Maine Sues Over Delayed Medicaid Waiver
The state can't afford the coverage the feds require
Health
State Must Provide Sex Reassignment Surgery For Murderer, Says Judge
Michelle Kosilek killed his wife in 1990
The Death of Christopher Hitchens
The veteran journalist's last dispatch is from his deathbed.
10,000 at Risk of Hantavirus from Yosemite
CDC estimates how many people stayed in tents in park from June to August
Drug Company to pay $181 Million over Unauthorized Marketing
Janssen promoted antipsychotic drug as also helping with anxiety and anger management
Chocolate Reduces Stroke Risk, Study Says
More research is needed, so feel free to volunteer
Maryland Reports First West Nile Virus Death
Maryland has had 13 cases of West Nile virus so far this year.
GOP Professes Love for Medicare
It's sort of like Love Story, ya know, because Medicare is friggin' doomed
Compulsory Health Insurance Scheme to Start in Liberia
Country where citizens are encouraged to grow their own food will require the purchasing of insurance
Rats Gnaw at Corpose of Dead Infant in India Hospital
Nine suspended for failing to hand over body to parents.
FDA Approves 4-in-1 HIV Pill
Combines four medicines to combat the virus that causes AIDS.
Alabama Medicaid On Verge of Collapse
State wants to raid a trust fund to delay the reckoning
Another Generation Becomes First Generation to Live Worse than Parents, sez Robert Samuelson
Inflation historian describes how the Age of Abundance has ended.
European Ruling on Irish Abortion Law Scheduled For September
Woman claims her rights were violated as she had to leave Ireland for an abortion
It's Worth the Snip
The American Academy of Pediatrics has said that the health benefits of circumcision outweigh the risks
Utah Medicaid Won't Pay for Poor Care
Injuries caused by medical errors are no longer covered
No Ding to Credit Ratings for Refusing Obamacare
Moody's says there's no credit risk in turning down Medicaid expansion
Hot Summer May Be Driving West Nile Outbreak
2012 on track to be the worst ever, with more than 1,000 cases reported so far.
Hospital to pay $16.5 Million over Kickback Scheme
LA-based chain accused of recruiting homeless for unnecessary services to defraud Medicare, Medi-Cal.
2016: Obama's America
Dinesh D'Souza makes a powerful but ultimately unpersuasive case against the president.
Health Officials Warn of Rabies After Pre-Season Ravens Game
A bat showed up at the football game, and state officials warn it may have had rabies
Planned Parenthood To Lose Texas Funding
Abortion connection makes the organization's clinics political kryptonite
Investors Likely To Be Disappointed by Medicaid "Opportunities"
Lose money on each patient and make it up in volume!
CDC: 41 West Nile-Related Deaths Last Week
1181 cases reported last week; there were 693, and 26 deaths, the week before
Romney Medicare Plan Puzzles Experts
Presumptive GOP nominee struggling to explain how savings will be made under his plan
Researchers Say Circumcisions Reduce Future Health Costs
Doctors fighting against downward trend in foreskin removal.
Maryland Wants Private Payers To Subsidize Medicare, Medicaid
The government can't pay its bills, so skate them along to somebody else!
Congressman Has Never Heard of a Child Getting Pregnant Through Rape or Incest
Capitol Hill really is a bubble
