Actor Tatyana Ali advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health
Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including…
A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage
As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some…
As diseases loom, CDC’s response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency’s reliability
The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health…
Medical groups offer vaccine guidance to fill federal vacuum
In the unprecedented absence of federal guidance, leading medical groups are issuing their own recommendations for who should get the…
FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that’s shown to improve survival
U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form…
Drugstores say Medicare’s $50 obesity drug program is catching on
The Bridge program, which began July 1, makes some Medicare beneficiaries eligible for obesity drugs for $50 a month. CVS…
States try new tactics to bring down high hospital prices
Indiana is the latest state to experiment with limiting what hospitals can charge, to try to get a handle on…
Penn State bust put focus on cocaine but on most campuses the big risk is alcohol
A drug bust involving an alleged cocaine ring at Penn State has drawn attention to drug use on college campuses,…
Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a ‘weakened’ health system
From state and local food-safety response to the federal health agencies that fund that work, a record-breaking year for cyclosporiasis…
What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump’s pick to lead the FDA
Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of…