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Health

Aug 15, 2026
5 exercises that can prevent (and relieve!) pregnancy pain 

Aug 14, 2026
Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again

Aug 14, 2026
The Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls -- and boys as well

Aug 14, 2026
Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests agencies hit by Trump administration's cuts

Aug 14, 2026
Doctors say Medicaid change to gender-affirming care will harm vulnerable youth

Aug 13, 2026
The drug lenacapavir is a mighty weapon against HIV. Its rollout gets mixed reviews

Aug 12, 2026
Boston-area trial draws attention to post-partum psychosis

Aug 12, 2026
His wedding guests gave $6k to fund a health startup. Now it's won a $3 million prize

Aug 12, 2026
You have more free time than you think. Don't believe it? Try a time audit

Aug 12, 2026
Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns

Research

Aug 15, 2026
Scientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 rises

Aug 15, 2026
When gut microbes run low on fiber, they may start eating you

Aug 14, 2026
A stress hormone may help the brain repair itself

Aug 15, 2026
Scientists solve the mystery of a brain “switch” that can trigger weight loss in opposite ways

Aug 14, 2026
Immune cells flood into the aging brain, Stanford scientists discover

Aug 14, 2026
Taking the stairs could protect your heart and help you live longer

Aug 14, 2026
Women taking estrogen had fewer signs of Alzheimer’s in their brains

Aug 15, 2026
Common food preservative linked to rising suicide deaths among young people

Aug 13, 2026
This common vitamin deficiency becomes far more dangerous when paired with belly fat

Aug 13, 2026
Drinking orange juice every day may change thousands of genes

Business

Aug 14, 2026
Patient Group Sues AMA, Says the Org Shouldn’t Be Charging for CPT Codes

Aug 14, 2026
Aligned Marketplace Secures $20M for Advanced Primary Care Marketplace

Aug 14, 2026
Bristol Myers Squibb Protein Degrader Wins First-in-Class FDA Nod in Multiple Myeloma

Aug 14, 2026
Healthcare Keeps Buying AI. But Nobody’s Building the Workforce to Run It.

Aug 13, 2026
Appeals Court Sides with Providers in No Surprises Act Pay Dispute

Aug 13, 2026
Cotiviti Launches AI Solution to Address Coordination of Benefits Issues

Aug 13, 2026
PTC Therapeutics’ $211M Bid Wins Bankruptcy Auction for Sangamo Gene Therapy

Aug 13, 2026
Founders Should Stop Worrying If They’re “AI Enough”

Aug 12, 2026
New Startup Launches to Close the Bedside Communication Gap in Hospitals

Aug 12, 2026
Report: Employers’ Use of Big Three PBMs Falls in 2026

Sports Health

Aug 4, 2026
U.S. News announces 2026-2027 best hospitals

Jul 24, 2026
How a trip to the Amazon got me Hooked on ID

Jul 7, 2026
‘Unlearning learned helplessness’ in medicine requires partnership of physicians, patients

Jul 2, 2026
Physician payment reforms ‘a step in the right direction,’ but further change needed

Jun 30, 2026
HHS terminates COVID-19 emergency use authorization declarations

Jun 26, 2026
USPSTF nears 1 year of silence, raising questions about HHS’ obligation to maintain it

Jun 23, 2026
Updates on prior authorization: What’s changed and will it make a difference?

Jun 23, 2026
Updates on prior authorization: What’s changed and will it make a difference?

Jun 22, 2026
Is MAHA ready for the health challenges of rural America?

May 29, 2026
Q&A: New JAMA resource shows ‘labor of love’ behind clinical trials

Public Health

Aug 11, 2026
A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies

Aug 6, 2026
Hospital staff said he was faking it and released him. He died from an overdose soon after

Aug 4, 2026
How a community in Maine is fighting to save their birthing center

Aug 4, 2026
Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold

Jul 31, 2026
In Nebraska, Americans begin to lose Medicaid under Trump's work rules

Jul 31, 2026
Ahead of midterms, Republicans run ads after cutting healthcare funds

Jul 23, 2026
Get into med school in the graphic memoir 'See One, Do One, Teach One'

Jul 21, 2026
Amid nurse shortage, a university rolls out the welcome mat for men

Jul 20, 2026
Deloitte-run systems denied Medicaid to disabled people. New laws could make it worse

Jul 20, 2026
With nursing in high demand, more men look to the field as a stable career option

Global Health

Aug 14, 2026
Certain Whole Foods products recalled over salmonella fears linked to U.S.

Aug 13, 2026
Private plasma donation clinic says it is pausing all collection in Canada

Aug 13, 2026
Influenza, COVID-19 awareness higher than RSV among Canadians, poll says

Aug 13, 2026
Unauthorized, counterfeit cosmetic injectables seized from Hamilton spa

Aug 13, 2026
Trump’s new childhood vaccine order ‘not supported’ by evidence, experts say

Aug 13, 2026
‘Bachelorette’ star Joe Amabile shares health update after brain surgery

Aug 12, 2026
Ottawa pledges millions to study cannabis mental health, pregnancy impacts

Aug 11, 2026
Surge in overnight calls to Kids Help Phone ‘a canary in the coal mine’: CEO

Aug 11, 2026
Taylor Farms recalls jalapeno products amid salmonella outbreak

Aug 10, 2026
Louisiana health officials warn beachgoers of flesh-eating bacteria

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