A terrible accident left construction worker Phineas Gage with serious brain damage. Amazingly, he recovered – forever changing our understanding of the human brain. Made by BBC Ideas in partnership with the Royal Society., external Watch My Brain: After the Rupture on BBC iPlayer (UK) Listen to All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4…
Congressional Republicans and President Trump passed the tax and budget reconciliation bill in July 2025. The new law includes significant cuts to the Medicaid program as well as eligibility restrictions for many lawfully present immigrants, including refugees and asylees, to access Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), subsidized Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace,…
Featured: New KFF-Washington Post Survey Finds Many Parents Express Doubt and Confusion Over Childhood Vaccine Recommendations The new KFF-Washington Post Survey of Parents takes a deep dive into parents’ views and decisions related to childhood vaccines. The survey finds that while a large majority of parents report following current vaccine guidance and are confident in…
While most working age people get their health insurance through an employer-sponsored plan, the individual market – which is largely made up by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces – is also an important source of health insurance coverage for many workers. This is particularly true for people who have jobs that do not offer…
Family handout Tommy died when he was seven months old The night a baby died with an undiagnosed heart condition in a Kent hospital was “quite chaotic”, a court has been told. Head nurse Ronald Carrido was giving evidence at an inquest into the death of seven month-old Tommy Kneebone on 21 January, 2023, at…
Dr Chris van Tulleken is on a global hunt to uncover a virus deadlier than Covid-19. Source link
The government’s flagship NHS pledge to get back to hitting the 18-week waiting time target in England by the end of the parliament is hanging in the balance, experts say. An analysis by the Health Foundation shows, on current trends, waiting times will still be over 20 weeks by July 2029. The think-tank is warning…
The price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to stop a wave of pharmaceutical investment leaving the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said. His comments follow several recent announcements from some of the world’s largest drug companies either pausing or scrapping UK projects. Critics in the sector say low prices for…
Munaza RafiqDisability producer Family handout Wren waited more than a year to receive her NHS manual wheelchair, which she has nearly grown out of More than a thousand disabled children across the UK are waiting for wheelchairs and mobility equipment that could transform their lives, Whizz Kidz say. The charity, which helps wheelchair users up…
Changes are coming to Medicare’s drug price negotiation program that could result in at least $5 billion in additional Medicare spending over time, if not more, and higher out-of-pocket costs for people with Medicare. Under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, the federal government is required to negotiate with drug companies for the price of…
