Native American pregnancy-related deaths: They want a voice to stop the trend
Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting.
Jan 20, 2026
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Lowest suicide rate is in December, but some in media still promote holiday-suicide myth
During the year-end holiday season, the suicide rate declines, U.S. health statistics show. The month of December typically has the year's lowest average daily suicide rate. Yet each year at this time, some news publications ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Consumers pay when drugmakers delay, finds study of over-the-counter drug exclusivity rules
Policies designed to encourage drugmakers to introduce over-the-counter (OTC) versions of previously prescription-only medications may in fact harm consumers, shows a new study co-authored by a University of Massachusetts ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Researchers in support of National Institute of Nursing Research
In an editorial published in JAMA Health Forum, three prominent nursing researchers have strongly defended the necessity of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and its enduring impact on public health. Titled ...
Dec 2, 2025
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Strategies to keep drug discovery research alive in the US despite funding cuts
In the face of US federal funding cuts, biomedical researchers propose strategies for continued progress in drug discovery. Publishing in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, their recommendations include harnessing AI and ...
Nov 26, 2025
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Researchers propose novel solution to U.S. Indian Health Service underfunding
For many years, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has been underfunded, leading to health and life expectancy disparities among Indigenous people, according to University of Oklahoma researchers. In an article in Health Affairs, ...
Oct 16, 2025
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How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system—and what the battle over ACA subsidies means
Major rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown that began at the stroke of midnight on Oct. 1, 2025.
Oct 6, 2025
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Q&A: Why corporatization of health care gets too much of a bad rap
Frustrated by the relentless rise in health care costs, many Americans think they know who's to blame for the high cost of prescription drugs, the shuttering of local hospitals and clinics, and the merger of their favorite ...
Oct 2, 2025
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Frozen meals sold at Walmart, Kroger and Trader Joe's linked to listeria outbreak
Federal health officials have expanded their probe into a listeria outbreak that has claimed four lives and affected at least 20 people.
Sep 29, 2025
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Experts urge culture change to address burnout in pharmacy education
Colleges and universities face unprecedented challenges related to faculty burnout and dissatisfaction in pharmacy schools, and institutions must work to create more supportive and healthier workplaces to reduce turnover ...
Sep 17, 2025
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