Category: Health Fitness

Some on the left are dismayed by what they see as a harmful divide between “good” and “bad” abortions.

Tanden said Republicans are virtually unified in their calls for a federal abortion ban — and that the debate is…

The HHS chief also spoke about reproductive health care, saying he doubts Alabama will be the last state to grapple…

Biden administration officials, lawmakers and policy experts addressed the health policy issues shaping this year’s elections.

President Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s rematch will center on concerns about cost, access and quality of care.

Some groups are running ads against longstanding GOP allies that use the same graphic imagery — blood, babies and scalpels…

A CDC reorganization as some conservatives are calling for could impact the agency’s ability to help prevent or mitigate the…

Gov. Kay Ivey signed the legislation as soon as it reached her desk Wednesday night.

Opponents of the reproductive rights referendum are waging a campaign to discourage voters from signing petitions.

The announcement is expected to be touted this week, alongside efforts to increase competition in food, housing and other kitchen…

Eighty-six percent of those surveyed said IVF should be legal for women trying to get pregnant.

At the same time that they are professing support for IVF, dozens of congressional Republicans have signed onto so-called personhood…

The move comes just weeks before the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that could prohibit brick-and-mortar…

The Alabama Supreme Court ruling that granted legal personhood to frozen embryos puts a new spotlight on states with laws…

The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees health insurance for 8 million federal workers and their families at a cost…

The proposal comes a little more than a week after the state’s high court ruled that frozen embryos should be…

Congressional Republicans have rushed to defend IVF in the aftermath of a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling even as many…

IVF — and specifically how to handle unused, frozen embryos — was rarely, if ever, discussed outside of the rightmost…

“It certainly intersects, badly, with general election politics for Republicans,” said Stan Barnes, a political consultant and former Republican state…

The Trump administration authorized 13 states’ work requirements, which tied Medicaid to employment, though only Arkansas’ got off the ground.…

The scramble is pitting abortion-rights supporters in states with near-total bans against those in states where abortion is legal but…

Unlike medical devices or drugs, AI software changes. Rather than issuing a one-time approval, FDA wants to monitor artificial intelligence…

“It’s been massive to have the Carters be so public,” said Angela Novas, chief medical officer for the Hospice Foundation…

“As President Trump has stated, he would sit down with both sides and negotiate a deal that everyone will be…

The partisan, cross-border swipes during the late January speech may say more about American politics in 2028 than in 2024.…

“When searching for new medicines, one breakthrough can be the foundation that triggers future medicines to be developed,” Christopher A.…

“It could easily be part of this package,” he said. “I’ll certainly push that it should be part of it.”…

Here are the top takeaways: 1. The Senate is trying to advance a health care package in 2024. “We need…

The shift is partly a byproduct of a historic realignment that has seen more working-class voters gravitate to the GOP,…

“It’s really quite concerning,” Laura Bachmann, acting director of the CDC’s STD office, told POLITICO. “We need to do things…

Many of the policies they advocate are ones Trump implemented in his first term and President Joe Biden rescinded —…

For those countries and their advocates, it’s a striking stance — given what happened after Covid arrived: They shared data…

“Americans look to you as the highest public health official in the land; it would speak volumes if, in addition…

Officials expect the law to take effect in roughly 90 days. The Republican-majority House had voted to override the veto…

The Biden strategy: The ad released Sunday features a Texas OB-GYN forced to travel out of state to terminate her…

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chair of the House Freedom Caucus, warned “the majority of the Republican conference” will be “disappointed…

“Florida has demonstrated that [the drug importation plan] will significantly reduce the cost of [drugs] to the American consumer without…

The states are moving because they believe social media is contributing to increasing rates of mental illness among children, and…

DeWine bans gender-affirming surgery for minors one week after veto

“The likelihood of this actually materializing is negligible,” said Eric Miller, a Washington-based trade consultant. “[The FDA knows] that the…

