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How Delays and Bankruptcy Let a Nursing Home Chain Avoid Paying Settlements for Injuries and Deaths

"Health care companies can dodge public and financial accountability for alleged negligence through delays, confidentiality clauses, and bankruptcy maneuvers ... "

More States Ban SNAP For Junk Food As Trump Admin Pushes MAHA Agenda

Benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which used to be known as food stamps, are starting to resume across the country with the federal government finally reopened after a 43-day shutdown.

Trump Health: CNN Analyst Slams White House Medical Memo

So-called experts hired by CNN say the White House's 'vague account' of President Trump's health leaves key questions unanswered and calls for 'full transparency.'

RINOs fight conservatives over ending Obamacare subsidies

The closed-door meeting — in which dozens of members debated more than a dozen health care measures — ended Wednesday with little sense of unity on a path forward.

Supreme Court Vacates Ruling That Upheld New York School Vaccine Mandate

The justices directed the appeals court to reconsider its ruling in light of Mahmoud v. Taylor, a Supreme Court ruling in June.

A New Study Revealed Doing This Highly Enjoyable Activity Every Day Could Lower Your Dementia Risk

“It engages multiple brain areas at once, acting like a full-brain workout,” experts say.

Mike Johnson works to end the treatment of human embryos as medical waste

The speaker is working behind closed doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.

Insurers promised to ease a major patient pain point after executive’s murder. Here’s what’s happened

CNN – A year ago, the fatal shooting of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk unleashed many Americans’ pent-up frustration with insurers’ delays and denials of care. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shooting shone a spotlight on the longstanding and controversial practice of prior authorization, which requires insurers to approve care in advance. They say prior authorization is needed to help ensure that doctors provide safe, appropriate and affordable care. But providers and patients counter...

Bill Gates Blasts Trump—Says AID Cuts Increased Child Deaths

“I believe that was a gigantic mistake, and that’s partly why we’ve had the turmoil and increase in deaths this year,” Gates said, referring to the changes at USAID.

Doctor who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison

Plasencia pleaded guilty in July to four counts of distribution of ketamine.

12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid

ARS TECHNICA – On Friday, Vinay Prasad—the Food and Drug Administration’s chief medical and scientific officer and its top vaccine regulator—emailed a stunning memo to staff that quickly leaked to the press. Without evidence, Prasad claimed COVID-19 vaccines have killed 10 children in the US, and, as such, he announced unilateral, sweeping changes to the way the agency regulates and approves vaccines, including seasonal flu shots. On Wednesday evening, a dozen former FDA commissioners, who collectively...

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