Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed.
Category: Health
Birth control and abortion pill requests have surged since Donald Trump won the election
Hours after Donald Trump was elected president for the second time, Dr. Clayton Alfonso had two messages from patients seeking to replace their IUDs. Over the next few days, three women inquired about getting their tubes tied.
A healthy Thanksgiving: Illinois Department of Public Health provides tips for celebrating safely
Food poisoning and airborne viruses could put a damper on holiday festivities, officials say.
A look at how some of Donald Trump’s picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s overhaul
The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host.
As Americans are beyond burned out, Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry preaches the right to rest
In her new book, “We Will Rest! The Art of Escape,” the author and academic says you too can flee the toxic grind culture.
Heidi Stevens: University of North Texas bans words ‘race,’ ‘gender’ from course titles. What will the free speech on campus folks have to say?
The move ought to send a chill down the spine of every person who cares about free speech and free expression, writes Heidi Stevens.
167K pounds of ground beef products recalled by Michigan company
A Michigan company is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of ground beef products because of a possible E. coli contamination, the fourth major recall tied to a food-borne illness nationally in the past five months, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture release.
167K pounds of ground beef recalled for possible E. coli contamination
A recall has been issued for about 167,277 pounds of ground beef products because they could be contaminated with E. coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Anti-abortion groups, employers sue Pritzker over Illinois abortion law
The suit targets an Illinois law that requires state-regulated health insurers to cover abortions and medications to terminate pregnancies.
Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights.