Ivermectin debate reignites as more states eye over-the-counter sales Key Points Florida and Ohio are considering bills to let pharmacies sell ivermectin without a prescription, joining at least 16 states exploring or enacting similar measures—five of which (Idaho,... Read more Blue states create health alliance in opposition to federal authority Key Points Fifteen Democratic-led states and Guam have launched the Governors Public Health Alliance (GPHA) to coordinate on vaccine policy, data sharing, and emerging health threats—creating a p... Read more AI use exploding in healthcare industry, as providers gain confidence in its use By HPN Staff Key Points Physician use of AI in healthcare jumped from 38% in 2023 to 66% in 2024, reflecting growing trust and reliance on the technology. AI is now used for dia... Read more Colorado drug price cap raises concerns over access and innovation By HPN Staff Key Points Colorado became the first state to set a price cap on a specific prescription drug — limiting the cost of Enbrel, a rheumatoid arthritis treatment, to $600 per 50-m... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more Why the Trump Administration is delaying limits on some ‘forever chemicals’ By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump EPA pushed back implementation of Biden-era drinking-water limits for PFOS and PFOA from 2029 to 2031 and rolled back limits on four other PFAS chemicals.... Read more Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds By HPN Staff Key Points In an 800-participant trial of adults 65+, acupuncture for chronic lower back pain produced modest but positive and sustained improvements in pain and function, com... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more 1 2 3 MOST VIEWED 1 Telehealth shutdown makes doctors’ visits more difficult for some 2 Bipartisan coalition aims to prevent health premium spike for the self-employed 3 Why Ohio needs the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact 4 Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds DONATE
Blue states create health alliance in opposition to federal authority Key Points Fifteen Democratic-led states and Guam have launched the Governors Public Health Alliance (GPHA) to coordinate on vaccine policy, data sharing, and emerging health threats—creating a p... Read more AI use exploding in healthcare industry, as providers gain confidence in its use By HPN Staff Key Points Physician use of AI in healthcare jumped from 38% in 2023 to 66% in 2024, reflecting growing trust and reliance on the technology. AI is now used for dia... Read more Colorado drug price cap raises concerns over access and innovation By HPN Staff Key Points Colorado became the first state to set a price cap on a specific prescription drug — limiting the cost of Enbrel, a rheumatoid arthritis treatment, to $600 per 50-m... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more Why the Trump Administration is delaying limits on some ‘forever chemicals’ By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump EPA pushed back implementation of Biden-era drinking-water limits for PFOS and PFOA from 2029 to 2031 and rolled back limits on four other PFAS chemicals.... Read more Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds By HPN Staff Key Points In an 800-participant trial of adults 65+, acupuncture for chronic lower back pain produced modest but positive and sustained improvements in pain and function, com... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more 1 2 3
AI use exploding in healthcare industry, as providers gain confidence in its use By HPN Staff Key Points Physician use of AI in healthcare jumped from 38% in 2023 to 66% in 2024, reflecting growing trust and reliance on the technology. AI is now used for dia... Read more Colorado drug price cap raises concerns over access and innovation By HPN Staff Key Points Colorado became the first state to set a price cap on a specific prescription drug — limiting the cost of Enbrel, a rheumatoid arthritis treatment, to $600 per 50-m... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more Why the Trump Administration is delaying limits on some ‘forever chemicals’ By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump EPA pushed back implementation of Biden-era drinking-water limits for PFOS and PFOA from 2029 to 2031 and rolled back limits on four other PFAS chemicals.... Read more Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds By HPN Staff Key Points In an 800-participant trial of adults 65+, acupuncture for chronic lower back pain produced modest but positive and sustained improvements in pain and function, com... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more 1 2 3
Colorado drug price cap raises concerns over access and innovation By HPN Staff Key Points Colorado became the first state to set a price cap on a specific prescription drug — limiting the cost of Enbrel, a rheumatoid arthritis treatment, to $600 per 50-m... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more Why the Trump Administration is delaying limits on some ‘forever chemicals’ By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump EPA pushed back implementation of Biden-era drinking-water limits for PFOS and PFOA from 2029 to 2031 and rolled back limits on four other PFAS chemicals.... Read more Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds By HPN Staff Key Points In an 800-participant trial of adults 65+, acupuncture for chronic lower back pain produced modest but positive and sustained improvements in pain and function, com... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more 1 2 3
Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more Why the Trump Administration is delaying limits on some ‘forever chemicals’ By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump EPA pushed back implementation of Biden-era drinking-water limits for PFOS and PFOA from 2029 to 2031 and rolled back limits on four other PFAS chemicals.... Read more Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds By HPN Staff Key Points In an 800-participant trial of adults 65+, acupuncture for chronic lower back pain produced modest but positive and sustained improvements in pain and function, com... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more 1 2 3
What the study of a supercentenarian after her death can tell us about our lives By HPN Staff Key Points The researchers emphasize that reaching extreme old age doesn’t inevitably mean persistent chronic disease. In Morera’s case, she had short telomeres (a usual mark... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more Why the Trump Administration is delaying limits on some ‘forever chemicals’ By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump EPA pushed back implementation of Biden-era drinking-water limits for PFOS and PFOA from 2029 to 2031 and rolled back limits on four other PFAS chemicals.... Read more Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds By HPN Staff Key Points In an 800-participant trial of adults 65+, acupuncture for chronic lower back pain produced modest but positive and sustained improvements in pain and function, com... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more 1 2 3
Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more Why the Trump Administration is delaying limits on some ‘forever chemicals’ By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump EPA pushed back implementation of Biden-era drinking-water limits for PFOS and PFOA from 2029 to 2031 and rolled back limits on four other PFAS chemicals.... Read more Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds By HPN Staff Key Points In an 800-participant trial of adults 65+, acupuncture for chronic lower back pain produced modest but positive and sustained improvements in pain and function, com... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more 1 2 3
Why the Trump Administration is delaying limits on some ‘forever chemicals’ By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump EPA pushed back implementation of Biden-era drinking-water limits for PFOS and PFOA from 2029 to 2031 and rolled back limits on four other PFAS chemicals.... Read more Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds By HPN Staff Key Points In an 800-participant trial of adults 65+, acupuncture for chronic lower back pain produced modest but positive and sustained improvements in pain and function, com... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more 1 2 3
Acupuncture shows promise for back pain in older adults, study finds By HPN Staff Key Points In an 800-participant trial of adults 65+, acupuncture for chronic lower back pain produced modest but positive and sustained improvements in pain and function, com... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more
New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more
