Latest Healthcare Policy news from across the web.
A flu outbreak at a Texas Air Force Base is fueling debate over the Pentagon's decision to end the military's flu vaccine mandate. Former military health official Jose Sanchez explains the stakes.
Read full article →The Justice Department's opinion challenges civil rights protections that have long treated the institutionalization of disabled Americans as a last resort.
Read full article →NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Robert A. Winn about the progress the United States has made in treating cancer.
Read full article →The sisters of Uganda are teachers, health-care advocates and more. Those who are in their twilight of their life need help. Who will come to their aid?
Read full article →Keep those letters coming!
Read full article →When STAT polled our readers on ‘health care’ vs. ‘healthcare,’ about 60% of our readers voted for one word.
Read full article →From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
Read full article →Health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations, which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks, can reverse the tide of ticks and the illnesses they cause.
Read full article →Disability researchers across the country worry about their jobs, and the future of their institutions, as a delay in issuing federal grants drags on.
Read full article →Tennessee pharmacies are selling potent versions of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin, led by an anti-vaccine doctor who’s taken "bucketloads."
Read full article →The co-founders of Darwin Health write that the real work for making dramatic gains against pancreatic cancers is just beginning.
Read full article →Shrinking fertility should mean less strain on doctors. But nearly half of U.S. counties lack a practicing obstetrician or gynecologist.
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