Children and teens involved in unintentional fatal shootings most commonly found the gun inside or on top of a nightstand, under a mattress or pillow, or on top of a bed, according to a new federal study.
Why it matters: The data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which covers nearly 20 years of deadly firearm accidents among America's youth, demonstrates why putting a gun out of sight or out of reach is not "safe storage," federal researchers said.
Health care spending growth in the United States may be settling back into pre-pandemic patterns, a new federal analysis of 2022 health expenditures suggests.
The big picture: Medicare actuaries said slower spending growth last year stemmed from the end of the federal government's COVID-19 relief payments, which caused health spending to spike in 2020.
The Supreme Court's decision to review the availability of a commonly used abortion pill doesn't just open another chapter in the nation's abortion wars — it's also a direct challenge to the Food and Drug Administration's power to regulate drugs.
Driving the news: The justices on Wednesday gave abortion rights supporters some cause for optimism when they agreed to the Biden administration's request to review lower-court rulings that would sharply curtail access to a drug used in over half of abortions.
Americans' physical and mental health aresuffering more than before the pandemic, new data shows.
The big picture: More Americans reported diabetes diagnoses, less regularhealthy eating, high cholesterol and lower confidence this year, compared with before the pandemic, according to Gallup survey data released Thursday.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to review an August appeals court decision that curtailed access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone.
Why it matters: It sets the stage for another major abortion case at the court 18 months after it overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion.
The vast majority of American patients are wary of how their doctor may use generative AI to help treat them, according to a new Wolters Kluwer Health survey.
Why it matters: The technology is still in limited use in physician offices — mostly to help with administrative tasks — but one day may help doctors make diagnoses or develop care plans.
The Housejust passed what could turn out to be its most substantial health care legislation before the elections. But hospital opposition to the package will cloud negotiations with the Senate after the Christmas break.
Driving the news: Lawmakers advanced a health price transparency bill affecting hospitals, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers in an unusually bipartisan 321-70 vote on Monday.
Health insurer Humana has been using an AI algorithm that systematically denies seniors rehabilitation care recommended by their doctors, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday evening.
Why it matters: The suit makes Humana the second major health insurer to face legal action over its use of an AI tool to allegedly restrict medically necessary care for Medicare Advantage patients.
