Health Nov 04 Shorter days and dark afternoons can trigger depression. Here's how to fight back By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
Health Nov 02 What to know about the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period People signing up for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2027 should expect higher premiums and fewer options. The enrollment period starts Sunday and ends in mid-January. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Health Oct 29 Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid work requirement rule forcing proof of medical frailty Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration in June over the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidance tied to the 2025 law known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill."… By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Health Oct 28 AP report: FDA scientists opposed the Trump administration's move to ease peptides access A plan to give people in the United States easier access to unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was opposed by most Food and Drug Administration scientific staff members, who had limited input in drafting… By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Health Oct 23 Watch 9:02 Medicare Advantage cuts leave millions scrambling to find coverage Health care costs are climbing, putting new pressure on millions of Americans and raising questions about the coverage they can afford. The challenges extend to Medicare Advantage. In some parts of the country, insurers are pulling out of markets or… By Geoff Bennett, Molly Mazilu
Oct 22 Watch 7:06 Christina Applegate's experience highlights challenges of diagnosing MS By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant When actor Christina Applegate revealed that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis, it triggered not only an outpouring of empathy for her, but raised important questions about how often people are told they have the condition when they don’t. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 8:34 How Idaho's abortion ban reshaped reproductive care and fueled a fight for change By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford This November, voters in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri and Idaho will decide on the future of reproductive rights. In deeply red Idaho, a citizen-led initiative faces an uphill battle to restore some abortion rights. Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports on whether… Continue watching
Oct 20 Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed and does not have MS By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Applegate revealed that despite the misdiagnosis, she still has “every symptom of someone with MS,” adding, “I still have to use wheelchairs when I go to the doctor’s office. I can’t walk from the car to the room.”… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 6:11 Pennsylvania doctor urges vaccination as measles outbreak grows By Jackson Hudgins, Amna Nawaz The CDC has confirmed more than 4,000 cases of measles this year as the country grapples with the largest outbreak of the highly infectious virus in 35 years. Nearly a fifth of cases comprise children under the age of five,… Continue watching
Oct 14 Iowa's water quality and cancer rates forced into forefront of state politics By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Chemical fertilizers and animal waste contain nitrates and phosphorus that can get washed with rain or snowmelt into the state’s rivers. That affects Iowa’s more liberal urban centers which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water. Continue reading