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For the past two years, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” has slowly gained in popularity among... Read More
The rise of gene-therapy treatments may launch a new era in the history of medicine.Developing a mechanism to use a patient's own cells to... Read More
The Trump administration has been getting slammed for trying to sabotage Obamacare. But there's a key way it has been working behind the... Read More
Obamacare coverage is about to get slightly more affordable for some Americans, and the Trump administration is already taking credit where... Read More
Open a newspaper and you're sure to read plenty about the logjam on Capitol Hill. The New York Times warns of Congress entering “a... Read More
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — who's repeatedly voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a replacement and for the widely... Read More
Seema Verma, one of President Trump's top health chiefs, took a swipe Tuesday at Democratic proposals to move all people in the U.S. onto... Read More
Sen. Bernie Sanders says that because Medicare is “the most popular, successful and cost-effective health insurance in the... Read More
The American Academy of Family Physicians announced Tuesday that it no longer opposes physician-assisted suicide, instead taking a neutral... Read More
Republicans have removed all doubt: When it comes to the federal deficit, the problem is Medicare and Social Security — not their own... Read More
Canada on Wednesday became the first major world economy to legalize recreational marijuana, beginning a national experiment that will alter... Read More
The United States is gradually becoming the land of the red, white, and green.Nine states and Washington, DC, have legalized marijuana for... Read More
Everyone hopes to enjoy a healthy holiday vacation, without any tropical infections, injuries or mishaps on the ski slopes. But the truth is... Read More
Researchers just uncovered new evidence that a parasite that infects more than 2 billion people worldwide can make some brain diseases and... Read More
Trampling legitimate opposing views creates resentments that linger. Read More
Each year insurers submit filings to state regulators detailing their plans to participate on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces (also... Read More
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Today's Topics
- BIG QUESTIONS IN HEALTH
- Health Care Reform
- Sanders Flexes Power on Single-Payer Health Care
- Major Differences Still Remain for Compromise Obamacare Bill
- Obamacare Groups Struggle With Replacing Lost Ad Funds
- Trump Has Quietly Stopped Funding Obamacare's Outreach Budget
- Trump Regrets Putting Obamacare at Top of Agenda
- Senate Pins Hopes on Bipartisan Bill
- Senators Seek Bipartisan Deal to Shore Up Insurance Markets
- Health & Wellness
- Opioid Epidemic
- Disease
- Doctors, Patients, Hospitals
- Cancer
- Mental Health & Therapy
- Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
- Global Health
- Children's Health
- Chronic Cough Usually Identifies Underlying Illness in Children
- High Blood Pressure Increasing in Children
- Play It Smart: Stay in School for a Healthier Heart
- Too Many Parents Still Put Newborns at Risk for SIDS
- Study: 133 Percent Leap in Children Admitted to ER for Marijuana
- Wondering If Your Child Is Transgender? Here Are Some Tips
- Marijuana & Drugs
- Video Highlights
