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Brace For the Single Largest Spike in Health Insurance Premiums—Ever

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As the federal government enters the ninth day of a shutdown sparked by Congress’ failure to pass a continuing resolution which would fund the government for around two more months—with hundreds of thousands of workers going unpaid, federal loans to small businesses on hold, and the future of SNAP benefits at risk for coming months […]

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Did MAGA Conspiracy Theories Doom the Lab-Grown Burger?

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Scientists once predicted meat-making machines on every kitchen counter, but so far cultured meat—grown from the cells of an animal in a lab or factory—has only been seen at a handful of high-end restaurants. There are entirely practical reasons the stuff has yet to make its debut at McDonald’s, but also bizarre, conspiratorial ones; some […]

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6 Former Surgeons General Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering the Health of the Nation

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The bipartisan group of surgeons general included Democratic and Republican appointees dating back to the early 1990s.

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Another Shutdown Casualty: Medicare Telehealth Coverage

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In 2001, Congress implemented partial Medicare coverage for telehealth, allowing remote visits with doctors and other forms of long-distance care—a response to the increasing need, in particular, for people in rural areas to reach specialists, and an essential service especially after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when lawmakers expanded that coverage to a broad […]

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On Its 25th Birthday, Mifepristone Is More Under Attack Than Ever

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Twenty-five years ago today, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of mifepristone for abortions. Now, the drug is more under threat than ever as anti-abortion Republicans seek to revoke FDA approval of the drug in a bid to further curtail abortion access nationwide. The first of two drugs used in the standard abortion […]

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Anti-Vax Activists Staged a Rally Exactly Where an Anti-Vax Gunman Killed an Officer Last Month

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On Friday morning, a group of about 20 anti-vaccine activists gathered across the street from the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in support of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and promoted by Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine advocacy group he led before he entered politics. The […]

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Advocates Urge Defense of Trans Youth Care in FTC Comment Period’s Final Days

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Advocates urge the public to defend gender-affirming care as FTC’s controversial comment period nears a Friday deadline.

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Disgust, Horror, and “Elimination”: Trump and RFK Jr.’s Eugenicist Autism Conference

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On Monday, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conference on their attempts to divine the causes of autism—much to the chagrin of many autistic adults, who were completely excluded from the process. The two, alongside administration officials including Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator […]

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Trump Admits His Advice on Tylenol and Pregnancy Isn’t Doctor-Approved

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“The fearmongering will prevent women from accessing the appropriate care during pregnancy,” one health expert noted.

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Trans Health Care “Skeptics” Lost a Key Ally—Now They’re Having a Meltdown

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Colleagues call Gordon Guyatt the “godfather” of evidence-based medicine. Guyatt, a distinguished professor of medicine at McMaster University in Canada, has had sweeping influence on medical research: GRADE, the framework he helped pioneer to assess the evidence behind clinical recommendations, is a standard at more than 100 medical organizations, including the WHO. Before Guyatt, medicine […]

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The Bonkers Wellness Myths That Fueled Trump’s Autism Announcement

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In a long-awaited and much-dreaded announcement on Monday evening, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed today that the government has uncovered two potential explanations for autism. In a formal White House announcement they asserted that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy and folate deficiency in pregnant people […]

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I’m a Primary Care Doctor. My Patients Are Scared to Show Up Due to ICE.

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How am I supposed to adequately care for patients who are being constantly terrorized by immigration police?

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