3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (608+ words) Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer. The five-year commitment aims to cut the maternal mortality rate in…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (440+ words) The announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA, gives the agency some stability following months of controversy and upheaval that led to a series of high-profile departures earlier this year. The announcement names permanent…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (391+ words) The U.S. will provide Namibia with $45 million for its HIV response in the 2027 fiscal year but the country will then start funding its own HIV programs, with the U.S. only providing “technical cooperation," both countries said in statement. Namibia has received around…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (519+ words) File -- The Connecticut Capitol building on clear and cold January day on Friday, January 23, 2026, in Hartford. Four Connecticut adults are suing the state Department of Developmental Disabilities, arguing that the application of an intelligence quotient (IQ) cutoff for service eligibility…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (92+ words) CT Insider The entrance to Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven. When it comes to equal treatment under the law, the federal government seems to be at war with itself. But the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) apparently hasn’t…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (388+ words) The decision from the Food and Drug Administration allows the company to sell a new version of its top-selling vaping device for the first time since it launched more than a decade ago. In recent years, the company has had…...

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2+ week, 4+ day ago   (587+ words) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit alleging a doctor's COVID-19 treatment killed a Connecticut patient. A controversial doctor linked to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won a legal victory Wednesday when a federal…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1184+ words) It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in January because of a $100 monthly premium hike he couldn’t afford, the 21-year-old in St. Cloud didn’t have the money for…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (510+ words) Dr. Erica Schwartz also said she wouldn’t hesitate to disagree with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. if necessary — but said she wouldn’t do so publicly. Schwartz mentioned an AP story this week about CDC programs that have congressional…...