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Uber and Lyft have become a critical part of the nationās infrastructure for transporting ailing people from their homes ā even in rural areas ā to medical care sites in major cities such as Atlanta.
In red and blue states, state lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt.
Adults with disabilities and their caregivers are pressing governments and private businesses across the U.S. to help them avoid undignified public bathroom experiences.
A famed breast cancer surgeon has created a California alternative to a major Texas event. Yet many doctors believe boycotting medical conferences in states that criminalize abortion accomplishes nothing and can be harmful.
Democratic congressional hopefuls in California are highlighting the anti-abortion records of vulnerable Republican incumbents, many of whom have moderated their stances ahead of the election. With control of the U.S. House at stake, Democrats hope to convince voters that their candidates will do more to protect womenās health.
An increasing number of Americans struggle with energy poverty, the inability to adequately heat or cool oneās dwelling. Health officials and climate experts are sounding the alarm as record-breaking heat sweeps the nation.
The end of pandemic-era Medicaid coverage protections coincided with changes in more than a dozen states to expand coverage for lower-income people, including children, pregnant women, and the incarcerated.
Hospitals in several states are partnering with a private equity-backed company to offer combined emergency and urgent care in a single building. But patients may not realize prices vary between the two services ā often by a lot.
The reproductive rights organization hopes to oust GOP incumbents from key California congressional seats by highlighting the possibility of a national abortion ban. A state Republican official calls it a swing and a miss, noting that, under Democrats, hospitals have closed maternity wards and filed for bankruptcy.
Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on reproductive health care and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather take an off-ramp than a victory lap when it comes to abortion. But they canāt escape talking about it.
Both Florida and Arizona want to expand eligibility for the Childrenās Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, but their approaches to charging low-income families premiums for the coverage showcase the nationās ideological divide on helping the disadvantaged.
Proposed state standards to protect indoor workers from extreme heat would extend to schools. The rules come as climate change is bringing more frequent and intense heat waves, causing schools nationwide to cancel instruction.
In contrast to police statements, volunteer medics said they treated serious wounds as UCLAās pro-Palestinian protest was besieged by police and counterprotesters, including some injuries that appeared to be caused by āless lethalā projectiles fired by cops.
Hundreds of Native American tribes are getting money from settlements with companies that made or sold prescription painkillers. Some are investing it in sweat lodges, statistical models, and insurance-billing staffers.
Democrats running for office are using abortion rollbacks to galvanize voters, with abortion rights ballot initiatives amplifying their lines of attack. In Missouri, the leading Democratic candidate for the Senate also blames Republican Sen. Josh Hawley for threatening access to IVF.
A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.
Republicans are learning the admonition ābe careful what you wish for,ā as conservative judges cause them political problems over abortion in a crucial election year.
More doctors are integrating oral health care into their practices, filling a need in Americaās dental deserts.
People in their prime working years living in rural America are 43% more likely to die of natural causes, like diseases, than their urban counterparts, a disparity that grew rapidly in recent decades, according to a new federal report.
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