Public Health Survived the Pandemic. Now It Fights Politics.
Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with ...
Keir Starmer abolishes NHS England to bring health service back to ‘heart of government’
Sir Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England to bring the health service back into government control in an attempt to cut ...
Health officials prepare for measles spread as disinformation threatens already low vaccination rates
In efforts to prevent even broader spread, public health officials in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma are working around the ...
Government shutdown blame game: Why Schumer, Senate Democrats are in a pickle
Democrats are livid at the Trump administration's slash-and-burn changes to the federal government, and they're under intense pressure from their constituents to fight back. But they also fear the ...
RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, at a Steak ’n Shake with Fox News host ...
U.S. health care system wastes too much money. DOGE might be the right solution. | Opinion
The entrenched lobbying power of insurance companies, pharmaceutical giants, hospitals, and even doctors associations ...
Live updates: Schumer signals he'll vote to advance GOP bill to avoid a shutdown; Trump threatens 200% tariff on E.U. alcohol
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to ...
Gov. Polis warns about Medicaid cuts by Congress, criticizes tariffs on Canada, supports ICE going after criminals
Gov. Jared Polis warned Thursday of the impact of potential Medicaid cuts in Colorado, reiterated his support for federal ...
‘Equivalent of torture:’ Beshear slams bill on conversion therapy, Medicaid trans health care
If you think you’re passing the right things, you don’t have to hide it,” Beshear said of a late-game committee substitute ...
Why is NHS England being axed – and will it save the government money?
NHS England will be abolished with the loss of 9,000 jobs to divert more money to frontline services and bring management “back into democratic control”. Sir Keir Starmer said an “arms-length” body ...
Opinion
Cuts to EPA, other federal agencies threaten our health
Bridget Lynch was hired as a physical scientist at the U.S. EPA Region 5 in January and fired in February. She joined other federal workers and supporters for a rally in Federal Plaza on Feb. 18 to ...
Starmer announces axing of NHS England to ‘cut bureaucracy’ in health service
Sir Keir Starmer has announced NHS England will be abolished to "cut bureaucracy" and bring management of the health service ...