Jan 01 Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender-affirming care By Associated Press The complaint argues that denying coverage of gender-affirming care is sex-based discrimination and asks the personnel office to rescind the policy. Continue reading
Jan 01 Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes By Ali Swenson, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of… Continue reading
Dec 31 Bans on using SNAP funds for soda, candy and other foods take effect in some states Jan. 1 By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact new waivers prohibiting purchase of certain foods through the SNAP program. Continue reading
Dec 30 Healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight By Albert Stumm, Associated Press Added sugars are difficult to quickly spot because many companies use clever marketing to distract consumers, said Nicole Avena, a professor of neuroscience and psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical School and Princeton University… Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached By Devi Shastri, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press While every state applied for money from the Rural Health Transformation Program, it won't be distributed equally. And critics worry that the funding might be pulled back if a state's policies don't match up with the administration's. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 6:48 Art programs give hope to veterans facing PTSD By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz Post-traumatic stress disorder is common among veterans, with 10% of men and nearly 20% of women reporting having symptoms at some point in their lives. But could exposure to more arts programming be the needed prescription for those who have… Continue watching
Dec 24 Investigators sift through wreckage of Pennsylvania nursing home after deadly explosion By Mingson Lau, Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Construction crews and drones searched the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home Wednesday, a day after a powerful explosion killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building and left several residents unaccounted for. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 8:56 Reiner deaths renew conversations for families struggling with mental illness, addiction By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas The murders of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, allegedly by their son, have renewed difficult conversations for families struggling with mental illness and addiction. Someone who traveled that path is Virginia state Sen. Cree Deeds. His 24-year-old son, who… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 4:39 Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz joins Geoff Bennett for our 'Settle In' podcast By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane In the latest episode of our podcast, "Settle In," Geoff Bennett speaks with Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, an epidemiologist and author of the "Health Nerd" blog. He's spent years helping people understand the data behind the news they see about their health. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 6:46 As medication costs rise, decreasing insurance coverage has deadly consequences By Marisa Wojcik, Wisconsin Public Television The rising cost of health care is among Americans’ biggest worries, according to recent year-end polls. Insurance coverage for prescription drugs has been decreasing as their prices have been increasing. As PBS Wisconsin’s Marisa Wojcik reports, not all health plans… Continue watching