Health Policy

Supporters say people are buying the drug in farm stores, but doctors warn misuse fueled by Covid and cancer misinformation could cause harm.

The toll could climb even higher if funding continues to drop. Here’s how some philanthropies see their role in this moment.

A legislative committee has proposed five recommendations aimed at reconfiguring the state's public health structure. Increasing state funding isn't one of them.

Also in Healthbeat's new weekly report: Beware of those ads for 'early detection' blood tests and a look at two public health legacies.

The drug has become a symbol of resistance against the medical establishment among MAHA adherents and conservatives.

PHS doctors and nurses are being deployed to Guantánamo and other detention centers as Donald Trump escalates mass immigration arrests. Some have resigned in protest. Others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.

The network aims to rapidly detect and respond to public health threats and emergencies. The different entities receive direct access to early-warning alerts and outbreak intelligence, along with training and exercises.

The proposal would make it easier for internationally trained physicians to practice in Georgia as hospitals and clinics face growing workforce gaps.

Two-thirds of the American public say they are somewhat or very worried about affording health care. Here are five ways to find affordable care without insurance.

In a Healthbeat interview, the commissioner shares his perspective on issues like looming cuts to Medicaid, a new public health alliance in the Northeast, how global health affects New York, and how the CDC is “forever changed” in this era he calls the “Great Desensitivation.”

A global health expert said that with this move, the United States has 'made itself much more vulnerable to disaster and devastation when the next epidemic or pandemic hits.'

A growing body of research continues to reveal information about the virus and its ability to cause harm long after initial infections resolve, even in some cases when symptoms were mild.

The Trump administration has revised guidelines for programs funded under the Violence Against Women Act. Advocates say the survivors who rely on services offered in their native languages will likely to be the first affected.

Those in recovery say Georgia’s public disciplinary system discourages treatment. A bipartisan bill aims to join 44 states with an alternative.

From effective outbreak control to promising new research, a few developments that suggest key parts of the global health system are still functioning well, even under strain.

Ralph Abraham said vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent measles but that parents must have the freedom to decide whether to vaccinate their children.

Marketplace plans from the Affordable Care Act no longer feel very affordable to many people, because Congress did not extend a package of enhanced subsidies that expired at the end of 2025.

'The next two years will be a sea change among low-income New Yorkers, who will find a dramatic change for nutrition assistance and health care,' said Jack Newton of Legal Services New York.

As federal vaccine guidance shifts, public health funding faces uncertainty, and a measles outbreak grows in S.C., Georgia’s public health oversight board hasn't met since September.

Community health worker licensing and addiction and recovery services also on the agenda for the the state legislative session that begins Monday.