Health

Newsom proposes to freeze Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrants

To save more than $5 billion, the California governor wants to shut down new enrollment for adults who lack legal status and charge premiums. The Legislature has resisted such changes.

Gavin Newsom says these middlemen drive up drug prices. He’s got a new plan to fix it

Gov. Gavin Newsom will seek to regulate pharmaceutical middlemen that he blames for driving up prescription drug costs in California, eight months after vetoing a similar bill.

A man with long dark hair in a teal shirt works in front of a cabinet full of white plastic medicine bottles.

Trump signs an order to reduce drug prices, but it's unclear how it would work

President Trump wants to lower drug prices in the U.S. by tying them to the prices paid in other developed countries. The pharmaceutical industry has long opposed the approach.

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President Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., talks about an executive order aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs.

Should you toss your plastic kitchen tools for health reasons? Here's the scoop

Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your reliance on plastic, here are some ideas.

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A close up of a sharp knife laying on a red plastic cutting board with multiple scratches in various directions.

The FDA approves first US at-home tool as a Pap-smear alternative

Women can use a wand to collect a vaginal sample, then mail it to a lab that will screen for cervical cancer. The device will be available by prescription through a telehealth service.

Measles math: What to know about 1,001 measles cases across the country

The CDC updated the numbers of measles cases in the country on Friday. Here's what they say and what it means for public health in the U.S.

A measles advisory is shown tacked to a bulletin board outside Gaines County Courthouse on April 09, 2025 in Seminole, Texas.

Kaiser mental health workers vote to ratify new contract, ending monthslong strike

Workers won better pay and benefits, but did not get all they were asking for.

Picketers hold high red, yellow and black strike signs. They read: "Stand with Kaiser therapists" and "Patients before profits"

California promised to boost mental health in schools. Why one key program is behind schedule

Only 14 school districts and county offices of education have begun billing for behavioral health services under the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Fee Schedule Program, according to state health officials.