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News Articles: Health

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  • Health

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows

A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

July 18, 2025
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Roxana Chicas places a heat monitor on a a farmworker's chest in a green field in Oxford, Georgia. (Kay Hinton / Emory University)

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  • Health

Atlanta researchers develop wearable sensor to help outdoor workers stay safe in heat

Growing up as the daughter of immigrants from El Salvador, Roxana Chicas heard horror stories about what the heat could do to construction workers like her stepfather. So she and a team of researchers developed tech to help outdoor workers monitor heat. 

July 18, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine and
  • Healthbeat
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

White House says Trump has a common circulatory condition

The president underwent a comprehensive medical exam after experiencing swelling in his lower legs in recent weeks.

July 17, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • NPR Washington Desk
Torri-Symone Fairris poses next to a photo of a T1D Barbie

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  • Children's Health

'She's mine forever.' Georgia girl receives 'Type 1 Diabetes' Barbie doll at Children's Congress

Five children from Georgia were among 170 kids living with Type 1 diabetes who traveled to the nation’s capital last week to lobby Congress to fund T1D medical research. But they also came home with a now sold-out toy that’s making them feel a little less alone.

July 17, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Mitochondria, like the one seen in cutaway view, are the powerhouses inside cells.

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  • Health

How a third parent's DNA can prevent an inherited disease

An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare illnesses to their children.

July 17, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
A flag outside the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 3. The agency was shut down on July 1; remaining programs have been transferred to the State Department.

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  • Global Health

Clawing back foreign aid is tied to 'waste, fraud and abuse.' What's the evidence?

As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill to rescind $40 billion in promised foreign aid, critics of the measure say a thorough governmental review of targeted programs did not actually take place.

July 17, 2025
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis
Maryland has enacted a law that allows special funds collected from insurers under the ACA to be used for abortion care.

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  • Health

Maryland taps Affordable Care Act fund to help pay for abortion care

Like other states that still allow abortion, Maryland has seen an increase in people coming from out of state to get care. And it's found a new way to offer them financial support.

July 17, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Maucione
Greg Swan, whose son Drew died as a result of a fentanyl-related substance, looks on as President Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House. The president signed the HALT Fentanyl Act, which aims to permanently classify all fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances and aid law enforcement in prosecuting trafficking and manufacturing offenses.

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  • Health

White House says U.S. fentanyl overdose programs will be funded 'in increments'

CDC staffers worry $140 million in grants could fail to reach state and local overdose programs. The White House officials say the dollars will arrive but won't say when.

July 17, 2025
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Mosquito engorged with blood feeding on human finger

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  • News

As West Nile Virus season kicks off in Georgia, here’s what you need to know

There’s no cure or vaccine to treat West Nile Virus, commonly transmitted via mosquito bite.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Even healthy brains slow down as they age. But there are ways to keep that thinker in tip-top shape.

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  • Science

Even healthy brains decline with age. Here's what you can do

Scientists are finding ways to minimize the effects of aging on the brain. Here are some ways to keep it healthy.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Ragpickers search for recyclable materials like metal and plastic at a dumping ground near Ahmedabad, India, which they'll sell to scrap traders. Working conditions are brutal during severe heat. A new program administered by the Self Employed Women's Association, a trade union, offers a payout for days missed when the temperature hits a certain threshold so the ragpickers can stay home and protect their health without losing income.

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  • Global Health

On super hot days, this insurance plan pays out cash for lost wages

It's called parametric insurance, it offers protection for climate-related wage losses and it's gaining ground in India.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Jyoti Thakur
Medical plan cards are seen in Portland, Ore. A federal judge this past week overturned a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have removed medical bills from credit reports and prevented lenders from making decisions based on that medical information.

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  • Politics

Americans' medical debt can stay in credit reports, judge rules. What does that mean?

The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
An anti-fentanyl sign in Leavenworth, Kansas. Kansas is one of 49 states that face funding delays for a key federal grant program used in the fight against fentanyl overdoses.

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  • Health

Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the addiction safety net unraveling.

July 16, 2025
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Megan and Stephen Alger, photographed at home with their children in Augusta, Georgia. They have eight children and are expecting their ninth in December.

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  • Health

This family wants to have more babies, but not in a hospital

The Trump administration is encouraging people to have more children, with baby bonuses and tax breaks. But some families who are practicing pronatalism want alternatives to hospital births.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
A research project run by the Department of Veterans Affairs that analyzes genetic data has led to medical breakthroughs.  Yet critical steps to keep the research going are stalled out.

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  • Health

A million veterans gave DNA for medical research. Now the data is in limbo

Retired service members donated genetic material to a DNA database to help answer health questions for all Americans. The Trump administration is dragging its heels on agreements to analyze the data.

July 15, 2025
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By:
  • Darius Tahir
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