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New Pentagon policy undercuts transgender troops’ ability to fight military ban, AP reports
By Konstantin Toropin Nov 1, 2025 2:42 PM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has rolled out a new policy that will severely undercut the ability for transgender troops who have been banned from the armed forces by the Trump administration to turn to boards of their peers to argue for their right to stay in the…
Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program
By ALI SWENSON and OBED LAMY Updated 11:56 AM CST, October 30, 2025 MINOOKA, Ill. (AP) — Bill Swick has a rare degenerative brain disease that inhibits his mobility and speech. Instead of the hassle of traveling an hour to a clinic in downtown Chicago to visit a speech therapist, he has benefited from virtual appointments from the comfort…
Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood
By PATRICK WHITTLE Updated 11:28 AM CST, October 30, 2025 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine said it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers. Maine Family Planning operates 18 clinics in the state and says abortions are…
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
October 30, 2025 9:00 AM ET Selena Simmons-Duffin Access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth will be dramatically restricted by the Trump administration under new proposals by the Department of Health and Human Services. NPR has obtained the draft text of a proposed rule that would prohibit federal Medicaid reimbursement for medical care provided to transgender…
Many Kentuckians to pay hundreds or even thousands more for health insurance next year
Kentucky Public Radio | By Justin Hicks Published October 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM EDT Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health insurance marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025. Kentuckians who get health insurance through the state’s Kynect marketplace are going to see higher out-of-pocket costs…
These doctors want to break the cycle of shame and blame in medicine
October 28, 2025 9:16 PM ET By Charlotte Huff The distress that Will Bynum later recognized as shame settled over him nearly immediately. Bynum, then in his second year of residency training as a family medicine physician, was wrapping up a long shift when he was called into an emergency delivery. To save the baby’s…
Conservative group sues to overturn rewrite of WA parental rights law
Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard October 27, 2025 / 11:25 am School board directors and parents are suing Washington state to block a Democrat-backed law overhauling rights for public school students and their parents. The policy has become a flashpoint in the national debate over gender inclusivity and diversity, equity, and inclusion in schools. A conservative political…
In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts
October 25, 2025 7:00 AM ET By Shalina Chatlani, Kim Krisberg LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — East Carroll Parish sits in the northeastern corner of Louisiana, along the winding Mississippi River. Its seat, Lake Providence, was once a thriving agricultural hub of the region. Now, charred and dilapidated buildings dot the small city center. There are…
Abortion by mail is on the rise, even in states like Washington where it remains legal
Eilís O’Neill October 24, 2025 / 1:29 pm In Washington and 17 other states where abortion is still legal, telehealth orders for abortion medication have doubled since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Anna Fiastro, a researcher at the UW School of Medicine, studied the orders for abortion medication received by Aid Access, an organization…