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Trump’s Medicaid fraud crackdown may sound sensible, but it could harm Americans who require long-term care
April 30, 2026·7 min read

Trump’s Medicaid fraud crackdown may sound sensible, but it could harm Americans who require long-term care

Health – The Conversation – Read More U.S. Vice President JD Vance listens as Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,…

Colorectal, Thyroid Cancer Risk May Be Higher for Males With Infertility
April 30, 2026·4 min read

Colorectal, Thyroid Cancer Risk May Be Higher for Males With Infertility

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Research shows a possible association between male infertility and the risk of certain cancers. Image Credit: Fiordaliso/Getty Images A…

Inside the booming, gray-market world of injectable peptides 
April 30, 2026·1 min read

Inside the booming, gray-market world of injectable peptides 

Health Care News – Read More Injectable peptides are all the rage for many health-conscious Americans, thanks in part to the hype coming from the nation’s…

FDA affirms safety of infant formula from heavy metals
April 30, 2026·1 min read

FDA affirms safety of infant formula from heavy metals

Health Care News – Read More The U.S. infant formula supply is largely safe from contaminants, according to new testing results announced Wednesday by the Food…

Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much-needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug
April 30, 2026·5 min read

Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much-needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug

Health – The Conversation – Read More The new federal classification of marijuana regulates only medical use; recreational use is still determined by state laws. tvirbickis/iStock…

Cases of drug-resistant salmonella, several among kids, linked to outbreak; CDC issues warning
April 29, 2026·1 min read

Cases of drug-resistant salmonella, several among kids, linked to outbreak; CDC issues warning

Health Care News – Read More Roughly a dozen of the cases are among children younger than 5. 

Cases of drug-resistant salmonella, several among kids, linked to outbreak; CDC issues warning
April 29, 2026·1 min read

Cases of drug-resistant salmonella, several among kids, linked to outbreak; CDC issues warning

Health Care News – Read More Roughly a dozen of the cases are among children younger than 5. 

How the concept of ‘medical freedom’ is reshaping the military’s decades-long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops’ readiness
April 29, 2026·5 min read

How the concept of ‘medical freedom’ is reshaping the military’s decades-long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops’ readiness

Health – The Conversation – Read More Vaccine mandates in the U.S. military are nearly as old as the country itself. jacoblund/iStock via Getty Images Plus…

Wearable glucose monitors offer real-time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers
April 29, 2026·7 min read

Wearable glucose monitors offer real-time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers

Health – The Conversation – Read More Continuous glucose monitors once required a prescription but can now be purchased over the counter. Jesus Rodriguez/iStock via Getty…

More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking
April 29, 2026·5 min read

More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking

Health – The Conversation – Read More COPD puts people at risk for many other adverse health conditions. AndreyPopov/iStock via Getty Images Plus The Conversation, CC…