For CMS administrator, a focus on maternal health The White House’s top Medicaid official ... Saturday during the Aspen Ideas: Health conference. The fiscal 2023 omnibus appropriations law made permanent a program providing an extension of Medicaid ... 06/25/2024 - 7:00 pm | View Link
Election 2024 updates: Trump gag order hearing in documents case ends without a ruling who attended the fundraiser and answered a few questions after the event, said Trump didn’t talk about Hunter Biden or his running mate selection but did “express his disregard with the current ... 06/24/2024 - 3:21 pm | View Link
Heyday Health raises $12.5M to scale house calls combined with telehealth for Medicare patients Heyday Health launched three years ago to provide primary care to seniors by blending traditional house calls with 21st-century innovation ... so they don't need to wait until the next time a care ... 06/23/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Measure to prevent violence in hospitals picks up amendment, new interest This story references suicide. If you need help, you can call 988 to speak with a trained listener, or visit 988lifeline.org for crisis chat services and more information. A measure directing Ohio ... 06/16/2024 - 9:50 pm | View Link
Pregnant, Addicted and Fighting the Pull of Drugs Many pregnant women who struggle with drugs put off prenatal care, feeling ashamed and judged. But as fatal overdoses rise, some clinics see pregnancy as an ideal time to help them confront addiction. 06/15/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. It was the biggest assault on Kenya’s government in decades.
The government wanted to raise funds to pay off debt, but Kenyans said the bill caused more economic pain as millions struggle to get by.
Imagine you have a serious talk with your partner—yet when you bring it up a couple weeks later, they say: “We never had that conversation! You must be thinking of something else.” Or your boss gives you an assignment but omits crucial information, later berating you for falling short and claiming you were provided with the exact instructions you know you never received.
On June 25, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a landmark Advisory on Firearm Violence, declaring the United States’ gun violence epidemic a public health crisis. Dr. Murthy detailed the devastating and far-reaching impact of firearm violence on the health and well-being of the country, noting that is now the leading cause of death Americans 19 and younger.
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For gun violence prevention activists, advocates and funders, the Surgeon General’s proclamation is a sad, but important validation of a decades-long effort.
A little girl had something “crazy” to announce to the world at the start of Glastonbury Festival 2024 on Wednesday: she has a boyfriend.
When BBC reporter Colin Patterson asked 5-year-old Elske to elaborate on her new boyfriend, the little girl proceeded to share his name, proudly sharing it is “Toby Ogden.” Patterson then turned to her parents, who amusingly had differing opinions on the boy.
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“It’s a no from me,” the girl’s father told Patterson, teasing, while her mother adopted a more positive attitude.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
The justices threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana, Missouri and other parties in their claims that officials in the Democratic administration leaned on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
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The case is among several before the court this term that affect social media companies in the context of free speech.
The fury among liberals over news of an upside-down flag — a “Stop the Steal” symbol — flying in Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s yard was the just latest in a constant barrage of ethical controversies tied to the Court.
Over the past year, news outlets have uncovered extravagant trips and gifts Justices Alito and Clarence Thomas received from wealthy benefactors, often without disclosing them as required by federal law.