insurance

Trump's idea for health accounts has been tried. Millions of patients have ended up in debt

Breast cancer and birth control: A huge new study shows how science can be distorted

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Air Pollution Philly

Is COVID during pregnancy linked to autism? What a new study shows, and what it doesn't

Many fear federal loan caps will deter aspiring doctors and worsen MD shortage

Federal Loans Doctors

Despite the hoopla, vaccines should be in reach this cough-and-cold season

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a chemtrail? New conspiracy theory takes wing at Robert Kennedy's HHS

How to pick the right cosmetic surgeon

Health Insurance

AI will soon have a say in approving or denying Medicare treatments

Health Insurance

Trump administration's answer to ballooning Obamacare premiums: Less generous coverage

RFK Jr.'s take on vaccine science fractures cohesive national public health strategies

Why are more older people dying after falls?

Children's Health

Do pediatricians recommend vaccines to make a profit? There's not much money in it

Health Insurance

As insurers struggle with weight-loss drug costs, some seek to wean patients off

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