Category: Health Fitness

Supreme Court case is one of many tools elected officials and activists are using to try to cut off access to the drugs.

Roughly 90 minutes of grappling over the abortion drug mifepristone produced some unusual and noteworthy moments.

This is the first major reproductive-rights case to come before the court since the 2022 Dobbs ruling, which ended the federal right to abortion.

So-called personhood laws are on a legal collision course with IVF in some states.

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

Tanden said Republicans are virtually unified in their calls for a federal abortion ban — and that the debate is only over how far to […]

The HHS chief also spoke about reproductive health care, saying he doubts Alabama will be the last state to grapple with how to address IVF.

The visit comes as part of Harris’ nationwide “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour.

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

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

Some groups are running ads against longstanding GOP allies that use the same graphic imagery — blood, babies and scalpels — they have long deployed […]

A CDC reorganization as some conservatives are calling for could impact the agency’s ability to help prevent or mitigate the spread of disease, according to […]

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 table issues.

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 legislation.

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

Any one senator could block the unanimous consent request.

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

And it’s surprisingly easy to do. The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees health insurance for 8 million federal workers and their families at a […]

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

IVF — and specifically how to handle unused, frozen embryos — was rarely, if ever, discussed outside of the rightmost fringes of anti-abortion and religious […]

“It certainly intersects, badly, with general election politics for Republicans,” said Stan Barnes, a political consultant and former Republican state senator in Arizona. “When a […]

The Trump administration authorized 13 states’ work requirements, which tied Medicaid to employment, though only Arkansas’ got off the ground. More than 18,000 people were […]

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

Unlike medical devices or drugs, AI software changes. Rather than issuing a one-time approval, FDA wants to monitor artificial intelligence products over time, something it’s […]

“It’s been massive to have the Carters be so public,” said Angela Novas, chief medical officer for the Hospice Foundation of America, based in Washington. […]

“As President Trump has stated, he would sit down with both sides and negotiate a deal that everyone will be happy with,” Karoline Leavitt, campaign […]

The partisan, cross-border swipes during the late January speech may say more about American politics in 2028 than in 2024. Many of the country’s highest-profile […]

The shift is partly a byproduct of a historic realignment that has seen more working-class voters gravitate to the GOP, largely driven by an affinity […]

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

Here are the top takeaways: 1. The Senate is trying to advance a health care package in 2024. “We need to do it,” Kaine said, […]

“When searching for new medicines, one breakthrough can be the foundation that triggers future medicines to be developed,” Christopher A. Viehbacher, Biogen’s president and CEO, […]

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

Many of the policies they advocate are ones Trump implemented in his first term and President Joe Biden rescinded — rules that would have a […]

For those countries and their advocates, it’s a striking stance — given what happened after Covid arrived: They shared data about new variants only to […]

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

Officials expect the law to take effect in roughly 90 days. The Republican-majority House had voted to override the veto earlier this month. Two of […]

The Biden strategy: The ad released Sunday features a Texas OB-GYN forced to travel out of state to terminate her wanted but nonviable pregnancy. On […]

Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chair of the House Freedom Caucus, warned “the majority of the Republican conference” will be “disappointed and upset” if Johnson doesn’t […]

The states are moving because they believe social media is contributing to increasing rates of mental illness among children, and because Congress hasn’t. There’s bipartisan […]

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

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

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly interested in space to develop and improve drugs, and to extend their patents. “We’re right on the cusp of some major […]

A prostatectomy, the surgery Austin underwent last month, can be serious and is required for some patients, even if not urgently, said Dr. Quoc-Dien Trinh, […]

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

“The likelihood of this actually materializing is negligible,” said Eric Miller, a Washington-based trade consultant. “[The FDA knows] that the pharmaceutical companies are not going […]

Those initiatives are likely to draw some support from Republican voters. The POLITICO analysis of data from five states that have held abortion referendums since […]

“It is no longer the 1960s, and there is no longer the same stigma against the treatment of mental health,” said GOP Rep. Michael Burgess, […]

“Everyone’s trying to maximize revenue while towing the line on, effectively, fraud,” said Nick Stepro, chief product and technology officer at Arcadia, a company that […]

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

DeWine said he spoke with physicians, lawmakers and families on all sides of the issue before making his decision. He added that he would pursue […]

There are a lot of tools in the toolbox when it comes to addressing the opioid crisis. But sometimes it seems like state and local […]

Democrats have long tried to persuade red states to expand the federal Medicaid program and bring health insurance to more of their most vulnerable residents. […]

Becerra also asked the states to remove barriers to Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollment for children no longer eligible for Medicaid, reduce call center times […]

The emerging strategy aims to prevent abortion rights groups from notching their third, and largest, set of ballot measure victories since Roe v. Wade was […]

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

Trump himself has blamed anti-abortion groups and the strict laws they support for electoral defeats in 2022 and 2023. And several prominent conservatives have implored […]

The organization did not disclose where Cox went. On Monday, she would have been 20 weeks and six days pregnant. Hours after the announcement, the […]

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

Private insurers may be reluctant to since Americans typically change insurers every few years. An insurer who covers the enormous cost of the therapy won’t […]

“All of this confusion is revealing that Dobbs is not itself workable,” said Greer Donley, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, referring to […]

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

Numerous Republicans, including Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, have also cited those countries in defending new laws banning or restricting care for minors in 21 […]

“My son came back from a funeral two weeks ago. His best friend died,” he told POLITICO this summer, adding that the scope of the […]

Six states voted last year on abortion referendums. In all six, including deep-red Kansas, Kentucky and Montana — the anti-abortion side lost, and it wasn’t […]

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

“We are in the middle of a crisis of proportions we couldn’t have imagined even five years ago when the original SUPPORT Act was passed,” […]

More people, by far — 16 million — have gotten their annual flu vaccine, Cohen said, attributing the difference to long-held routines. Cohen is in […]

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 (D-Pa.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and […]

“We must continue this lifesaving program that symbolizes America at its best,” the group, which includes representatives of the Bipartisan Policy Center, the National Association […]

Now, he said in an interview Thursday, while he remains critical of the law, “it’s not that simple.” Idaho, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, […]

American public health experts seconded that assessment in interviews with POLITICO. They said it was likely that China, which only ended its Covid-19 lockdowns in […]

Democrats rejected Sanders’ case, that Bertagnolli had not demonstrated she would “take on the greed and power of the drug companies and health care industry […]

CDC director: Illness in China not caused by new pathogen

“The thing I’m concerned about is continuity of our surveillance data while this protest is playing out,” said Chad Gubala, a wastewater official in Juneau, […]

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

Still, abortion opponents’ hopes for Johnson remain high. Some influential conservative groups interpreted those remarks as a call to action, while others said it reflects […]

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

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

Many children have never previously encountered the viruses or bacteria that can cause illness, and are particularly susceptible. Still, last week’s demand by the World […]

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

“Efforts should be made to increase the opening of relevant clinics and treatment areas, extend service hours and increase the supply of medicines,” said ministry […]

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

Congenital syphilis, which was nearly eliminated at the turn of this century, jumped 755 percent over the last decade, according to CDC data released Tuesday, […]

While Bertagnolli won confirmation with ease, her road there was rocky. After President Joe Biden tapped her to lead NIH in May, Sen. Bernie Sanders […]

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

“It was stunning how many times senators on both sides of the aisle kept linking constituent problems with denying authorizations for care,” Sen. Ron Wyden […]

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

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

Since July, state health plan members seeking drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss must first take part in a clinical lifestyle […]