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Without access to health care, many inmates often end up back in prison. While the Medicaid expansion offers this vulnerable population hope, many questions remain as the the July 1 expansion nears.
The Senate is expected to take a procedural vote this week on a broad veterans and military spending bill that includes $1.1 billion to combat the Zika virus. But Democrats are balking at the deal due to provisions such as a cut to Planned Parenthood grants.
Experts say that the Supreme Court's refusal to take up the case about patents and a prenatal test based on a natural biological process could make investors and life sciences companies hesitant to be innovative in the field for fear their inventions won't be worth anything.
As both Democrats and Republicans head into their national conventions, the ruling could become a rallying cry on both sides to make sure the open seat on the Supreme Court — still vacant following conservative Antonin Scalia's death — is filled by their party.
Anti-abortion activists have been focusing on moving regulations through state legislatures to limit abortion access. But Monday's ruling could be a major blow to that strategy.
In the years the provision have been in effect, the law took a toll on Texas' abortion landscape. Providers and others warn that it won't be like flipping a switch now that the Supreme Court has ruled. Some might not even be able to reopen at all.
"I would expect an absolute onslaught of pro-life legislation in the next session," said state Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, after the Supreme Court ruling striking down the Texas law.
The justices rule, 5-3, that provisions requiring doctors to have admitting privileges to a hospital and for abortion clinics to meet hospital-like standards create an "undue burden" for women trying to obtain the procedure.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The justices rule, 5-3, that the provisions requiring doctors to have admitting privileges to a hospital and for abortion clinics to meet hospital-like standards create an "undue burden" for women who are trying to obtain the procedure.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Editorial and opinion writers offer their thoughts on these timely topics.
Outlets report on health news from Colorado, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Missouri, Florida, California, Texas, Tennessee and Ohio.
The study underscores the need for a "big, public health discussion" about lead, said Patrick Breysse, director of CDC's National Center for Environmental Health.
Despite hospitals' common reassurances to patients that care is not being affected by strikes, research shows that there's an almost 20 percent higher chance of death during those times. Meanwhile, Allina Health nurses return to work after a seven-day walkout and a late-night compromise avoids what would have been the largest nurses' strike in Massachusetts history.
Though years away from human testing, the University of Maryland is working on a drug, UMB425, that researchers hope could reduce the side effects of painkiller tolerance and addiction. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports on how chili peppers could help people with chronic pain. And New Hampshire's new prescribing guidelines raise concerns.
A family makes the difficult decision to donate their dying father's kidney before taking him off life-support. The problem: They couldn't find a doctor who was willing to do the surgery.
An NPR reporter gets a rare opportunity to see inside a Strategic National Stockpile warehouse. Other news outlets cover public health developments related to diagnosing a city through sewer tests, criticism for an anti-obesity device, public suggestions to fight cancer, genetic data challenges and the failures of FluMist.
Stat profiles research in a monkey lab, while The Washington Post looks at how many counties across the country are not prepared to fund a fight against the mosquitoes carrying the virus. Also, news outlets describe developments in the states.
For those professionals who work in trauma care, there is a great sense of fulfillment in using the few available minutes to save someone’s life. But when the shift is over, the stress remains. Meanwhile, through counseling and community support, Orlando first responders are healing after the Pulse shooting.
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