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Stimulant users are caught in fatal ‘fourth wave’ of opioid epidemic
Nationwide, illicit stimulants mixed with fentanyl were the most common drugs found in fentanyl-related overdoses.
How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch
It’s unclear how far the administration would go to discourage vaccination, but if levels drop enough, vaccine-preventable illnesses and deaths might soar.
Make America Healthy Again: An unconventional movement that may have found its moment
Nonmainstream doctors and leaders are wielding muscle in shaping Trump’s health policies.
Washington power has shifted. Here’s how the ACA may shift, too
Republican party leaders are making a to-do list for the Affordable Care Act.
Tribal health leaders say feds haven’t treated syphilis outbreak as a public health emergency
The NIHB has urged the Department of Health and Human Services to declare a public health emergency as an alarming syphilis outbreak, which disproportionately affects Native Americans, continues.
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Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress
Mounting research shows the U.S. has made almost no progress in eliminating racial disparities in key health indicators, even as political and public health leaders vowed to do so.
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Mothering over meds: Docs say common treatment for opioid-exposed babies isn’t necessary
Amid what has been called the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic, doctors and researchers are replacing the old drug regimen with the simplest care: parenting.
Big chains are paid $23.55 to fill a blood pressure prescription. Small drugstores get $1.51
Independent pharmacists say pharmacy benefit managers not only create higher costs but also make it harder for patients to access medications.
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Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care
Ride-hailing companies are ferrying people to emergency rooms, kidney dialysis, cancer care, physical therapy and other medical visits.
Voters fret high medical bills are being ignored by presidential rivals
Health care hasn’t figured prominently on the campaign trail this fall. These voters wish it would.