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The Trump administration took another step Tuesday to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts to keep that debt off consumers’ credit reports. More than a dozen states, including Washington, Oregon,...

In April, Thomas Sanford, a medical student who regularly listens to “An Arm and a Leg,” set out to create a resource he could easily share with patients to help them deal with unaffordable medical bills. In this mini-episode, host Dan Weissmann talks with Sanford...

One family in Virginia Beach, Virginia, just found out their health plan’s deductible will jump from $800 to $20,000 next year. About 200 miles north, in Maryland, another household learned they’ll pay $500 more monthly to insure their brood in 2026. And thousands of...

Medical educators and health professionals warn that new federal student loan caps in President Donald Trump’s tax cut law could make it more expensive for many people to become doctors and could exacerbate physician shortages nationwide. And, they warn, the economic...

6 hours agoShareSaveLisa Summers,Scotland health correspondent and Andrew PickenShareSaveLori QuateJust a week before she was due to give birth, Jacqui Hunter was given the devastating news that her daughter had died in the womb.Less than 24 hours later, Jacqui was...

One longer walk a day is better for your heart than lots of short strolls, especially if you don't exercise much, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal, it says. That's about 1,500...

UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to make sure they are vaccinated against mpox, as a strain called 'clade Ib' shows early signs of local spread in some European countries.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says...

It isn’t easy to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino. But that’s what Massachusetts state workers try to do every day, amid the clanging bells and flashing lights of the slot machines. At the MGM Springfield in western...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations against diseases that have killed and maimed millions of children. Many critics of the decision, including doctors, are afraid to speak up against it. With the support of...

Health leaders are warning that NHS services and jobs in England will have to be cut unless up to £3bn more in funding is allocated to cover unexpected costs. The NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, representing trusts and other health organisations, said in a joint...

19 hours agoShareSaveAmy WalkerShareSaveBBCThe government will not "be held to ransom" by striking doctors, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.A five-day walkout by resident doctors is due to take place between 14-19 November, in a long-running dispute over...

Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against flu over half-term as the NHS warned of rising cases of the disease.There is an early flu season, health officials say, and the latest data for England showed cases and hospitalisations were...