Leaders of the Native American Church of North America (NACNA) held multiple meetings with congressional offices this week to advocate that federal funding be dedicated toward efforts to preserve habitats where peyote can be grown. The psychedelic cacti is used in religious ceremonies that are already federally protected, but its supply is limited and NACNA […]

As abortion restrictions take effect across the South in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, cancer doctors are trying to decipher the laws. They’re grappling with how to discuss options with pregnant patients, who may be forced to choose whether to proceed or forgo lifesaving cancer treatments that can prove toxic for the fetus.

Second-term legislator Danielle Walker lost her effort to persuade the Republican state to protect abortion rights. But she remains optimistic.

Lack of stable housing while fighting cancer can be one of the risk factors most likely to increase mortality, researchers from UC San Diego School of Medicine revealed in a paper published Friday.

RAND says it’s “not unreasonable” that the lack of abortion access will make women more likely to leave service.

GOP Senate leaders "really don't want voters paying attention to the abortion bill their colleague Lindsey Graham (S.C.) introduced Tuesday." The measure "would establish a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with a limited set of exceptions for rape, incest and danger to the life of the mother. The ban would supersede existing state laws that allow more access to abortion, but -- critically -- not those that allow less." This means "California wouldn't get to set its own abortion policy, but Texas would. As HuffPost's Igor Bobic has noted, this is not what Graham suggested should happen after the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization."

An Ohio judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of the state's Republican-led ban on abortion after about six weeks following legal challenges by a Planned Parenthood affiliate and other abortion providers.

The codes used by U.S. medical providers to bill insurers haven’t caught up to the needs of trans patients or even international standards. Consequently, doctors are forced to get creative with what codes they use, or patients spend hours fighting big out-of-pocket bills.

In Michigan and Wisconsin, Republicans seem to be doing their best to infuriate women.

It’s not just about the money.

There has been a surge in union activism — including strikes and organizing efforts — in the last year that is being driven by factors far beyond pay rates and benefits packages.

Middle-income seniors are those who are unlikely to qualify for Medicaid but do not have adequate resources to pay for the housing and care options they need. The lead author called for efforts to be taken to improve the affordability of long-term care for seniors, particularly for those of lower income.

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Senate Democrats still haven't shored up the 10 Republicans they need to pass the bill, but they're optimistic that amendments will draw more support.

The tax agency got $15 million in the Inflation Reduction Act to study making its own free digital tax-filing platform, long a priority for Democrats.

The company will only offer the service, also known as “advanced provision,” in US states where it’s licensed to operate — California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine and New Mexico — all of which currently allow abortion.

A requirement under the U.S. law known as Obamacare that private insurance plans cover drugs that prevent HIV infection at no cost to patients violates both federal law and the Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, siding with conservative lawyers who had challenged the measure on religious grounds.

The legislation is part of a broader nationwide shift in drug policy that involves creating protections for marijuana users.

New AAMC guidelines on diversity and equity are a much-needed addition to medical education. "When data demonstrate the glaring inequities in healthcare, there should be no argument about the need to include these data in medical training."

The Developing and Nationalizing Key (DANK) Cannabis Research Act -- would set a federal marijuana research agenda and create a designation for universities to carry out cannabis studies with federal grant money, and protect them against federal sanctions for obtaining marijuana from state-legal dispensaries for study purposes.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this week that rape victims in his state can take Plan B, a pregnancy-preventing emergency contraceptive known as a "morning-after pill."