(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Wednesday announced a nationwide health care fraud crackdown that resulted in charges against 78 defendants in separate schemes that totaled more than $2.5 billion in alleged fraudulent billings, marking what Attorney General Merrick Garland called "one of the largest health care fraud schemes ever prosecuted…
(NEW YORK) -- A Montana judge permanently struck down a law making it more difficult for transgender people to change their sex on their birth certificate and held the state health department in contempt for disregarding court orders. The 2021 bill -- which was signed into law at the time…
(NEW YORK) -- A new analysis from Consumer Reports found that some heavy metals in baby food have been on the decline but the report argues more can be done to make baby food safer overall. Through random testing of baby food products, Consumer Reports found levels of some heavy…
(NEW YORK) -- For Emma Goidel and Ilana Caplan, building a family using assisted reproductive technology was never going to be easy, but the couple says they never imagined the financial costs they’d face simply because of who they are. “We looked really closely at our insurance and we saw,…
(NEW YORK) -- Drugs used for diabetes and weight loss like Ozempic and Wegovy were found to be effective for weight loss when taken as a pill, according to research published over the weekend. Rybelsus is the pill version of semaglutide -- the active ingredient that helps patients lose weight…
(SARASOTA, Fla.) -- Five people caught malaria locally in the U.S. for the first time since 2003, according to health officials. Four people in Sarasota County, Florida, and one person in Cameron County, Texas, reported cases of the mosquito-borne illness, state officials said. Cameron County is the southernmost county in…
(NEW YORK) -- As a pediatrician, Dr. Kristina Lehman knows the ins and outs of the evidence around breastfeeding better than most. But as a mother, she also knows that breastfeeding is hard and that following evidence-based guidelines isn't possible or the choice for everyone. "I'm more proud of my…
(NEW YORK) -- Shortly after a Tennessee trigger ban on abortion went into effect last September, a group of maternal fetal medicine specialists, family planning physicians, bioethicists, neonatologists and a lawyer gathered to form a panel tasked with determining whether the facility could provide medically necessary abortion care in line…
(NEW YORK) -- For the past year, Michelle Colon, a reproductive health advocate in Jackson, Mississippi, has not been able to bring herself to drive past the Pink House. The state's lone abortion clinic operated by Jackson Women’s Health Organization had been forced to close its doors last July, just…
(NEW YORK) -- The latest caffeinated beverage craze has made many young consumers eager for a drink, which has prompted a new alert for parents. Prime, a beverage brand that offers a range of sports drinks, mixes and energy drinks, is backed by two massive internet personalities. YouTuber, rapper and…
