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Anti-abortion groups pressure Trump, GOP leaders on ACA Hyde ‘flexibility’
January 10, 2026·1 min read

Anti-abortion groups pressure Trump, GOP leaders on ACA Hyde ‘flexibility’

Health Care News – Read More A coalition of leading anti-abortion groups on Friday urged President Trump along with House and Senate Republican leaders to hold firm in demanding strict protections against ObamaCare subsidies being used to…

Illness is more than just biological – medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease
January 9, 2026·6 min read

Illness is more than just biological – medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease

Health – The Conversation – Read More Lack of access to safe and affordable housing is harmful to health. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images…

Drugmakers Raise Prices on 350 Medications Amid Pressure to Cut Costs
January 9, 2026·5 min read

Drugmakers Raise Prices on 350 Medications Amid Pressure to Cut Costs

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More U.S. drug manufacturers are expected to raise prices on at least 350 prescription medications. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A new…

RFK Jr.’s vaccine moves put new focus on patchwork of state school standards
January 9, 2026·1 min read

RFK Jr.’s vaccine moves put new focus on patchwork of state school standards

Health Care News – Read More Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) childhood vaccine schedule is…

New US dietary guidelines recommend more protein and whole milk, less ultraprocessed foods
January 9, 2026·6 min read

New US dietary guidelines recommend more protein and whole milk, less ultraprocessed foods

Health – The Conversation – Read More The Dietary Guidelines for Americans shape nutrition policy in the U.S. and abroad. Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images Plus…

House GOP summons health insurance executives for hearing on affordability
January 9, 2026·1 min read

House GOP summons health insurance executives for hearing on affordability

Health Care News – Read More House Republicans on Thursday said they are summoning top health insurance executives to testify later this month as part of a series…

Kennedy shares fake ‘South Park’ clip promoting inverted food pyramid
January 9, 2026·1 min read

Kennedy shares fake ‘South Park’ clip promoting inverted food pyramid

Health Care News – Read More Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared an edited clip from the animated comedy series “South Park”…

Dem leaders challenge Thune to vote on 3-year ObamaCare extension
January 9, 2026·1 min read

Dem leaders challenge Thune to vote on 3-year ObamaCare extension

Health Care News – Read More Democratic leaders in both chambers are challenging Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to stage a vote on a three-year…

Utah becomes first state to allow AI to approve prescription refills
January 8, 2026·1 min read

Utah becomes first state to allow AI to approve prescription refills

Health Care News – Read More Utah is the first state to allow patients to renew medical prescriptions using artificial intelligence. The state on Tuesday announced…

RFK Jr. unveils new ‘upside down’ food pyramid
January 8, 2026·1 min read

RFK Jr. unveils new ‘upside down’ food pyramid

Health Care News – Read More The White House unveiled new dietary guidelines Wednesday, with officials calling it the “most significant reset of federal nutrition policy…