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President Trump will sign an executive order Saturday to advance research into psychedelics like psilocybin and ibogaine for therapeutic use. The move could open doors for controlled access to these promising mental health treatments.
The FDA is rolling out new proposals to encourage pharmaceutical companies to test and manufacture medicines right here in the United States. The moves could help reduce America's dependence on foreign drug supplies while creating jobs at home.
A new bipartisan bill would make insurance cover prescribed medical nutrition that keeps nearly half a million Americans healthy. Families currently pay thousands out of pocket for doctor-prescribed treatments insurance companies refuse to cover.
Pam Traxel, a senior leader at the American Cancer Society, is celebrating 19 years of cancer advocacy with a challenge that could help millions. She's asking supporters to donate $19 and share their personal connection to the fight against cancer.
A bipartisan bill could finally establish a federal Office of Men's Health after 25 years of failed attempts. With lives on the line and $300 billion in costs, both parties are backing a solution modeled after the successful women's health offices.
More people with obesity are getting treatment now than at any point in the past 20 years, thanks to breakthrough medications like semaglutide. A major study tracking over 200,000 patients shows how policy changes and new drugs transformed access to life-changing care.
A groundbreaking study tracking over 100 million insurance records has uncovered a critical gap in cancer care that researchers say is entirely fixable. Oral cancer patients are getting less dental care than healthy adults, despite facing painful treatment side effects.
Federal health officials just unveiled a plan to help thousands more patients receive lifesaving organs by improving how the nation's transplant system works. The changes focus on using more "medically complex" donor organs that are currently being wasted, even though they could give seriously ill patients years of healthy life.
Over 100,000 Americans wait for organ transplants, but thousands of usable organs go unused each year. New federal rules aim to change that by encouraging doctors to use imperfect organs that could still save lives.
Wealthy countries are increasingly using special licenses to make patented drugs affordable for their citizens. A new study shows this practice jumped from 15% to 54% of all such licenses worldwide in just one decade.
New York could soon fast-track innovative mental health treatments that help patients who haven't responded to traditional medications. The state is working to eliminate bureaucratic delays that keep promising therapies from reaching people in crisis.
Breast cancer survivor Elizabeth Awo-Ejeh joined researchers and doctors in Nigeria for a groundbreaking session where patients helped shape the future of cancer care. The collaboration between Federal Medical Centre Abuja and the University of Manchester put survivor voices at the center of healthcare policy.
Nearly half of Medicare cancer patients hit their annual drug cost cap, with a third doing so in January alone. A new 2025 program lets them spread these payments across the year instead of facing thousands in upfront costs.