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Efforts by state and federal Republican lawmakers to scale back safety-net programs that support millions of families are reshaping health... Read More
I'm chatting to my doctor. My doctor is a robot. I'm asking it, through my smartphone, about the pain in my ankles. I happen to know that... Read More
The long-anticipated surge of retiring baby boomers is upon us. The Medicare trustees recently estimated that Medicare Part A (the hospital... Read More
Technology developed for space often makes its way back to planet Earth: NASA research has led to advances in prosthetics, firefighter gear,... Read More
Tobacco-company stocks have plunged this year—along with cigarette sales—because of a wonderful trend: the percentage of people... Read More
Few women consider the scary possibility that they might suffer a heart attack during or right after their pregnancy, but a new report shows... Read More
It is hard to believe that it has been just over since five months since our second son, Lukas, was born on Feb. 3. His mother, Hollyanne, is... Read More
A Texas couple is considering divorce so they can afford the health care bills for their 6-year-old child, WFAA reports.Maria and Jake Grey... Read More
While we served in different administrations, we faced similar challenges in trying to improve the nation's health-care system. The basic... Read More
Financial planner David Haas' client was traumatized in the dentist chair, but it was not the drill that scared her.It was the dentist's bad... Read More
The opioid epidemic is morphing into something new and possibly even more dangerous as cocaine and marijuana are increasingly laced with... Read More
As physicians, we care for patients with acute and chronic diseases every day, doing whatever we can to help them achieve the best health... 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
