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Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you can take steps early on to help your body weather the hormonal shift
December 27, 2025·5 min read

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you can take steps early on to help your body weather the hormonal shift

Health – The Conversation – Read More Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via…

Deal to extend ObamaCare subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism
December 26, 2025·1 min read

Deal to extend ObamaCare subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism

Health Care News – Read More A key GOP senator is expressing optimism that Republicans and Democrats will agree to a deal that would extend expiring…

19 Democratic-led states and DC sue over Trump gender-affirming care crackdown
December 25, 2025·1 min read

19 Democratic-led states and DC sue over Trump gender-affirming care crackdown

Health Care News – Read More A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia late Tuesday sued the Trump administration, arguing a declaration from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…

Cannabis Reclassification Means Some Coverage For Medicare Recipients
December 25, 2025·8 min read

Cannabis Reclassification Means Some Coverage For Medicare Recipients

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Reclassification of cannabis will offer certain coverage for Medicare recipients. Image credit: Virginian Pilot/Getty Images A White House directive…

American Academy of Pediatrics sues RFK Jr. over funding cuts
December 25, 2025·1 min read

American Academy of Pediatrics sues RFK Jr. over funding cuts

Health Care News – Read More The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation’s largest professional organization of doctors who treat children, said Wednesday it is suing…

Explosion, fire reported at Silver Lake nursing home in Pennsylvania
December 24, 2025·1 min read

Explosion, fire reported at Silver Lake nursing home in Pennsylvania

Health Care News – Read More Explosions and fire at a nursing home outside Philadelphia killed at least two people, local and state officials said Tuesday. “We…

Department of Veterans Affairs quietly bans abortion services, counseling
December 24, 2025·1 min read

Department of Veterans Affairs quietly bans abortion services, counseling

Health Care News – Read More The Trump administration has quietly banned the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from providing abortion services to veterans and their…

Eating high-fat cheese could lower dementia risk, study suggests
December 24, 2025·1 min read

Eating high-fat cheese could lower dementia risk, study suggests

Health Care News – Read More An observational study found people who ate 50 grams or more of high-fat cheese enjoyed a lower risk of dementia…

Fewer people would recommend MMR vaccine: Survey
December 24, 2025·1 min read

Fewer people would recommend MMR vaccine: Survey

Health Care News – Read More As measles cases continue to spread across the country, a survey released Monday shows a “small but significant drop” in the…

Trump’s marijuana order throws lifeline to hemp industry
December 24, 2025·1 min read

Trump’s marijuana order throws lifeline to hemp industry

Health Care News – Read More President Trump threw the hemp industry a lifeline with his order to speed up marijuana rescheduling and launch Medicare coverage…