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Elon Musk's DOGE has access to 19 sensitive systems at HHS. In at least one instance, it appears that access was granted without the proper security training.

And he's using private medical records to make it happen.

In a settlement reached with the Justice Department, Walgreens agreed to pay up to $350 million for illegally filling invalid opioid prescriptions.

"Most of all, thank you to President Trump who went out of his way to make both our children feel comfortable in a stressful situation."

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The use of healthcare services for the long-term management of IBD is less prevalent among historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups than among White American individuals.

Trump's order on lowering drug prices for seniors cuts Medicare costs and expands access to affordable medications for millions of Americans.

Chapter, a Medicare navigation platform cofounded by Vivek Ramaswamy, raised $75 million for a valuation of $1.5 billion.

The healthcare company cut its full-year forecast and reported disappointing first-quarter earnings.

Attorney General Rob Bonta wants Californians to report problems with Social Security through a new complaint page.

More than 200 people filled a Swissvale church basement Wednesday night for a town hall featuring what organizers called two stand-ins for Pennsylvania's U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick. One of the stand-ins, former U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, told TribLive prior to taking the stage that he felt the

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed nine executive orders addressing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid and food ingredients.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must be allowed to protect public health

If you were expecting Joe Biden to rally the troops to resist Donald Trump's attacks on the separation of powers and the rule of law, Tuesday's remarks may be a case of too little too late.

ASTP has released the 2025 SAFER Guides, which aim to improve health systems' adherence to electronic health record best practices. They were updated by clinicians with informatics training and informaticians with clinical experience.

Some customers' Social Security numbers were exposed.

"We cannot be at ease in America. History is pushing us; the present is demanding us; the future is calling us."

The Trump administration's messaging around forthcoming changes to Social Security has been inconsistent and vague.

Medicare spending on "skin substitutes" reached $10 billion last year. A leading seller made a large donation to President Trump's election campaign.

New York Times reporters are looking into cases of unnecessary and wasteful spending in government health programs.