Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
Read full article: Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendmentMissouri lawmakers have approved a referendum seeking to repeal an abortion-rights amendment passed by voters six months ago.
California governor outlines $12 billion deficit and freeze on immigrant health program access
Read full article: California governor outlines $12 billion deficit and freeze on immigrant health program accessCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit.
Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department
Read full article: Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health departmentRepublicans and Democrats alike are questioning the deep staffing cuts, research funding freezes and policy changes U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means
Read full article: What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule meansThe Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in drinking water.
South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion ban
Read full article: South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion banThe South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state can keep banning abortions around six weeks after conception by agreeing with the earliest interpretation offered of when a heartbeat starts.
Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love
Read full article: Trump surgeon general pick praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find lovePresident Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general wrote in a recent book that people should consider using unproven psychedelic drugs as therapy and in a newsletter suggested her use of mushrooms helped her find love.
US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen
Read full article: US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seenThere were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.
FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth
Read full article: FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teethU.S. health officials are announcing an effort to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, citing possible health risks.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs bill to tap unused ACA insurance funds for abortion grant program
Read full article: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs bill to tap unused ACA insurance funds for abortion grant programMaryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a bill into law to make Maryland the first state to use money collected from a surcharge on insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act to pay for an abortion grant program.
Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages
Read full article: Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpagesThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore webpages related to climate change after it was sued earlier this year over the deletions.
UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down as company lowers, then withdraws financial outlook for 2025
Read full article: UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down as company lowers, then withdraws financial outlook for 2025UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down from his post for personal reasons and the health care giant says it’s suspending its full-year forecast due to higher-than-expected medical costs.
UN agencies warn that Israel's plans for aid distribution will endanger lives in Gaza
Read full article: UN agencies warn that Israel's plans for aid distribution will endanger lives in GazaInternational aid agencies warn that plans presented by Israel to control aid distribution in Gaza will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory.
Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its blockade
Read full article: Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its blockadeFood security experts say the Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign.
Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism
Read full article: Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autismIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order protecting the privacy of autism-related health data.
US health officials advise older travelers not to get a chikungunya vaccine
Read full article: US health officials advise older travelers not to get a chikungunya vaccineThe U.S. government is advising that international travelers age 60 and older not get a chikungunya vaccine as it investigates possible side effects.
Mexico says US suspension of beef imports because of screwworm is unfair
Read full article: Mexico says US suspension of beef imports because of screwworm is unfairMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has described as “unfair” the decision by the Trump administration to suspend imports of Mexican beef cattle for 15 days due to the detection of screwworm in shipments.
Trump promises to order that the US pay only the price other nations do for some drugs
Read full article: Trump promises to order that the US pay only the price other nations do for some drugsPresident Donald Trump says he’ll sign an executive order that, if implemented, could bring down the costs of some medications.
At least 10 people sickened in US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods
Read full article: At least 10 people sickened in US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foodsFederal officials say at least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat food products, and a producer is voluntarily recalling several items.
Late abortions are rare. The US just lost a clinic that offered the procedure for over 50 years
Read full article: Late abortions are rare. The US just lost a clinic that offered the procedure for over 50 yearsAn abortion clinic in Colorado that for more than 50 years served people who looked to terminate their pregnancies in the second or third trimester quietly closed last month.
FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals
Read full article: FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petalsThe FDA says it will allow three new color additives made from natural sources to be used in the nation's food supply.
On podcasts, Trump’s surgeon general pick touts organics, questions vaccines and talks spirituality
Read full article: On podcasts, Trump’s surgeon general pick touts organics, questions vaccines and talks spiritualityPresident Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, has appeared on numerous wellness and right-wing podcasts over the past year.
Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general
Read full article: Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon generalPresident Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Daughter says mom 'gave me life twice' with kidney donation as pair graduate nursing school together
Read full article: Daughter says mom 'gave me life twice' with kidney donation as pair graduate nursing school togetherTwo years after a Louisiana mother donated her kidney to her daughter, the duo graduated together from nursing school.
Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
Read full article: Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon orderThe Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify.
US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and sold
Read full article: US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and soldThe United States will cut $50 million worth of medical aid a year to Zambia because of “systematic” theft of the aid in past years and the government’s failure to crack down on corruption.
