Vaping Related Lung Injuries Climb Past 2,500 And 54 Deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said most people who have had lung injuries after vaping had consumed THC-containing products.
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What Matters To Health Care Voters: 5 Voices From New Hampshire
Health care is shaping up to be a major issue in the 2020 elections and is dividing the field of Democratic presidential candidates. But what drives voters? Here are a few of their stories.
Calif. Attorney General Xavier Becerra On Latest Challenge To Affordable Care Act
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra about the latest lawsuit news surrounding legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act.
Black Med Students At Former Slave Quarters Say 'This Is About Resiliency'
Tulane University medical students visited a former plantation last week to take a photo that's going viral. "We were embodying the strength of the people who lived on those grounds," a student says.
How Online Grocery Delivery Could Help Alleviate Food Deserts
Delivery service could make it easier to access fresh, healthy food in these areas, a study finds. It lends support to a pilot program that lets people pay for these groceries with food stamps.
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down ACA Mandate
An appeals court has ruled the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, but stopped short of striking the whole law down.
Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules ACA Individual Mandate Unconstitutional
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional, but stopped short of saying that the whole law is invalid.
Some Push To Change State Laws Requiring HIV Disclosure To Sexual Partners
Not disclosing HIV status to a sexual partner can land you in prison in Ohio and other states, even if they don't contract the disease. A move is underway to embrace medical science and change that.
Obamacare Takes Another Hit In Federal Appeals Court Ruling
A federal court in New Orleans has declared a portion of the health law unconstitutional, asking the lower court to reconsider the rest. This leaves the future of the law in limbo.
Some Big Health Care Policy Changes Are Hiding In The Federal Spending Package
The bill includes some policy surprises and increases in funding for several key public health priorities. And it cuts the few remaining taxes that were paying for Obamacare.