House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday vowed to oppose a new Senate deal in the works to end the nearly six-week government shutdown. In a statement, the Democratic…
Lifestyle factors, such as regular exercise and healthy eating, accounted for less than a quarter of the optimism-lifespan association in the study, indicating that other factors may be at play.…
Democrats are looking to restart the abortion conversation around the third anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. That Supreme Court decision in June 2022 turned abortion…
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparred with Democrats throughout a House budget hearing on Thursday, with members accusing Kennedy of lying about changes to vaccine…
The deep cuts to Medicaid outlined in President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill would hurt Americans suffering from conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) said Tuesday…
A group of House Republicans is warning that they won’t support the Senate’s version of the tax and spending bill because the proposed Medicaid cuts are too steep. Led by…
Rep. Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) accused Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of lying to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) when he told the senator he would maintain a…
A House Energy & Commerce’s Health subcommittee came to a brief halt on Tuesday as the Republican chair asked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract his accusations that…
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called for the delay of this week’s meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, citing…
Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care and…
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said it is halting its agreement with telehealth company Hims & Hers after less than two months, citing deceptive marketing and the selling of knock-off versions of its…
More women were able to access abortion care in 2024 than the previous year despite state bans, reflecting a continued increase in the three years since the Supreme Court overturned…