“Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients ‘simply choose not to work’ and ‘spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.’”

Scott Jennings on “CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip” on July 1

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Republicans defended the GOP megabill’s Medicaid changes as targeting a group of people they believe shouldn’t ...Read more

CHICAGO — Twenty-year-old Eric Mun didn’t want to believe it: Only one kid in the family could make it to medical school — and it wasn’t going to be him.

Mun had done everything right. He graduated high school with honors, earned a scholarship at Northwestern University and breezed through his biology courses.

He immigrated to Alabama ...Read more

While West Nile remains the greatest mosquito-borne threat in Pennsylvania, state officials are monitoring another virus that has begun popping up in mosquito populations.

Jamestown Canyon virus, discovered in a Colorado town of the same name in 1961, was added to the state Department of Environmental Protection's West Nile Virus Mosquito ...Read more

Jul. 27—Sunburns are common — about a third of Americans get at least one each year — and are, most of the time, mild or treatable. But some burns are more severe than others.

More than 33,000 sunburns requiring emergency room consultation are reported each year, according to the National Cancer Institute.

Here's what to know and when to...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Serious liver disease is becoming more common among Americans who drink heavily, according to a new study from Keck Medicine of USC.

It's not that more people are partying with alcohol. And it's not that the drinkers are having more drinks. It's that more of the people who drink regularly are becoming sick.

Over the last two ...Read more

Top Trump administration health officials are expected to bring tech companies to the White House this week to roll out a plan to encourage more seamless sharing of health care data, according to people familiar with the matter.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...Read more

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Cassandra Palmier had been meaning to get her son the second and final dose of the measles vaccine. But car problems made it difficult to get to the doctor.

So she pounced on the opportunity to get him vaccinated after learning that a mobile clinic would be visiting her neighborhood.

“I was definitely concerned about the...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Measles cases in California and the United States are climbing to levels the country hasn’t seen in years.

So far in 2025, the disease has infected 1,319 people nationwide, leading to 29 outbreaks and 165 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Three people have died as a result ...Read more

DETROIT — Two measles cases were confirmed in Kent County last week, bringing its total count to four, officials said.

The Kent County Health Department announced the new cases in a press release Wednesday but did not provide any additional details.

"Because neither case involved public exposure sites or posed a risk to the general public, ...Read more

When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS taint their home’s well water, they wondered how their health might suffer. They had consumed the water for decades, given it to their pets and farm animals, and used it to irrigate their vegetable garden and fruit trees. ...Read more

Every time Ashton Alexander sees an ad for Georgia Pathways to Coverage, it feels like a “kick in the face.”

Alexander tried signing up for Pathways, the state’s limited Medicaid expansion, multiple times and got denied each time, he said, even though he met the qualifying terms because he’s a full-time student.

Georgia is one of 10 ...Read more

SHREVEPORT, La. — When Robert Smith met his future girlfriend in 2010, he wanted to take things slowly. For Smith, no relationship had been easy in the years since he was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. People often became afraid when they learned his status, even running away when he coughed.

The couple waited months...Read more

ALBANY, Ga. — Belinda McLoyd has been thinking about peanut butter.

McLoyd, 64, receives a small monthly payment through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps.

“They don’t give you that much to work with,” she said. To fit her tight budget, she eats ramen noodles — high on sodium and ...Read more

Information, in the second Trump administration, is a currency of power and fear. Last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced sweeping subpoenas targeting physicians and medical providers who offer care for transgender youth. The aim is not to initiate prosecutions: Indeed, the legal theories upon which such prosecutions might rest are ...Read more

COVID-19 is rising in prevalence in many states nationally following the July 4 holiday week, but the role of the main therapy to treat it — the antiviral drug Paxlovid — is less clear.

Research studies over the past year found the drug less effective in real-world use than it was in clinical trials during the race in 2020 and 2021 to find ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration, making good on a Trump administration promise to examine usage of antidepressants, on Monday convened a panel largely of antidepressant skeptics to discuss the health impacts of taking such medicine while pregnant, though several panelists have no particular expertise on pregnancy research.

The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans say they are working on a bipartisan health package to lower drug and health insurance costs, a development that’s news to some Democrats who remain skeptical that their GOP colleagues will work with them.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is leading the talks, with a particular focus on more transparency from ...Read more

Q: What is the prudent diet?

Q: The prudent diet is a balanced eating pattern that emphasizes whole, nutrient-rich foods while limiting processed options. It is designed to promote overall health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and support longevity.

This diet focuses on consuming fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, nuts, ...Read more

It’s important to consume the right amount of fluids and know the risks of dehydration when you are considering what to drink during a workout. Water or sports drinks can replenish lost fluids and electrolytes. Chocolate milk can provide carbohydrates and protein, making it a good post-workout recovery drink.

More than 60% of your body is ...Read more