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HHS investigating 13 states for ‘coercing’ healthcare providers to provide abortions
March 19, 2026·1 min read

HHS investigating 13 states for ‘coercing’ healthcare providers to provide abortions

Health Care News – Read More The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that it is launching investigations into 13 states for violating…

Mark Cuban says Trump Rx saving people ‘a lot of money’ on some drugs
March 19, 2026·1 min read

Mark Cuban says Trump Rx saving people ‘a lot of money’ on some drugs

Health Care News – Read More Billionaire enterpreneur Mark Cuban on Wednesday touted the federal government’s TrumpRx drug platform, saying the initiative is saving Americans money.…

Power outages can threaten the lives of medical device users – knowing who is most at risk will help cities respond
March 19, 2026·4 min read

Power outages can threaten the lives of medical device users – knowing who is most at risk will help cities respond

Health – The Conversation – Read More Many older adults rely on electric-powered medical equipment, such as portable oxygen and nebulizers that help them breathe. Westend61…

What’s the equivalent of a wheelchair for a person with schizophrenia? How psychiatric rehabilitation brings community into care
March 19, 2026·6 min read

What’s the equivalent of a wheelchair for a person with schizophrenia? How psychiatric rehabilitation brings community into care

Health – The Conversation – Read More Including employment support in psychiatric care can improve quality of life. Maskot/Getty Images Imagine your dream is to get…

Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind
March 19, 2026·6 min read

Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind

Health – The Conversation – Read More CT scans hold a wealth of information about a patient’s health that often gets overlooked. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty…

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential
March 18, 2026·5 min read

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

Health – The Conversation – Read More A cancer vaccine would only help patients if they were willing to take it. Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty…

Magic mushroom-infused products appear in Colorado gas stations – what public health officials want consumers to know
March 18, 2026·6 min read

Magic mushroom-infused products appear in Colorado gas stations – what public health officials want consumers to know

Health – The Conversation – Read More This isn’t the first time psilocybin-laced products have been found in Denver. John Moore/Getty Images A Denver food and…

My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports
March 18, 2026·6 min read

My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports

Health – The Conversation – Read More Physiological differences between women and men in sports may be far less pronounced in wheelchair basketball players. Steph Chambers/Staff…

Colleges struggle to keep up with growing mental health problems
March 18, 2026·1 min read

Colleges struggle to keep up with growing mental health problems

Health Care News – Read More Depression and suicidal ideation are stubbornly high among college students despite increased efforts by universities to combat the long-growing problem.…

Fewer Americans trust government’s childhood vaccine recommendations: Survey
March 18, 2026·1 min read

Fewer Americans trust government’s childhood vaccine recommendations: Survey

Health Care News – Read More Americans’ trust in the federal government’s recommendations for childhood vaccines has fallen in recent months, according to a new Axios/Ipsos…