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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is again joining a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education as it continues trying to end federal grants for school-based mental health services. If ...
Last year, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by dozens of insurers to improve prior authorization, which often requires patients to seek approval before treatments. But prior authorization remains…
KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Elizabeth Mitchell, the president and CEO of the Purchaser Business Group on Health, about systemic healthcare changes backed by large employers, which cover millions of…
Australian life insurers paid out more than $2.2 billion in mental health-related claims in 2024 – nearly double the figure from five years earlier. That data from the Council of Australian Life ...
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, expressed support for vaccines, including covid shots, in her confirmation hearing. That contrasts with the stance…
Spread the love“`html The youth mental health crisis is a growing concern that has captured the attention of experts, advocates, and governments worldwide. Suicide rates among young people are ...
A growing Cyclospora outbreak has sickened more than 400 people in four states, and investigators are still searching for the contaminated food responsible. The CDC warns the actual number of cases is likely much higher…
The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Matt Gaskell, MBE, as the organization's first International Consultant on Gambling Policy. Dr. Gaskell's ...
To achieve a mentally healthy workplace, Lee recommended implementing awareness programmes, training managers to spot early signs of distress, offering confidential counselling via Employee Assistance ...
A mental health policy for the workplace is being planned to create a conducive, safe and harmonious working environment in line with Malaysia's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action Plan, says ...
The Centre has released the draft National Health Research Policy 2026, proposing a major overhaul of India's health research ecosystem to better align scienti ...
In 2025, 90% of infants globally – or nearly 116 million – received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, and 85% – or 110 million – completed the full three-dose series, according to…
Lancaster County Commissioner Alice Yoder and the main lobbying arm for Pennsylvania counties are expressing disappointment that the state budget signed Sunday by Gov. Josh Shapiro does not increase ...
The expansion of a low-cost psychology clinic at East Carolina University aims to address a lack of access to mental health care in the region.
Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding.The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between ...
Attorney General Nessel joins the suit to protect funding for mental health care in schools. Plus local cultural events and more.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated El Salvador as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is the world's leading infectious cause of blindness.
Researchers found that bacteria linked to gum disease may help drive the development of calcific aortic valve stenosis by triggering inflammation and calcium buildup in the heart valve. The early findings suggest that…
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Maybe it's not the glowing rectangles that broke childhood, but the school day. Writing for the Atlantic, Kaitlyn Tiffany digs into psychologist Peter Gray's upcoming book, Restoring Childhood, which ...
Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding.
Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding.
The Trump administration is unlawfully trying to slash some $1 billion in federal funding for school-based mental health services ...
“Many young Ohioans experience mental health challenges, and families often have difficulty navigating the mental healthcare and insurance systems.” ...
Phone trees at Brewer High School store students phones for the duration of the school day. Fifteen Democratic-led states are suing the Trump administration over cuts to a $1 billion school mental ...
An independent police review showing Tasmanian police officers are spending significant time responding to mental health callouts has cast fresh light on the state’s embattled hospital system.
Experts say the U.S. is facing a growing mental health workforce shortage, leaving patients with long wait times, limited choices and, in some cases, no available care at all. The shortage comes as ...
A new study debunks the long-standing claim that baby rattlesnakes are more dangerous than adults. Researchers found that young rattlesnakes can control their venom just like adults, while adult snakes usually inject…
Millions of people are facing physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, a disease that claims more than 26 000 lives every day, according to a report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). With an…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced more than $281 million in funding opportunities across 15 grant programs aimed at expanding addiction treatment, overdose ...
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