Healthcare Policy

Healthcare

Late-Season Respiratory Virus Surge Challenges Public Health Systems

Respiratory viruses are persisting beyond typical seasonal patterns, with RSV activity expected to continue into April a

Apr 9

Healthcare

HHS Secretary Kennedy Launches Podcast to Challenge Official Health Narratives

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a podcast to directly challenge government health

Apr 8

Healthcare

U.S. Smoking Rate Dips Below 10%, But Millions Remain Addicted as Nicotine Landscape Shifts

The U.S. adult smoking rate has dropped below 10%, a historic milestone. However, this still represents tens of millions

Apr 8

Healthcare

Kennedy's Revised Vaccine Panel Charter Expands Membership Criteria After Judicial Rebuke

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has published a revised charter for the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, expanding memb

Apr 7

Healthcare

Record Specialist Wait Times Escalate into Public Health Crisis

Specialist wait times have reached record lengths, with averages of 31 days and some fields like rheumatology stretching

Apr 7

Healthcare

Public Health Funding Cuts Follow Historic Pattern of Boom and Bust, Analysis Shows

Historical analysis reveals current public health funding cuts follow a century-old pattern, with preventable deaths and

Apr 7

Healthcare

Corporate Consolidation in Healthcare Raises Systemic Patient Safety Concerns

As hospitals consolidate into corporate systems, systemic pressures on staffing and efficiency create environments where

Apr 5

Healthcare

FDA Flags 3.1 Million Eye Drops in Class II Recall Over Sterility Concerns

A California pharmaceutical firm is voluntarily recalling more than 3.1 million bottles of eye drops distributed nationw

Apr 3

Healthcare

Measles Alert at O'Hare Terminal 5 as National Case Count Nears 1,600

Health authorities in Illinois issued a public warning about potential measles exposure at Chicago's O'Hare Internationa

Apr 2

Healthcare

CDC Halts Key Disease Testing Amid Agency Restructuring Under Kennedy

The CDC has paused diagnostic testing for rabies and over two dozen other infectious diseases, part of broader agency ch

Apr 2

Healthcare

Sanders, Wyden Pressure GOP Chairs to Grill Health Insurance CEOs Over Profits, Affordability Crisis

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden are urging Republican committee chairs to convene hearings with major health insuranc

Apr 2

Healthcare

GOP Senators Stall Trump's Surgeon General Pick Over Qualifications, MAHA Agenda

Casey Means's nomination for surgeon general is frozen in the Senate, with Republican holdouts citing her lapsed medical

Apr 2