Kids keep getting stuck in hospitals, even after being cleared for discharge
Some children spend months in hospitals while adults find them safe places to go.
Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer ‘functional cure’ for some patients
New research suggests a first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B may let some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the liver virus
Paid family leave would benefit Florida’s workers, advocates say
Many Florida workers are forced to make "impossible decisions" after having babies because they don't have paid family leave, say advocates, who have urged Florida to adopt a paid leave…
Florida lawmakers reach deal to reverse HIV drug cuts, step up oversight of spending
After months of rallies and lobbying by advocates, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program will once again qualify to receive life-saving medication after lawmakers reached a budget agreement Sunday night.
License to deliver: Some midwives break the law to assist with home births
For decades, professional midwives have been advocating for laws to legalize and regulate their profession.
Spotting a deadly melanoma often takes a handheld device. Does your doctor have one?
A new campaign is calling on more doctors, particularly in states like Florida with high rates of skin cancer, to use dermatoscopes for all skin exams. Experts say too many…
Blood moonshot: Pitt researchers’ artificial, shelf-stable platelets are a major step forward for trauma care
Researchers said artificial platelets may just be the “holy grail” for a long-held problem.
When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know
Deciding when to get a routine mammogram is confusing. Guidelines disagree on whether to begin at age 40, 45 or 50, and whether a yearly or every-other-year scan is best.
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
The Associated Press has learned that officials at the Food and Drug Administration were blindsided by a recent policy change allowing more electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches to hit the…
By changing women’s lives, the pill changed the nation
The pill helped give birth to modern America. Known by one simple word, the revolutionary oral contraceptive — approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 66 years ago this…