Meanwhile, Illinois will receive a large opioid settlement; North Carolina makes progress in overdose rates; health advocates seek to extend insurance subsidies for young adults in Maryland; and more.

Opinion writers tackle these public health topics.

Hegseth, an Army National Guard veteran, is co-host of Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends Weekend." He once led a group that sought to privatize health care provided by the VA, The Wall Street Journal ...

As Modern Healthcare reports, CMS has relaxed supervision requirements for physical and occupational therapist assistants from “direct” to “general.” The change could help health systems manage ...

One of their key goals is to either ban or restrict access to mifepristone, which is used in more than two-thirds of abortions nationwide. Meanwhile, women in Idaho are suing to get clarity on when a ...

While the question of how much influence Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have on health policy in a new Trump administration is closely watched, news outlets explore the flashpoints on which Kennedy has ...

An antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice and some Democratic state attorneys general contends UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion purchase of the home care company would limit competition and harm ...

Gonorrhea cases fell in nearly all age groups last year, CDC data show, and a new doxyPEP protocol is being hailed amid a drop in syphilis infections. Also: A Canadian teen hospitalized with bird flu ...

After the fall of “Roe v. Wade,” thousands of out-of-state patients traveled to Maryland for abortion care. The state is ...

Estos inmigrantes se han ido sumando al programa poco a poco, a medida que el estado fue eliminando el requisito de ...

Freedom of Information Act case targets HHS inspector general’s reviews of billions of dollars in health plan overpayments.

Health researchers are noticing a growing problem in American pregnancies: more cases of blood pressure so high it can be deadly for the parent and baby. U.S. rates of newly developed and chronic ...