Health

Dems See Opportunities in Republican Embrace of MAHA Movement

There’s a lot going on in Washington right now. While President Donald Trump has been grabbing for Greenland, he’s also talked in the White House about health policy — whether it’s the Rural Health...

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Heart Disease Deaths Decline, but Remain Leading Cause of Death in U.S.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, while stroke has climbed to the fourth main cause. Busà Photography/Getty Images Deaths from heart disease and stroke...

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A Chance to Learn What Urban Fire Does to the Body

After just a year, the fires that spread around Los Angeles are already the most studied urban wildfires in history. While the Palisades Fire lapped at the edge of UCLA, the Eaton Fire, on the east...

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‘We ran from monsters’: Once welcomed by Germany after IS genocide, Yazidis are now deported to a life of limbo in refugee camps

Khanke IDP (Internally Displaced Person) camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in August 2025. Aleksandra Ancite-JepifanovaThe sun burns down on a small village less than 20 miles north-east of Mosu...

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Why Medication Abortion Is the Top Target for Anti-Abortion Groups in 2026

This week would have marked the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide — that is, until 2022, when the court overturned it. Since then, ...

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These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People

Month after month, Patricia Hunter and other members of the Nursing Home Reform Coalition logged onto video calls with congressional representatives, seeking support for a proposed federal rule set...

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America’s Real ‘Secretary of War’

Three days into 2026, the United States military seized a foreign leader: Nicolás Maduro. Four days after that, the U.S. health department freed a longtime prisoner of war: saturated fats.At a rece...

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Gore-obsessed schizophrenic killed gran at bus stop with hunting knife he bought online

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The charity talking suicide prevention at football clubs: ‘We’re scared to speak about it, but we need to’

Wayne Rooney is arguing with the referee.Unhappy at a perceived lack of protection and with his side trailing, he complains as he jogs upfield beyond the official, and the ball is pumped long over ...

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Airport Baristas Share Why They Have One Of The Worst Jobs Ever

To say that airports can get chaotic at times is an understatement. With so many different people passing through them all the time, flights getting delayed, and folks running late, there’s a lot o...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Health Spending Is Moving in Congress

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

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Can the right diet really cure all our health problems?

MAHA’s new food directives want you to know “food is medicine.” | Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images If there is one universal treatment that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy A...

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How ChatGPT ends up in childrens toys

The fallout over Kumma the bear, a stuffed toy initially powered by ChatGPT and designed to interact with children, began in November. A researcher for U.S. PIRG Education Fund tested the product, ...

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Make Us Swoon: Send In Your Health Policy Valentines

Affordable health care is our love language. Stoke the fire by submitting your sweetest “Health Policy Valentines.” We want to see your clever, heartfelt, or hilarious tributes to the policies that...

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Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance

Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tar...

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Age Menopause Begins May Affect Stroke, Metabolic Syndrome Risk. Here's How

Recent studies have shown that the age of menopause onset can influence various health outcomes. The Good Brigade/Getty Images One study found that early natural menopause may be associate...

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As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr.’s New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance

After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to lose its status as a measles-free country. However, the newly appointed principal...

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Doctor Shares What ‘The Pitt’ Gets Right About Real Emergency Rooms

Does the hit TV series “The Pitt” accurately depict what it’s like to work in a real ER? Photograph by Warrick Page/HBO Max This month, “The Pitt” won a Golden Globe, including Best Drama ...

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Two Major Studies, 125,000 Kids: The Social Media Panic Doesn’t Hold Up

For years now, we’ve been repeatedly pointing out that the “social media is destroying kids” narrative, popularized by Jonathan Haidt and others, has been built on a foundation of shaky, often cont...

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Can TikTok’s 75 Medium Challenge Help You Lose Weight and Increase Fitness?

The 75 Medium challenge may help people build healthy, sustainable habits that lead to weight loss and improved fitness. Getty Images 75 Medium is a new trend that’s gaining popularity on ...

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U.S. Poised to Lose Measles Elimination Status Amid Ongoing Outbreaks

The United States recorded a 33-year high in measles cases in 2025, the highest level of U.S. measles cases since 1992. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images The United States is at risk of losing i...

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