CBO: Republicans' health plan would leave 23 million more uninsuredMay 24, 2017 4:13 PMBy Danielle Kurtzleben The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the GOP's Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill would increase the number of uninsured and reduce the deficit.
Budget office set to release report on House GOP health billMay 24, 2017 11:37 AMBy The Associated PressThe new estimates could give talking points to House Republicans, or to Democrats, who voted unanimously against that bill.
Mulvaney defends Trump budget's social safety net cutsMay 24, 2017 8:15 AMBy The Associated PressBudget Director Mick Mulvaney appears Wednesday before the House Budget panel while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will testify at the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee.
Study finds 20 percent of children in fatal car crashes were improperly restrainedMay 24, 2017 6:33 AMBy Rebecca Hersher A review of child deaths after fatal car crashes found wide variations by state and region, and suggests state authorities could radically decrease child deaths by changing traffic safety laws.
Play4min 29secSkipping the measles vaccine is easy in MinnesotaMay 24, 2017 4:00 AMBy Mark ZdechlikDespite pushes to tighten state vaccine policy, state lawmakers have shown little inclination to change anything.
Play3min 06secState tightens guidelines for PFCs in drinking waterMay 23, 2017 2:19 PMBy Kirsti MarohnThe new state standards are significantly tougher than federal Environmental Protection Agency standards.
Nacho cheese sauce tainted with botulism kills California manMay 23, 2017 7:53 AMBy Michaeleen Doucleff An outbreak of botulism caused by nacho cheese sauce from a gas station has hospitalized nine people and killed one man in northern California.
GOP bill could undercut some coverage in job-based insuranceMay 23, 2017 3:45 AMBy Michelle Andrews If states opted to change so-called essential health benefits, as the current health care bill allows, out-of-pocket spending limits and caps on coverage in large group insurance plans could weaken.
Pediatricians advise no fruit juice until kids are 1May 22, 2017 11:10 AMBy Katherine Hobson Older kids should limit the amount of juice they drink too. Whole fruit is better than juice because it contains fiber, which slows the absorption of sugar and fills you up the way juice doesn't.
Play3min 20secTips for staying healthy when traveling abroadMay 22, 2017 6:53 AMBy Michaeleen Doucleff Two travel tips are often overlooked by clinicians, and can be especially helpful when people are headed to places with less-than-ideal plumbing and sewage systems.