Healthcare

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

Hudson Crozier · October 16, 2026 4:11 pm

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

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives with a smile onstage at a campaign rally with President Donald Trump at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026.

Ken Paxton sues major baby food companies, alleging dangerous levels of heavy metals

Illinois doctor sued for leaving fetal remains in woman’s body in late-term abortion

Gabrielle M. Etzel March 24, 2025 3:11 pm

Close-up horizontal view of purple stethoscope.

More states requiring paid medical or sick leave

The Associated Press March 22, 2025 1:37 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 21, 2025.

Trump’s possible nominees for CDC director

Gabrielle M. Etzel March 22, 2025 6:00 am

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) questions the witnesses during a Senate Judiciary committee hearing on fentanyl, and the need for permanent class scheduling on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington.

Hawley questions Dr. Oz on transgender medicine for minors

Gabrielle M. Etzel March 20, 2025 5:55 pm

House leaders introduced legislation Tuesday to permanently replace a flawed, outdated Medicare payment formula that continually threatens to cut payments to doctors deeply.

Dozens of medical schools on DEI ‘watchlist’ as two face civil rights complaint

Kaelan Deese March 19, 2025 2:08 pm

RFK Jr. insider hired as White House special adviser

Gabrielle M. Etzel March 19, 2025 11:30 am

Maryland Senate passes bill unlocking millions in unused Obamacare funds to pay for abortions

Elaine Mallon March 19, 2025 9:36 am

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas charges midwife under state abortion ban

Gabrielle M. Etzel March 18, 2025 11:27 am

US births fell to lowest level in decades in 2023

Gabrielle M. Etzel March 18, 2025 9:50 am

HHS webpage declaring gun violence a public health crisis disappears

Jenny Goldsberry March 18, 2025 9:30 am

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Democrats aim to unite behind opposition to Medicaid cuts

Gabrielle M. Etzel March 18, 2025 4:00 am

Beef tallow: What to know about the seed oil alternative touted by RFK Jr.

Gabrielle M. Etzel March 17, 2025 3:31 pm