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Some RFK Jr. allies see MAHA strategy as ‘missed opportunity’
September 11, 2025·4 min read

Some RFK Jr. allies see MAHA strategy as ‘missed opportunity’

Health Care News – Read More Tuesday’s long-awaited “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) report steered clear of calling for regulation of the pesticide and food industries,…

Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake
September 11, 2025·7 min read

Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake

Health – The Conversation – Read More Under medical privacy regulations, health care providers can disclose health information in response to a subpoena, but they are…

Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards
September 11, 2025·5 min read

Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards

Health – The Conversation – Read More Driving under the influence of drugs – be it prescription, legal or illegal – is just as deadly as…

What RFK Jr. gets wrong — and right — according to a public health expert
September 11, 2025·7 min read

What RFK Jr. gets wrong — and right — according to a public health expert

Health Care | Vox – Read More US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made challenging the public health establishment the center of his agenda.…

U.S. Depression Rates Remain Historically High, New Gallup Poll Shows
September 10, 2025·5 min read

U.S. Depression Rates Remain Historically High, New Gallup Poll Shows

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Loneliness and financial strain are contributing to rising depression rates in the United States. Johner Images/Getty Images A new…

Abbott moves to ban THC sales to minors in Texas
September 10, 2025·2 min read

Abbott moves to ban THC sales to minors in Texas

Health Care News – Read More Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued an executive order on Wednesday directing state agencies to ban the sale of THC…

Democrats can’t save democracy by shutting down the government
September 10, 2025·12 min read

Democrats can’t save democracy by shutting down the government

Health Care | Vox – Read More Chuck Schumer’s Democrats have less of a democratic mandate than Newt Gingrich’s did in 1996 or John Boehner’s in…

COVID no longer a top 10 cause of death: CDC
September 10, 2025·2 min read

COVID no longer a top 10 cause of death: CDC

Health Care News – Read More The U.S. death rate has dropped to pre-pandemic levels as COVID-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of…

Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
September 10, 2025·7 min read

Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system

Health – The Conversation – Read More Dr. Maryssa Miller speaks to fellow union members outside George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., in 2024. Maansi…

Dozens of skin, hair products recalled over potentially ‘life-threatening’ bacteria
September 10, 2025·2 min read

Dozens of skin, hair products recalled over potentially ‘life-threatening’ bacteria

Health Care News – Read More A DermaRite Industries hand soap recall has been expanded to more than 30 products, including deodorant, lotions, shampoo, hand sanitizer…