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Health Prices Are Getting More Transparent, but It's Still Not Enough, Experts Say

Price data need to be specific, searchable, and easy, according to one expert

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Texas Has Sued Three Doctors Over Youth Gender-Affirming Care

All three physicians could lose their licenses

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What to Know About Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's Potential NIH Pick

Stanford professor is most closely associated with the Great Barrington Declaration

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What It's Like to Win an Ig Nobel; Oxygen Company Too Big to Ban? AI Cuts Care

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What Happens to Abortion Access in the Next Trump Administration?

Legal experts weigh the Comstock Act, EMTALA, a federal ban, and RFK Jr.'s influence

Nov 19, 2024
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Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Abortion Laws, Including a Ban on Pills to End Pregnancy

Laws impede fundamental right of entire class of people to make healthcare decisions, judge says

Nov 19, 2024
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'Stop RFK War Room'; Trump Overhauling Medicaid? Why Assaults at Hospitals Rose

Health news and commentary gathered by staff

Nov 19, 2024
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Reused Pacemakers Good as New in Early Safety Data

No excess infections when pacemakers were cleaned and repackaged for resource-deprived patients

Nov 18, 2024
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'America Deserves Better': Major Public Health Group Slams RFK Jr. Nomination

"Views on vaccines alone should disqualify him," the American Public Health Association says

Nov 18, 2024
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CDC Advisors Defend Infection Control Draft Guidance

HICPAC supports surgical masks for airborne pathogens, sick workers returning after 3 days

Nov 18, 2024
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Scientists Fear What's Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed to 'Go Wild'

One expert believes we're returning to "every man his own doctor"

Nov 17, 2024
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Could Avian Flu Cause Our Next Pandemic?

Let's not bury our heads in the sand

Nov 16, 2024
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Physician Groups Quiet on RFK Jr. Nomination for HHS Secretary

Several groups that did comment expressed concern about Kennedy's vaccine skepticism

Nov 15, 2024
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MedPod Today: What Happens to Healthcare Under Trump?

reporters offer further insights into recently covered topics

Nov 15, 2024
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