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The gifts and payments that doctors receive from drugmakers increased inappropriate prescribing, likely leading to rising health care costs, according to a new review.

The federal government has released new quality ratings for Medicare Advantage insurers for 2027, with Humana emerging as the biggest winner. But deep uncertainty remains around Medicare Advantage quality measures,…

As the midterm elections draw near, the MAHA movement is nearly invisible on the campaign trail and struggling to find a financial or messaging foothold in key races.

“Erasing data does not erase need or harm,” writes social epidemiologist Nancy Krieger.

This story has been updated. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is investigating nine universities for alleged fraud related to visas commonly used by postdoctoral researchers, a core part…