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GOP senator: ObamaCare messaging ‘very challenging,’ polls ‘asking the wrong questions’
October 7, 2025·4 min read

GOP senator: ObamaCare messaging ‘very challenging,’ polls ‘asking the wrong questions’

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Democrats are taking Republicans “hostage” with their demands to extend ObamaCare tax credits, but he…

Cheryl Hines: ‘Disappointing’ Kennedy family has split with RFK Jr.
October 7, 2025·3 min read

Cheryl Hines: ‘Disappointing’ Kennedy family has split with RFK Jr.

Health Care News – Read More Cheryl Hines says she finds Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s falling out with his relatives “disappointing,”…

Young Adults Who Stay Heart Healthy Have Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk
October 7, 2025·5 min read

Young Adults Who Stay Heart Healthy Have Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More A new study found that young adults in good cardiovascular health tended to maintain it as they got older.…

The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists
October 7, 2025·8 min read

The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists

Health Care | Vox – Read More Demonstrators protest against conversion therapy outside the US Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguments in Chiles v.…

Schumer: ‘Greene is absolutely right’ on health care demands
October 7, 2025·3 min read

Schumer: ‘Greene is absolutely right’ on health care demands

Health Care News – Read More Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) touted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) call to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies,…

Why are US medicines so darn expensive?
October 7, 2025·5 min read

Why are US medicines so darn expensive?

Health Care | Vox – Read More US President Donald Trump and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House.…

1 gene, 1 disease no more – acknowledging the full complexity of genetics could improve and personalize medicine
October 7, 2025·6 min read

1 gene, 1 disease no more – acknowledging the full complexity of genetics could improve and personalize medicine

Health – The Conversation – Read More A whole lot more than just one genetic mutation determines whether and how disease develops. lvcandy/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty…

Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks
October 7, 2025·5 min read

Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks

Health – The Conversation – Read More Xerius Jackson, age 7, gets an MMR vaccine during the Texas measles outbreak in March 2025. Jan Sonnenmair via…

The Movement: FDA mifepristone blow jolts anti-abortion strategy
October 7, 2025·10 min read

The Movement: FDA mifepristone blow jolts anti-abortion strategy

Health Care News – Read More To anti-abortion activists who worked diligently to help President Trump win in 2024 and deliver a Republican trifecta, the Food and Drug…

Should you be gluten-free if you don’t have celiac disease?
October 7, 2025·2 min read

Should you be gluten-free if you don’t have celiac disease?

Health Care News – Read More Gluten-free diets have surged in popularity in recent years, even among people who don’t have an intolerance to protein. Gluten…