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Young people facing increasing health risks, with trends evident on Long Island, experts say
Youngsters between the ages of 10 to 24, are confronting rising rates of chronic diseases, mental disorders, and obesity, ...
GOP must cut Medicaid now. Or risk debt crisis and devastating cuts later. | Opinion
President Donald Trump promises to balance the budget without touching Medicaid. But keeping both promises is impossible.
Wildfire smoke exposure is harming pregnant patients who have limited access to health care: Study
The U.S. health care system is ill-prepared to treat pregnant patients and their infants who have endured the impacts of ...
How would New Jersey's candidates for governor preserve access to Medicaid, health care?
We asked the candidates running for New Jersey governor to share their plans to preserve Medicaid funding and health care ...
Access Health: NCQA President: Quality Systems Manage This "Like Crazy"
Margaret "Peggy" O'Kane is the founder and president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). She started the ...
FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The ...
FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
‘Everyone should be alarmed’: Older adults at high risk under Medicaid cuts, experts say
This is a critical time in the fight to protect health care access and affordability for everyone.” That’s what Healthy Wyoming Interim Executive Director Jenn Lowe said during a webinar Thursday ...
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What FDA’s Planned Limits on COVID Vaccinations Mean for Health
Despite the fact that vaccines against COVID have already undergone strict safety reviews and that people continue to die ...
NH health care advocates warn about risks to rural area if Medicaid cuts are approved
A New Hampshire organization that advocates for health care access is raising concerns about the potential impact of proposed Medicaid cuts.
Who Could Be Losing Medicaid Access? What to Know About Proposed Cuts
Millions of Americans could lose their Medicaid coverage under Republican plans to vastly cut federal spending. Lawmakers on ...