“You can harm someone at whatever pace you want, but you're still harming them,” said Harvard psychiatrist Alex Keuroghlian.

Congressional Republicans have advocated to slash federal spending by tying work requirements to Medicaid and SNAP.

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois would become one of the first states to make so-called crisis pregnancy centers subject to the same consumer fraud standards as car dealerships, retailers and service-based businesses under a bill that will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker.

Upon the measure becoming law, crisis pregnancy centers could be sued under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act if they...

Five Oklahoma families with transgender children and a doctor who treats transgender youths are challenging the state’s recently enacted ban on gender-affirming health care for minors, arguing the new law discriminates against transgender people and violates the right to parental autonomy guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. In a lawsuit filed late Tuesday in federal court, the families of...

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More than one in five U.S. adults who do not have a car and have limited access to public transit said in a recent poll they have forgone needed health care in the past year. The poll from the Urban Institute found that 21 percent of those without access to a car or reliable public…

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Across the country, schools are reporting rising cafeteria debt, and fewer kids are enrolling in their free and reduced price programs. Many states are moving to make meals free for all kids again.

Chatbots are just as accurate as doctors at answering patient questions and do it with more empathy, new study finds.

Democratic state attorneys general are finding successes that eluded them for years.

Doctors say they are reluctant to practice in abortion-banned states, where making the best decision for a patient could run afoul of the law. Even former President Donald Trump’s surgeon general is concerned about the repercussions for women’s health, writes KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner.

Cybersecurity attack against Amazon-owned online pharmacy PillPack exposed user health data

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan companies will be prohibited from firing or otherwise retaliating against workers for receiving an abortion under a bill signed Wednesday by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that amends the state's civil rights law.

Ron DeSantis did the 'white' thing in Florida, signing a bill that pulls all state funding from DEI programs at the state's public universities.

Lawsuits have now been filed by at least three local districts, claiming social media platforms are prioritizing profits over student wellbeing.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With her insurance about to run out and Republicans in her home state of Missouri ramping up rhetoric against gender-affirming health care , Erin Stille nervously visited a foreign pharmaceutical site as a “last resort” to ensure she could continue getting the hormones she needs.

Mifepristone is part of a two-drug combination that can end a pregnancy. It can also be used to manage a miscarriage.