Gender-affirming care for transgender youth could be banned across US
One proposed rule would stop medical groups that offer gender-affirming care to transgender youth from receiving Medicaid funding.
Tag: HEALTH CARE
How Washington State Penitentiary turned a treatable illness into a death sentence
“They knew he was dying,” says his wife. Washington State Penitentiary didn't tell her until it was too late.
‘Turn crisis into opportunity’ – African health leaders
African leaders urged the continent’s health community meeting in South Africa this week to turn crisis into opportunity, highlighting progress in vaccine manufacturing against a backdrop of drastic job losses and aid cuts.
Mike Johnson’s healthcare con collapses after MTG attack
MTG exposed Mike Johnson’s healthcare con when she attacked him and the Republican Party for allowing ACA subsidies to expire. Insurance premiums are already doubling!
Listen: Why “TrumpRx” Might Not Save You Money
This podcast episode discusses issues with Trump’s prescription drug savings plan, an online government store called TrumpRx.
California’s Nursing Shortage Getting Worse
As the nursing shortage gets worse in California, front-line workers blame management.
AI to make prior authorization decisions for Medicare
Regardless of how you feel about AI in general, do you trust it to make decisions about your health? Delaying a medical procedure could have an adverse affect on someone’s health.
States cutting Medicaid provider payments before Trump cuts hit
Some states are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before cuts from the Big Fugly Bill kick in.
Mercury in your hot dog? Vaccine skeptics face their limits at crucial CDC ACIP meeting
Public health officials were forced to listen to recycled anti-vax talking points during the CDC’s ACIP meeting.
Rural communities brace for Trump’s health cuts
Rural hospitals — often the largest employers as well as critical care providers in their regions — will be among the worst hit by the GOP’s health cuts.
Could Oregon Pave the Way for Medicare for All in the US with its Universal Health Plan?
Oregon is on the verge of enacting a single-payer health care plan, but continued organizing is needed to secure this historic victory.
What to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine This Fall
The FDA narrowed who can get updated COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s what that means for you.
It’s almost flu Season. Should you still get a flu shot, and will insurance cover it?
Somewhere, at some point, you might remember flu shots. Get your flu shot. Or should you? Can you? Is that still a thing?
Patient Numbers at NIH Hospital Plummeted Under Trump
NIH hospital, a renowned research hospital that cares for patients with rare or life-threatening diseases — has tumbled under the second Trump administration.
How Native American tribes are bringing their communities measles vaccines and access to health care
Native American tribes are responding to concerns about low measles vaccination rates and patients’ difficulty accessing health care as the disease spreads across the country.
3 Countries That are Doing Better Than Us
There are lists all over the internet that rank countries on a variety of metrics. One thing you’ll notice is how often there are countries that are doing better than us. Here are a few examples of what countries are doing that puts them at the top of those lists.
- New typhoon bears down on Philippines days after deadly storm November 8, 2025
- Six dead as Russia hits energy and residential sites in Ukraine November 8, 2025
- What Hungary's Orban did - and didn't - get from Trump November 8, 2025
- Watch: Drone footage shows town destroyed by deadly Brazil tornado November 8, 2025
- Fire at Turkey perfume warehouse kills six November 8, 2025
- Senate Republicans embrace Trump’s call – from his Florida golf course – to replace Obamacare November 8, 2025
- More than 1,000 flights canceled on second day of cuts tied to government shutdown November 8, 2025
- Olivia Rodrigo condemns Trump administration’s use of her music for ‘racist, hateful propaganda’ November 8, 2025
- DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own November 8, 2025
- Palestinian American hails Virginia win: ‘You can be bold on the Gaza genocide and still be victorious’ November 8, 2025
- Zohran Mamdani’s win shows the power of mobilizing non-voters | Ben Davis November 8, 2025
- Six great reads: France’s greatest quizzer, rise of the ‘porno-trolls’ and McCartney on the farm November 8, 2025
- An Arizona town is dreading plans to turn its prison into an ICE facility: ‘It’s morally objectionable’ November 7, 2025
- Leftist and centrist Democrats won on Tuesday. So what’s the party’s lesson? | Dustin Guastella November 7, 2025
- Seth Meyers: ‘Trump has no idea what regular people are going through and he doesn’t care’ November 7, 2025
