Community Health Grants Spared For Now After Judge Finds HHS Used Fake Sources

A judge has blocked sweeping changes to federal teen pregnancy prevention grants, ruling that health officials backed the new requirements with scientific studies that appear not to exist.

The money at stake pays for programs run in multiple states. 

Plaintiffs in the case include two county governments along with health care an...

Stroke Survivors Should Start Rehab Within 48 Hours, New Guidelines Say

Sara Kutzle worked as a makeup artist in San Francisco before suffering a stroke at age 39.

Her stroke cost her a week in intensive care, a month in the hospital and then months upon months relearning everyday skills like walking and writing — not to mention learning how to function again as a right-handed artist.

“At fir...

Study Finds 1 In 13 Young Adults Has Hidden Artery Disease

Heart disease often starts decades before symptoms appear, and a major new study shows just how early.

"Currently, a person's risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is estimated according to their risk factors, such as age, sex, smoking status, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and this determines whether primary pr...

Millions Will Lose Medicaid Because They Aren't Able To Get Enough Work Hours, Study Predicts

About 1 in every 5 eligible adults in Medicaid expansion states might lose their benefits due to new work requirements that take effect in 2027, a new study says.

These folks likely will be unable to fulfill the minimum work hours required under the new law, researchers reported Aug. 28 in JAMA Health Forum.

More than two-th...

Back Braces Don't Seem To Help Ease Pain, Review Finds

Back braces have been used for decades to treat low back pain, but a new review has concluded that they don’t appear to help much.

There’s little to no quality evidence available showing that back braces are effective in easing back pain, according to a new Cochrane review.

As a result, they can’t be recomm...

Weighted Blankets Help Ease Hospital Anxiety, Study Says

It’s natural to be anxious when you’re stuck in a hospital bed suffering from a serious illness.

But that anxiety might be eased with one cheap and easy strategy, a new pilot study says.

Placing a weighted blanket over hospital patients appeared to help calm them down, researchers reported Sept. 1 in the American Jour...