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Millions will now have to pay for their own health care after Trump victory

Subsidies to buy insurance from the Affordable Care Act marketplaces are set to expire at the end of 2025. If they're not extended, coverage could become unaffordable for many.

“Get The Hell Out Of Our Country”? It’s Already Working

Under the debit card program, a family of four with young children received about $350 per week for food.

In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can’t Find or Afford Care

“Vermont is seen as the most progressive state, so how is health care here so screwed up?”

Everything you ever wanted to know about vaginas … but were too afraid to Google

It’s more hygienic to remove pubic hair FALSE: “Removing pubic hair is a personal preference and not a medical necessity,” assures Sachchidananda Maiti, a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician at Pall Mall Medical and senior lecturer at Manchester University medical school. “This myth is widely believed, especially in western cultures where hairlessness is often associated with cleanliness and attractiveness,” he adds. A 2024 study found that about 80% of women groom their pubic hair. But the humble bush...

Pfizer Accused of Hiding Contraceptive’s Brain Tumor Link

The complaint cited a 2024 study that said prolonged use of medications like Depo-Provera were found to significantly increase the risk of developing intracranial meningioma.

Financial experts break down TGI Fridays voluntary bankruptcy filing as restaurant chain slumps

ABC News – TGI Fridays is the latest casual American restaurant chain to announce it has filed for bankruptcy protection in Northern Texas in hopes of "restructuring" the business. The Dallas-based company filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in a Texas federal court on Saturday, a copy of which was obtained by ABC News, saying it would use this time to address legacy liabilities and look for ways to "ensure the long-term viability of the...

How Corporate America Kicked Nuns Out Of Hospitals

ST. LOUIS — Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association. Nuns founded and led those hospitals in a mission to treat sick and poor people, but some were also shrewd business leaders. Sister Irene Kraus, a former chief executive of Daughters of Charity National Health System, was famous for coining the phrase “no margin,...

Election could move fight over trans care from states to DC

GOP would block federal spending on transesexual medical procedures if they gain majorities. – HEADLINE HEALTH

Should Doctors Have to Report Medically Impaired Drivers?

THE NEW YORK TIMES – When my father was declining from Alzheimer’s disease, my family often talked about when we should make him stop driving. Of all his children, I held out the longest, hoping to preserve his freedom even as we gradually decreased the distance we would let him drive. One day, while driving on a busy street, he asked his caregiver which was the gas pedal and which was the brake. Not long after,...

Is Gatorade good or bad for you?

MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – Gatorade is sold as an exercise enhancement drink. It contains rehydrating electrolytes but also has a high concentration of sugar. There are benefits and risks of drinking Gatorade while exercising. Gatorade is classified as a “sports drink.” Scientists at the University of Florida developed the drink in 1965 with the aim of boosting the performance of their football team, called the Gators. In 1967, the Gators won the Orange Bowl for...

Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83

He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other diarrhea-inducing diseases.

What’s at Stake: A Pivotal Election for Six Big Health Issues

KFF Health News – In the final days of the campaign, stark disagreements between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump over the future of American health care are on display — in particular, in sober warnings about abortion access, the specter of future cuts to the Affordable Care Act, and bold pronouncements about empowering activists eager to change course and clean house. Trump and his campaign have been vague about plans on...

No, Trump Didn’t Simulate Oral Sex—But Here’s the Vulgarity Democrats Embrace

'I’m blowing out my damn throat too, because [of] these stupid people...'

Stanford researchers hope new technique will flip lymphoma protein’s normal action — from preventing cell death to triggering it.

The way our bodies rid themselves of material could have profound implications for cancer therapies in a new approach developed by Stanford Medicine researchers.

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