Health

House Republicans are seeking a government watchdog to investigate how the federal government has managed unspent mental health funding, including COVID-19 emergency funds and funds allocated for launching the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. In a letter sent to the Government Accountability Office on Tuesday, Republicans from the House Energy and Commerce Committee stated that the Substance Abuse…

Maternal health advocates are concerned that the few health plans that have issued guidelines are taking a restrictive approach.

Lifestyle interventions aimed at weight loss have come under scrutiny as a new generation of drugs help people shed pounds.

Former President Trump suggested Tuesday he’s considering support for a ban on abortions at 15 weeks, laying down a potential marker on an issue that has galvanized Democrats following the end of Roe v. Wade. “We’re going to come up with a time — and maybe we could bring the country together on that issue,”…

Critics have pointed out the ‘lack of evidence that this is an actual medical syndrome’ and criticized the ‘junk science’ reasoning for ‘police brutality resulting in death.’

A North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that someone acting as a parent cannot be required to pay child support in the state without being the actual parent or without signing a formal agreement. A split three-judge panel reversed a ruling from a local judge that stated that the ex-partner of a child’s mother…