Hospitals that offer gender-affirming care to minors will be forced to forgo federal insurance funding under a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, part of an effort by the Trump administration to curtail the practice.

The Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it will roll out a cross-agency plan to ...Read more

For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to larger-than-expected costs.

Concerned shoppers, wondering if there’s anything they can do, are consulting insurance brokers or talking to ...Read more

MIAMI – Florida’s surgeon general wants to do away with all state vaccine mandates. But the first step in his plan targets four specific vaccines.

Earlier this month, the Department of Health had a meeting during which officials unveiled a proposal to drop the requirement for the chickenpox; the Hepatitis B; the Haemophilus influenzae type ...Read more

When Su Wang was in medical school, she donated blood. That’s when she learned she was infected with hepatitis B, a virus that attacks the liver and can lead to cancer and death decades later.

“I was 18, healthy, in college,” she said. “And suddenly I had a chronic illness I didn’t even know about.”

Born in Florida in 1975, Wang ...Read more

If federal subsidies for marketplace health insurance plans expire at the end of the year, Idahoans on the most “vulnerable fringes” will feel the effects first, Idaho state Rep. Ilana Rubel, a Boise Democrat, said Tuesday.

But it won’t be long until the loss of those subsidies, which keep insurance premiums low for people on Affordable ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In the first 90 days after the Palisades and Eaton fires erupted in January, the caseload at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s emergency room looked different from the norm.

There were 46% more visits for heart attacks than typically occurred during the same time period over the previous seven years. Visits for respiratory ...Read more

WASHINGTON — An effort to force a vote on Democrats’ proposal to extend expiring tax subsidies for three years reached the required signatures, after four Republicans signed on to the discharge petition Wednesday morning.

The discharge petition triggers a vote on a clean three-year extension of the enhanced subsidies under the Affordable ...Read more

A handful of moderate Republican lawmakers Wednesday joined congressional Democrats to force a vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits that could avert skyrocketing insurance premiums for more than 20 million Americans, even as GOP leaders bulldozed ahead with a doomed plan of their own that would allow the aid to expire.

Four GOP ...Read more

Congressional Republicans bulldozed ahead Wednesday with a doomed health bill that wouldn’t extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that could avert skyrocketing insurance premiums for more than 20 million Americans on Jan. 1.

House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected efforts by some Republican moderates to win a vote on an amendment that would call...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When Greg heard about the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, and the alleged involvement of their son Nick, the news struck a painfully familiar chord.

It wasn't the violence that resonated, but rather the heartache and desperation that comes with loving a family member who suffers from an illness that the best efforts and ...Read more

When retirees map out income in retirement, most think about their tax bracket, investment returns and required minimum distributions (RMDs).

What often gets overlooked is how Medicare premiums can rise dramatically if income crosses certain thresholds — a penalty known as the income-related monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA).

For higher-...Read more

For years, even decades, common wisdom was that if you wanted to eat a heart-healthy diet, you should avoid eating eggs, which are high in cholesterol. Actually, egg whites were given a pass, because the yolks contain all the cholesterol. The rationale was that dietary cholesterol would raise levels of cholesterol in the blood, especially LDL (�...Read more

How we eat during the holidays can be much different than what we normally eat the rest of the year. One big change during this season? Your fiber intake may take a hit. Consuming enough dietary fiber daily supports your health in many ways, so check out these dietitian-approved tips for eating more fiber during the holiday season.

1. Start ...Read more

Sticking to an exercise program is a major commitment. It takes time, dedication, and hard work to reap benefits such as stronger muscles, increased endurance, better balance, and sharper thinking. The last thing you want to do is undermine your efforts.

But it’s easy to make workout mistakes that wind up hurting you, such as doing an ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother had lingering hoarseness and a sore throat. When he finally went to the doctor, he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer. He’s in treatment, but it’s been tough. Chemo makes him sick, and radiation is doing a number on his throat and salivary glands, making it hard to eat. He’s on a feeding tube, but he has lost a ...Read more

John Weiser, a doctor and researcher, has treated people with HIV since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. He joined the CDC’s HIV prevention team in 2011 to help lead its Medical Monitoring Project, the only in-depth survey of HIV across the United States. The project has shaped the country’s response to the epidemic over two ...Read more

Nancy Hunt arrived at an emergency room from a Genesis HealthCare nursing home in Pennsylvania in such dreadful shape, including maggots infesting her gangrened foot, that the hospital called an elder abuse hotline and then the police, her son alleged in a lawsuit.

Hunt died five days later. Her death certificate said the foot injury was a “...Read more

Illinois should continue to recommend that nearly all newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, a state advisory committee decided Tuesday, in a move that could represent another break with federal vaccine guidance.

The Illinois Department of Public Health Immunization Advisory Committee voted unanimously Tuesday that Illinois “reaffirm and...Read more