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Last Friday, President Trump delivered a major speech from the White House Rose Garden on prescription drug prices. He announced several... Read More
President Trump last Friday unveiled a plan to, “Bring soaring drug prices back down to earth.” Acknowledging that the... Read More
This year drug overdose deaths may exceed 70,000 Americans. We do not really know, however. We have no estimate of the number of non-fatal... Read More
About three years ago, Sareth Garcia's immune system began breaking down. Rashes and infections, crippling headaches, kidney problems and... Read More
The sudden success of an e-cigarette called JUUL—pronounced “jewel”—is causing a backlash. Sales of JUUL, invented by... Read More
In Virginia, an insurer wants to hike rates by as much as 64%. In Maryland, it's as much as 91%. And unfortunately, more... Read More
Medicaid has made major headlines over the last year and for good reason. The welfare program originally intended to provide medical... Read More
Frustrated in their congressional efforts to “reform” Medicaid by ending its status as a personal entitlement and rolling back... Read More
The Trump administration is preparing a policy change that could push legal immigrants to forgo needed health care, food and employment... Read More
President Trump's plan to expand access to skimpy short-term health insurance policies, as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act, would... Read More
The tall, gangly man twists a cone of paper in his hands as stories from nearly 30 years of addiction pour out: the robbery that landed him... Read More
New research released by two security companies paints an unsettling picture for the health-care industry: Hackers are stepping up their... 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
