Indiana Takes On Powerful Hospitals by Capping Prices They Charge Employers
Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost of healthcare, Republican-controlled Indiana is trying a traditionally liberal tactic…
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States are changing fire codes to make housing cheaper. Some safety experts are worried.
A construction worker balances atop a roof. States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower…
How is America doing on her 250th birthday?
(Bill Chizek/iStock Images) As we pause to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, we should take the time to evaluate her well-being.…
Childbirth left a Missouri mother paralyzed. Childcare access helped her heal
Danielle Stewart looks at her 11-year-old daughter, Marilyn, as they get ready for the day at their Ladue home. Stewart…
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue
Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman…
Several Republican-led states rebrand Pride Month
City officials from Lansing, Mich., raise a Pride flag over the Lansing City Council at the beginning of this month.…
Trump administration tightens oversight of state Medicaid demonstration programs
A man gets a checkup at a mobile health clinic in Parlier, Calif. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Elder abuse reports in Missouri continue to rise. Experts still consider them an undercount
The Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City on May 12 (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Department of Health and Senior…
Family planning organizations sue Trump administration over Title X funding announcement
Various birth control pills available at a Planned Parenthood in Austin, Texas. The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association…
Arrests of Immigrant Parents Create Mental Health Crisis for Children
LOS ANGELES — Damian Zermeño, 15, sensed something was wrong the moment he got home from school. His aunt sat…
Missouri judge strikes down nearly all state abortion regulations
A ruling by a Jackson County judge opened the door for access to medication abortion in Missouri for the first…
Trump changes pregnancy-prevention program to promote childbearing
A couple sits with their newborn inside their Bentonville, Arkansas, home. The Trump administration is shifting the federal Title X…
Nationwide survey shows ongoing struggles for pregnant patients on Medicaid
A pregnant patient receives an examination at the Southern Birth Justice Network’s mobile midwifery unit in Miami earlier this year.…
Readers Curse Medical Debt and Defend Spelling Therapy
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Sandwiched Between Caring for Kids and Aging Parents? Reach Out for Resources
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FTC, 4 states sue trans healthcare nonprofit over gender-affirming treatment
Advocates for transgender rights rallied outside the Statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey, on Jan. 5, 2026, to demand lawmakers pass…