Health

Apr 25, 2024

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors get gender-affirming care without parent's permission

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors get gender-affirming care without parent's permission


New York City to require warning labels for sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants
Apr 25, 2024

New York City to require warning labels for sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants

New York City residents may soon see warning labels next to sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants and coffee shops


What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
Apr 25, 2024

What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?

New weight loss drugs are reshaping a dieting industry built on eating less and exercising more


New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually
Apr 24, 2024

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually

A new rule in California aims to limit health care price increases to just 3% each year


Relatives of those who died waiting for livers at now halted Houston transplant program seek answers
Apr 24, 2024

Relatives of those who died waiting for livers at now halted Houston transplant program seek answers

Several relatives of patients who died while awaiting a new liver say they want to know if their loved ones were wrongfully denied a transplant by a Houston doctor accused of manipulating a hospital waitlist




Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in a bid to extend woman's life
Apr 24, 2024

Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in a bid to extend woman's life

A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart


Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law
Apr 24, 2024

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical that state abortion bans that took effect after the sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, even during some medical emergencies


Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategy
Apr 23, 2024

Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategy

Actor Ashley Judd and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc have helped the Biden administration promote its new national strategy to prevent suicide