Trump administration’s new $100,000 H1-B visa fees could leave rural health care as collateral damage
Bekki Holzkamm has been trying to hire a lab technician at a hospital in rural North Dakota since…
Why Does Everyone Think They Have Parasitic Worms?
Illustration: Olivier Heiligers How many photos of human excrement have you seen on social media this week? One,…
Massachusetts considers public long-term care insurance funded by new tax
Michael Brown had always been meticulous and careful in managing the family’s finances. But his wife, Jane, hadn’t…
Medicare Part D Offering Fewer Choices, Higher Prices
Medicare’s market for Part D plans has shifted in response to growing enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans, and…
First-generation mental health apps look to add next-gen AI chatbots
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming…
5 HIV cases reported in Cumberland County this year among people who inject drugs
A man has blood drawn for HIV testing at Pineapple Healthcare in Orlando, Fla., in May 2024. (Phelan…
Insurers promised to ease prior authorization burden after UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder. Here’s what’s happened
A year ago, the fatal shooting of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk unleashed many Americans’…
Kaiser Permanente to Pay $46M for Patient Data Breach
The health system is settling a class action lawsuit after finding that data-tracking technology used on its websites…
Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester: 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
Two cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, were confirmed in Worcester, a spokesperson for the city confirmed…
This year’s flu is spreading across New York. Officials say get the vaccine
Influenza Vaccine. Photo: AJ Cann, Creative Commons, some rights reserved Dec 04, 2025 — State health officials say…
The Truth About Airplane and Hospital Air, According to Science
There’s a certain logic in thinking that the air in a hospital is filthy, teeming with viruses, bacteria,…
Why Trump is speaking like a Democrat about Obamacare
President Donald Trump is pushing for an extension of soon-to-expire enhanced Obamacare subsidies – a key Democratic demand…