Healthcare

Rep. Kevin Mullin meets with PANOS members in a September press conference in front of the Capitol Building.

Nitrous oxide deaths spur push for tighter restrictions on recreational sales

Rena Rowe · October 19, 2026 5:00 am

Abdul el Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks during a campaign rally at the UAW Region 1 Union Hall, Aug. 2, 2026, in Warren, Mich.

El Sayed spends thousands on private security while proposing social workers for 911 response

Krista Hawkins, president of Students for Life, Sens. Patty Murray, Chuck Shumer and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

Senate Democrats pressure EPA to drop abortion pill water quality study

Collage of President Donald Trump and transgender flags.

HHS issues ‘final demand’ to medical organizations on gender transitions for minors

A life-size statue of Pope Leo XIV stands on display outside a church in the Barranco neighborhood of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, a month before the pope's visit to Peru.

What to know about Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis

Rubio pushes back on surgeon general prescriptions for parental anxiety

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 11, 2024 10:40 am

9/11-related illnesses have killed more FDNY than attack itself

Brady Knox September 11, 2024 8:52 am

Presidential debate: Trump denies consulting with Vance about vetoing a federal abortion ban

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 10, 2024 10:41 pm

Harris vs. Trump: Fact-checking late-term abortion debate

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 10, 2024 10:06 pm

House Republicans clash with Cuomo over nursing home deaths

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 10, 2024 5:16 pm

Cuomo more involved in COVID-19 nursing home policy than he admits: House GOP

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 9, 2024 6:07 pm

House Republicans probe CMS scheme to lower Medicare premiums before election

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 9, 2024 2:30 pm

Biden’s $6.6 billion union fight with Medicare contractor lands on lawmakers’ doorsteps

Ramsey Touchberry September 9, 2024 10:00 am

FILE - Bottles of alcohol sit on shelves at a bar in Houston on June 23, 2020. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods starting in the 2010s have thrown cold water on that.

House Republicans press Biden agencies in feud over health effects of alcohol

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 6, 2024 3:47 pm

Youth e-cigarette use drops to lowest in a decade

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 5, 2024 3:03 pm

Ohio judge strikes down laws restricting abortion pill access

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 5, 2024 10:24 am

Voters in swing states want federal abortion law: Poll

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 4, 2024 12:10 pm