Aid group closes soup kitchens across Gaza due to dwindling supplies
Read full article: Aid group closes soup kitchens across Gaza due to dwindling suppliesA U.S.-based aid group says that Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza has forced the closure of its community soup kitchens.
Decision to remove fluoride from Miami-Dade waters signals divide between commissioners
Read full article: Decision to remove fluoride from Miami-Dade waters signals divide between commissionersMiami-Dade County commissioners voted Tuesday to remove fluoride from the county’s drinking water, reversing a decades-old public health measure that local dentists and public officials say has helped prevent tooth decay since 1958.
GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump's tax breaks bill
Read full article: GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump's tax breaks billAs Republican leaders draft President Donald Trump’s big bill of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, dozens of more moderate Republicans from contested congressional districts have positioned themselves at the center of the negotiating table.
More older Americans worry Social Security won't be there for them, an AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: More older Americans worry Social Security won't be there for them, an AP-NORC poll findsA poll finds that as the Social Security Administration undergoes massive changes and staffing cuts ushered in by the Trump administration, an increasing share of older Americans, particularly Democrats, aren’t confident the benefit will be available to them.
US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says
Read full article: US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. saysThe U.S. Health and Human Services department will start a research project to examine medical data and records of Medicaid and Medicare enrollees who have been diagnosed with autism, health secretary Robert F.
House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care
Read full article: House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health careHouse Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill.
‘This shouldn’t be forced on people’: DeSantis to sign statewide fluoride ban into law
Read full article: ‘This shouldn’t be forced on people’: DeSantis to sign statewide fluoride ban into lawFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a statewide ban on water fluoridation into law after holding a press conference in Miami on Tuesday.
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
Read full article: Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine programThe Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its vaccine center.
What customers can expect as Rite Aid closes or sells all its drugstores
Read full article: What customers can expect as Rite Aid closes or sells all its drugstoresRite Aid customers can expect their local store to close or change ownership in the next few months as the struggling drugstore chain goes through another bankruptcy filing.
A GOP Nebraska bill would criminalize hemp-based THC. Opponents say it could make grandma a felon
Read full article: A GOP Nebraska bill would criminalize hemp-based THC. Opponents say it could make grandma a felonA bill winding its way through the Nebraska Legislature would criminalize the sale and possession of an array of products containing hemp-based THC.
UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappears
Read full article: UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappearsThe United Nations agency that fights HIV says it plans to slash its workforce by more than half as a result of sweeping funding cuts from longtime donors in the United States, Asia and Europe.
Spanish bill to cut workweek to 37.5 hours heads to parliament after receiving government approval
Read full article: Spanish bill to cut workweek to 37.5 hours heads to parliament after receiving government approvalWorkers in Spain may soon have 2.5 more hours of weekly rest after the government approved a bill that would reduce the workweek from 40 hours to 37.5 hours.
Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medication
Read full article: Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medicationPresident Donald Trump's administration has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three Republican-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone.
Michigan governor candidate says miscarriage prompted her to prioritize reproductive health access
Read full article: Michigan governor candidate says miscarriage prompted her to prioritize reproductive health accessMichigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in 2026 and sharing new anecdotes in her upcoming political memoir, “The Purposeful Warrior,” including her experience with miscarriage.
Florida Keys gets new reverse osmosis plant to strengthen emergency water supply
Read full article: Florida Keys gets new reverse osmosis plant to strengthen emergency water supplyA new reverse osmosis water treatment facility is now open in the Lower Keys, providing a backup supply of drinking water during emergencies and peak demand periods.
Pope Francis donated a popemobile to serve as a mobile health unit for Gaza children
Read full article: Pope Francis donated a popemobile to serve as a mobile health unit for Gaza childrenBefore he died, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health unit to serve the children of Gaza, officials said Monday.
Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programs
Read full article: Cuts have eliminated more than a dozen US government health-tracking programsMore than a dozen data-gathering programs that track deaths and disease appear to have been eliminated in the tornado of layoffs and proposed budget cuts in the Trump administration’s first 100 days.
A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study
Read full article: A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the studySome Denver parents got texts during this winter's brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids.