Healthcare Policy

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

Healthcare

FDA Accelerates Approval for Eli Lilly's Oral Weight-Loss Drug Foundayo

Federal regulators granted accelerated approval to Eli Lilly's Foundayo, an oral weight-loss medication, marking a signi

Apr 1

Healthcare

Plastic Chemicals DEHP and DINP Linked to Millions of Premature Births, Tens of Thousands of Newborn Deaths

Two common plastic-softening chemicals, DEHP and DINP, were significantly associated with millions of premature births a

Apr 1

Healthcare

Healthcare Costs Surpass Economy as Top Voter Concern in New National Poll

Healthcare has returned as the top domestic concern for Americans, surpassing economic issues for the first time since 2

Mar 31

Healthcare

Poll: Majority of Americans Say Trump Administration Falls Short on 'Make America Healthy Again' Pledge

A new Politico poll reveals a majority of Americans believe the Trump administration has failed to sufficiently advance

Mar 30