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Senators Press Deloitte, Other Contractors on Errors in Medicaid Eligibility Systems

Senators have launched an inquiry into companies paid billions in taxpayer dollars to build eligibility systems for Medicaid, expressing concern that error-riddled technology and looming work requi...

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Generic Abortion Pill As Effective As Mifepristone. Here’s How to Access It

The FDA recently approved a generic abortion pill that’s considered as safe and effective as mifepristone. Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty Images The FDA recently approved a...

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Posting on social media can be as bad for mental health as drinking and smoking, warn experts

SOCIAL media before bed might be as bad for your mood as boozing or smoking weed, say scientists. A study by Bristol University found people who posted on X, aka Twitter,...

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Where Mental Health Problems Are Most Prevalent

Where Mental Health Problems Are Most Prevalent Over the past few years, a lot of progress has been made in accepting and understanding mental health problems. Having long been s...

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Trump Called Digital Equity Act ‘Racist.’ Now Internet Money for Rural Americans Is Gone.

Megan Waiters can recite the stories of dozens of people she has helped connect to the internet in western Alabama. A 7-year-old who couldn’t do classwork online without a tablet, and the 91-year-o...

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Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A few months ago, Waynesvi...

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. ...

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Judge upholds North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for kids

A North Dakota judge has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for kidsBISMARCK, N.D. -- BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for...

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Rectal Bleeding in Young Adults Linked to 8.5 Times Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer

A new study found that rectal bleeding is a warning of colorectal cancer in young adults. ZeynepKaya/Getty Images Researchers say that rectal bleeding is a strong indication of early onset...

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Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases, WHO reports

The World Health Organization says an Ebola outbreak in southern Congo is starting to be containedDAKAR, Senegal -- DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent...

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UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubled

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has nearly doubled to 680,000, according to a new UNICEF report released Wednesday that w...

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Emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants accounts for less than 1% of state spending: Study

Emergency spending amounted to about $9.63 per resident.Emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants made up only 0.4% of total Medicaid spending in 2022, a new study finds.Researchers from Emory...

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Men’s Mental Health: What No One’s Brave Enough to Say

Let’s get one thing straight right now: men’s mental health matters. And yet, most people are still too scared, awkward, or clueless to talk about it. We’re seeing rising cases of depression, anxie...

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University of California Researchers, Patients Wary of Trump Cuts Even as Some Dollars Flow Again

In August, an 80-year-old woman walked into the emergency room at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. She was lucid but experiencing a stroke. Within minutes, doctors asked for permission to pull ou...

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Judge halts NY county from enforcing transgender athlete ban

A New York county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities has been halted for nowNEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — A New York c...

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Open Enrollment for Medicare: Key Changes to Know About Your Plan

There may be fewer Medicare Advantage plans available in 2026, although the average premium is expected to decrease. Johner Images/Getty Images The Medicare open enrollment period begins o...

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HHS hits back at former surgeons general who wrote op-ed saying RFK Jr. is endangering nation's health

The doctors said RFK Jr.'s policies and positions present a threat.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hit back at an op-ed written by the most recent six surgeons general, who said t...

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'I'm a Longevity Expert, and This Is the One Vitamin People Over 50 Should Stop Taking ASAP'

Getting enough vitamins may have been drilled into you early on by parents who insisted you "eat your vegetables." After all, getting nutrients is vital to health at any age, particularly as we rac...

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More than 80% of health facilities in eastern Congo are out of medicine, Red Cross says

The International Committee of the Red Cross says over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages due to fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian fundingKINSHASA, Congo...

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Robert Roberson remains hopeful as he faces another execution date in shaken baby syndrome case

LIVINGSTON, Texas -- LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the first person in the U.S. executed for a...

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Abortion providers say Missouri's attorney general is trying to get patient records

Planned Parenthood officials say in court filings that Missouri's Republican attorney general is trying to get the medical records of patients who’ve had abortionsMissouri's Republican attorney gen...

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