Doctors and patients complain that the controversial practice of prior authorization for treatment and procedures is still widespread.
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Doctor’s visits for children’s anxiety rose by more than 250 percent over 10 years, according to a study of nearly two million children.
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Straus Family Creamery asked customers to throw out some tubs sold in May across 17 states. No injuries have been reported, the company said.
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The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius set off alarms for a world still traumatized by Covid. For those on board, the danger was much closer.
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The Trump administration has authorized a test program to see if the cannabis compound can ease some symptoms and reduce health care costs among older patients.
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A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.
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What you should know about the federal government’s pilot program offering GLP-1s solely for weight loss.
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It’s a nightmare faced by families all around Los Angeles: After wildfire smoke blanketed homes, schools and offices with toxic chemicals, when is it OK to go back?
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They were passengers on a plane to Johannesburg with an infected Dutch woman who later died.
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The virus is clearly far less contagious than the coronavirus, scientists agree, but they have found cases where it spread among people without direct contact.
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In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest.
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The agency’s top food official will step in to the role after Dr. Makary privately said he opposed the administration decision to approve flavored vapes.
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In a letter to President Trump, the spokesman, Rich Danker, said allowing the sale of flavored e-cigarettes would enhance their appeal to children.
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Vice President JD Vance said the state had not done enough to fight fraud in the public health insurance program.
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As the leader of the C.D.C.’s influenza division, she battled to keep up with an ever-changing viral opponent, building a global network of researchers and forecasters.
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Our global health reporter, Apoorva Mandavilli, explains that there is no indication the hantavirus outbreak could turn into a pandemic — but also that the public might not be getting all of the details.
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The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon tumors. Here’s how scientists discovered it.
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Influencers and health gurus are offering pregnancy solutions during “trimester zero,” when women are trying to conceive.
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From the Trump administration to online influencers, the hormone is increasingly seen as the key to achieving a new male ideal.
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Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has paused until at least Thursday a federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration that would restrict access by mail to mifepristone.
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The last evacuees disembarked in the Canary Islands, and a smaller crew is now en route to Rotterdam, where the ship will be disinfected, officials said.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.
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