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly interested in space to develop and improve drugs, and to extend their patents. “We’re right on…

A prostatectomy, the surgery Austin underwent last month, can be serious and is required for some patients, even if not…

The high court’s Friday order also effectively allows Idaho to enforce its prohibition on performing abortions, even in medical emergencies.…

Those initiatives are likely to draw some support from Republican voters. The POLITICO analysis of data from five states that…

“It is no longer the 1960s, and there is no longer the same stigma against the treatment of mental health,”…

“Everyone’s trying to maximize revenue while towing the line on, effectively, fraud,” said Nick Stepro, chief product and technology officer…

DeWine said he spoke with physicians, lawmakers and families on all sides of the issue before making his decision. He…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care

There are a lot of tools in the toolbox when it comes to addressing the opioid crisis. But sometimes it…

Democrats have long tried to persuade red states to expand the federal Medicaid program and bring health insurance to more…

Becerra also asked the states to remove barriers to Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment for children no longer eligible for…

The emerging strategy aims to prevent abortion rights groups from notching their third, and largest, set of ballot measure victories…

Seven of the panel’s 10 Democrats, Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Bob Casey…

“We must continue this lifesaving program that symbolizes America at its best,” the group, which includes representatives of the Bipartisan…

“The CDC is still recommending [the shot] on their website even though it’s nowhere to be found,” said Dr. Jesse…

Democrats rejected Sanders’ case, that Bertagnolli had not demonstrated she would “take on the greed and power of the drug…

Trump himself has blamed anti-abortion groups and the strict laws they support for electoral defeats in 2022 and 2023. And…

“The thing I’m concerned about is continuity of our surveillance data while this protest is playing out,” said Chad Gubala,…

“If mifepristone stays in the bill it’s dead. If mifepristone comes out it’s dead,” said Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.). “So,…

The organization did not disclose where Cox went. On Monday, she would have been 20 weeks and six days pregnant.…

Still, abortion opponents’ hopes for Johnson remain high. Some influential conservative groups interpreted those remarks as a call to action,…

“There’s no good testing going on and then they’re being used in patient-facing situations — and that’s really bad,” Suresh…

‘It’s a problem’ These primary care and hospital challenges have their own ripple effects. The mines and other large employers,…

Two other members the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee put on its list of most vulnerable “frontline” incumbents — Reps. Marcy…

They admit there’s no quick fix, so they are batting around ideas, from funding community groups to regulating social media,…

“All of this confusion is revealing that Dobbs is not itself workable,” said Greer Donley, a law professor at the…

Private insurers may be reluctant to since Americans typically change insurers every few years. An insurer who covers the enormous…

Congenital syphilis, which was nearly eliminated at the turn of this century, jumped 755 percent over the last decade, according…

McCaul, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that oversees the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, had been cautiously…

While Bertagnolli won confirmation with ease, her road there was rocky. After President Joe Biden tapped her to lead NIH…

Here are POLITICO’s top takeaways from the summit: Advanced AI can improve care — but it comes with challenges. AI…

When the right to abortion is on the ballot, it wins. It wins in red states that voted for President…

When POLITICO asked Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), the chair of the subcommittee overseeing the Department of Health and Human Services’…

“There is great promise in many of these tools to save more lives,” said Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), adding that…

Since July, state health plan members seeking drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss must first take…

“It was stunning how many times senators on both sides of the aisle kept linking constituent problems with denying authorizations…

“You’re not going to go back to the old days,” Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the chair of the Senate panel with…

“Efforts should be made to increase the opening of relevant clinics and treatment areas, extend service hours and increase the…

Now, he said in an interview Thursday, while he remains critical of the law, “it’s not that simple.” Idaho, Maine,…

American public health experts seconded that assessment in interviews with POLITICO. They said it was likely that China, which only…

Many children have never previously encountered the viruses or bacteria that can cause illness, and are particularly susceptible. Still, last…

CDC director: Illness in China not caused by new pathogen