Boom, now bust: Budget cuts and layoffs take hold in public health
Even as federal aid poured into state budgets in response to the covid-19 pandemic, public...
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Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
Only a dozen hospitals have been penalized over the last two years for violations of...
A breast pump startup wants to give working mothers more of their day back
MilkMate says it has developed a way to help shave 15 minutes off each pumping...
Blood test at birth could eventually identify babies at increased risk of SIDS
Researchers have found that newborns with an unusual pattern of metabolites in their blood were...
Study finds toxic metals in tampons: FDA launches investigation
The FDA has started a research project examining the possible effects of toxic metals in...
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Thanks to Reddit, a new diagnosis is bubbling up across the nation
More than a thousand people have received a procedure to help them burp since 2019...
High Adderall doses tied to increased psychosis, mania risk: study
People who are taking high doses of Adderall face an increased risk for developing psychosis...
‘This is not a bill’: How to decipher explanations of benefits and pay for your medical care
Here’s what you need to know about how to read a medical bill — plus...
ACA enrollment platforms suspended over alleged foreign access to consumer data
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services identified “a serious lapse in the security posture”...
US uninsured rate was stable in 2023, even as states’ Medicaid purge began
Enrollment in Medicaid, the government health program for people with low incomes and disabilities, reached...