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Baystate Health faces growing pressure over transgender care, insurance ties in dueling protests
SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has come under pressure this week after two protests outside of its corporate offices demanded the hospital system reinstate gender-affirming care for youth and advocate for a public healthcare system. On…
Labor Department to propose expansion of association health plans, which could lower insurance costs for some workers
The Trump administration is preparing to propose a rule to address the definition of 'employer' as it pertains to health plans offered by associations. Depending on the specifics of the proposal, it could potentially lower costs for certain…
El-Sayed drops his left rhetoric at Michigan rallies
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed appeared at two campaign events Wednesday—an afternoon event in Ann Arbor, where he was joined by Michigan congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Maryland congressman Jamie Raskin, and a larger…
Trump and Kennedy's health industry deals haven't been enforced and are at risk of vanishing
In the thick of his competitive reelection race in Michigan, Republican Rep. Tom Barrett joined Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a sprawling 400-acre apple orchard, farm, and winery. They touted Trump administration…
The FDA just approved this year's Covid vaccines - here's what you need to know
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved updated Covid vaccines as cases of coronavirus continue to surge this month across the nation. The shots made by drugmakers Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Novavax-Sanofi target the most dominant…
1 in 3 young American women have never had a life-saving cancer screening
Nearly one in three young American women has never been screened for cervical cancer, a new national study has found. The number of women going without a screening has more than doubled in less than 20 years, even though screening is one of the…
Abandoned New Orleans landmark is finally getting a new life 21 years after Katrina
In the chaos of Hurricane Katrina, Charity Hospital in New Orleans became a scene of heartbreak and heroism, with doctors scrambling to keep patients alive without power or functioning medical equipment while floodwaters trapped them inside its…
How Obamacare changed healthcare
Health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act is plummeting. Nearly 3 million fewer Americans now have insurance through the program, popularly known as Obamacare, compared to last year, according to federal data released in June.
Friday Short Cuts
'The problem, according to the Trump administration, is a country that has been invaded — a country that is at risk physically because of the presence of people from other countries. That is a fake problem. That is not a real…
I turned to AI when my doctor couldn't fix my back pain. It actually helped
A few months ago, I injured my back, resulting in debilitating nighttime pain. To make matters worse, the pain meds my doctor prescribed weren't working, and I hadn't gotten a good night's rest for weeks. Desperate and sleep-deprived, I decided it…
Gov. DeSantis calls grand jury report on $10M Medicaid diversion a 'hoax,' while Jolly pushes for new investigation
In the wake of CBS News Miami reporting that a state grand jury had found his administration misappropriated $10 million of taxpayer money into the Hope Florida Foundation, Governor Ron DeSantis angrily denounced the investigation and continued to…
The most important retirement conversation may be the hardest to have
Guest: Thiago Glieger Title: Certified financial planner, RMG Advisors Summary: Most couples build a retirement plan around the assumption that they'll navigate retirement together. But every retirement plan eventually becomes a one-person plan.
The 9/11 trial is finally coming to the TikTok generation
On June 5, 2028, the alleged mastermind of the worst terror attack in United States history is finally due to stand trial. America has taken its time. So much time, in fact, that the country doing the prosecuting is almost unrecognizable from the…
Longtime GOP staffers abandon Republicans to work for Democrats
Republican staffers are abandoning the GOP to work for Democratic candidates in two Senate races Democrats hope to flip in the 2026 midterms. Democrats are hoping to expand the Senate battleground into more conservative states that backed President…
Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover
Patrick Norton, Tulane University senior vice president, chief operating officer and treasurer, right, and Jeff Benjamin, vice president of facilities and campus development, talk in a hallway inside the old Charity Hospital building Wednesday…
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