Health

Despite Their Successes, Some Mobile Crisis Response Teams Are in Crisis

It was a snowy afternoon in Bozeman, a city of nearly 60,000 nestled among the mountains of southern Montana. Temperatures hovered in the mid-30s. The city’s mobile crisis...

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Lawmakers, Health Groups Resist Their States’ Rural Health Fund Plans

In the final days of 2025, governors around the country trumpeted the hundreds of millions of federal dollars they won from a new, $50 billion rural health fund. But plans...

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'Forever Chemicals' Causing Faster Aging For Men in Their 50s, Study Finds

Research has found that “forever chemicals” may lead to faster aging in middle-aged men. Image Credit: Gabriel Mello/Getty Images A new study suggests that certain “forever chemicals” may ...

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States Move to Restrict Access to HIV Medications and Care: What to Know

Many states are limiting access to HIV medications through ADAP programs as federal funding has remained largely flat despite rising costs. Luis Alvarez/Getty Images States are limiting or...

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This Is How Much Sleep You Need to Lower Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk

A recent study shows that getting between 7 to 7.5 hours of sleep may help lower your risk of diabetes. Image Credit: Artem Zhushman/Stocksy A recent study suggested that 7 hours and 18 mi...

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American Snacking Habits Are Transforming the Restaurant Industry

The eating habits of American adults have, in recent years, begun to resemble those of hobbits. Maybe you, too, have scarfed down scrambled eggs at home in the morning, only to arrive at the office...

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Even Patients Are Shocked by the Prices Their Insurers Will Pay — And It Costs All of Us

Samantha Smith of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, went into the operating room for emergency removal of an ectopic pregnancy. “I’m grateful I didn’t die,” she said, but she was shocked to see that the ou...

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Readers Lean On Congress To Solve Crises in Research and Rehab

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. We Have Invested Too Much To...

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Federal Aid for Lead Cleanup Is Receding. That’s a Problem for Cash-Strapped Cities.

Tighter regulations and an influx of federal money in recent years have helped communities across the U.S. initiate efforts to clean up lead contamination in soil, drinking water, and older homes. ...

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Do you need to know who you’d be without antidepressants?

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multi...

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Nearly Half of Colorectal Cancers Now Occur in Younger Adults, ACS Says

A new report from the ACS shows that nearly half of colorectal cancer cases are occurring in adults under 65. Image Credit: Westend61/Getty Images The American Cancer Society reports that ...

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Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi Urges Cervical Cancer Screening After Diagnosis

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has shared her recent cervical cancer diagnosis on her social media accounts. Image credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has shared her ...

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GLP-1s Combined With Healthy Habits May Improve Heart Health in Diabetes

Combining GLP-1 drugs with a healthy lifestyle may reduce cardiovascular risks in people with diabetes. Image Credit: Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images A recent study found that people with...

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Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts

Families of Idahoans with disabilities say their lives could be upended as lawmakers in the state’s Republican-dominated legislature mull sweeping cuts. Services at risk ...

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Medicaid Is Paying for More Dental Care. GOP Cuts Threaten To Reverse the Trend.

Star Quinn moved to Kingsport, Tennessee, in 2023, the same year the state began covering dental costs for about 600,000 low-income adults enrolled in Medicaid. But when Q...

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YouTube’s cofounder and former tech boss doesn’t want his kids to watch short videos, warning short-form content ‘equates to shorter attention spans’

YouTube cofounder Steve Chen is one of the latest tech trailblazers to warn about social media’s impact on kids. Chen noted in a talk that short-form video “equates to shorter attention spans” a...

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