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The main ingredient in numerous popular herbicides has been implicated by two juries in the cancers of frequent users, but major public health agencies disagree over whether it is a carcinogen. Can you use it safely in your garden? Here are some answers to questions you may have about the weed killer glyphosate.
President Donald Trump promises that Republicans will be the party of health care and seeks to have a court overturn the Affordable Care Act. But that leaves some Republican lawmakers nervous about bringing the contentious issue up before the 2020 elections. KHNs Julie Rovner talks to Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson about the implications of the presidents moves.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
Its been a wild week for health policy, mostly because of developments surrounding two different legal cases. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNs Julie Rovner to sort it out with a discussion of a setback for Medicaid work requirements and the Trump administrations decision to back a lawsuit claiming the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Also, Rovner interviews filmmaker Mike Eisenberg about his movie To Err Is Human: A Patient Safety Documentary.
The decision applies only to Kentucky and Arkansas, and many experts expect the administration and other conservative states to continue to move forward on rules that would limit coverage for people who dont work.
The Justice Department asks a federal appeals court to strike down the Affordable Care Act, then, hours later, House Democrats unveil proposals to bolster the law.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
A federal district judge appeared skeptical of the arguments by the Justice Department and Arkansas and Kentucky that their programs should mandate that some enrollees work.
A recent outbreak at a Louisiana center triggered public health protections, but some immigration lawyers are crying foul.
High-profile failures of implantable medical devices such as certain hip joints and pelvic mesh have prompted the Food and Drug Administration to revise its assessment process.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
Lawyers seeking to block the Trump administrations decision to alter rules for the Title X family planning program say their efforts will not be stymied by the Supreme Courts approval of similar rules 28 years ago. They point to new protections enacted in the Affordable Care Act and language in funding bills that shifts the legal calculus.
Alice Ollstein of Politico, Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest national health spending estimates, another FDA crackdown on dietary supplements and lawsuits between insurers and the federal government that could result in a windfall for consumers.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
Xavier Becerra, the states first Latino attorney general, is one of President Donald Trumps most relentless adversaries. He attributes his legal values and his opposition to the current administration to his upbringing as the son of Mexican immigrants.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is trying to prevent Santa Clara County from buying two local nonprofit hospitals unless it pledges to maintain certain critical health care services. County officials warn the hospitals will close if the attorney general succeeds, leaving area residents with fewer health care choices.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
Members of the new Democratic majority in the House are vowing to reverse restrictions that Republicans have imposed on abortions. But the efforts could lead to titanic fights that imperil other legislation.
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