Health

Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations
Aug 22, 2023

Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations

Hundreds of Native Americans have been recruited to addiction treatment centers in Phoenix from states as far away as Montana in a widespread billing scheme that mostly targeted Medicaid’s American Indian Health Program


Aug 21, 2023

Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says

A federal appeals court is allowing Alabama to enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children


Aug 21, 2023

Judge blocks Georgia ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender minors

A federal judge in Atlanta has blocked Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that restricts doctors from prescribing hormone therapy to transgender people under the age of 18


Former respiratory therapist in Missouri sentenced in connection with patient deaths
Aug 20, 2023

Former respiratory therapist in Missouri sentenced in connection with patient deaths

A former Missouri respiratory therapist who pleaded guilty in the deaths of two hospital patients has been sentenced to 18 years in prison


Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central US, setting some heat records
Aug 20, 2023

Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central US, setting some heat records

Sweltering temperatures are lingering in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes


Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look
Aug 20, 2023

Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look

More than a year after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination


How a family's choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants
Aug 19, 2023

How a family's choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants

A sister’s choice to donate her brother’s body for research is helping doctors learn how to one day use pig organs to save human lives


Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
Aug 19, 2023

Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage

Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan or enroll people in it


Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman isn't sure when he'll be able to take the mound again
Aug 18, 2023

Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman isn't sure when he'll be able to take the mound again

Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman is dealing with persistent pain because of a right rib cartilage fracture


Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters
Aug 17, 2023

Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters

Many survivors of the wildfire that consumed Lahaina are experiencing depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder even while still living in mass shelters filled with grim reminders of their escape