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Conservatives on Supreme Court, as Expected, End Nationwide Right to Abortion
The Supreme Court on Friday formally overturned its 49-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade decision, and with it ended a half-century of constitutionally guaranteed abortion rights in the United States.
The 6-3 decision in the…
Health Care Startups Turn to ‘Coaches’ to Help Patients Cope and Monitor Treatment
In 2011, Sean Duffy and Adrian James were sitting in San Francisco’s Dolores Park debating what to call some workers at the company they founded, Omada Health.
Omada, which launched that year, provides virtual treatment for…
Seniors With Prediabetes Should Eat Better, Get Moving, but Not Fret Too Much About Diabetes
Judith Graham
Almost half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How concerned should they be?
Not very, say some experts.…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The FDA Goes After Nicotine
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The FDA this week launched a crackdown on smoking and vaping —…
Pesa el legado de Trump, mientras Colorado busca zanjar la brecha del seguro de salud hispano
Armando Peniche Rosales tiene un dedo del pie torcido, que durante años ha pronosticado el clima y se vuelve sensible cuando se avecina lluvia o frío.
“Nunca se curó bien”, dijo Peniche Rosales, quien se rompió el dedo medio…
Tribes Show Little Interest in Offering Abortions on Reservations Despite Speculation They Could
Arielle Zionts
Rachael Lorenzo started hearing the questions several weeks ago from strangers on Twitter and reporters seeking interviews: Since Native American tribes are sovereign nations, with their own laws, could they offer abortion…
Trump’s Legacy Looms Large as Colorado Aims to Close the Hispanic Insurance Gap
Rae Ellen Bichell and Markian Hawryluk
Armando Peniche Rosales has a crooked toe that for years has predicted the weather, growing sensitive when rain or cold is coming.
“It never healed right,” said Peniche Rosales, who…
Senate Deal Raises Hopes for a Reduction in Gun Suicides
A bipartisan U.S. Senate agreement negotiated after high-profile mass shootings in Texas, New York, and Oklahoma lacks gun access restrictions that advocates say are needed to prevent such attacks. But the deal’s focus on mental…
New Weight Loss Treatment Is Marked by Heavy Marketing and Modest Results
First came the “edible billboard,” which appeared last year during the holidays in New York’s East Village loaded with cake treats. Then, in late January, came the national marketing campaign, with TV and digital media promoting…
Más de 100 millones de estadounidenses viven acosados por las deudas médicas
Noam N. Levey
Elizabeth Woodruff tuvo que usar los ahorros de su jubilación y buscar tres trabajos luego que ella y su esposo fueran demandados por casi $10,000 por un hospital de Nueva York, en donde al hombre le amputaron una pierna…