Medicaid: More than 1M dropped as states start post-pandemic purge of rolls

States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic — but that ban was lifted in April. Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork.

Woman declared dead knocks on coffin during her own wake in Ecuador

“After about five hours of the wake, the coffin started to make sounds," the woman's son said. "My mom was wrapped in sheets and hitting the coffin..."

New heart transplant method could expand donor hearts by 30%

Last year, 4,111 heart transplants were performed in the U.S., a record number but not nearly enough to meet the need.

Workers at two San Jose hospitals planning to strike Monday

The workers say they’ve been negotiating with HCA Healthcare since January, and now they believe the only way to get what they need to provide the best patient care, is to walk off the job.

Babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people

Critics warn that tweaking the genetic code this way could be a slippery slope that eventually leads to designer babies for parents

Nurses union to strike at 2 East Bay health care facilities beginning Tuesday

The California Nurses Association (CNA) has announced that nurses will begin separate strikes next week at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward and at the John Muir Behavioral Health Center in Concord.   

FDA approves first ever pill for fecal transplants

Currently, most fecal transplants are provided by a network of stool banks that have popped up at medical institutions and hospitals across the country.

Santa Clara County relaxes COVID rules

Santa Clara County is grappling with how to implement the latest COVID-19 changes, as the state lifts rules on masking and vaccinations in April.   

Damar Hamlin pushes for AED access in Washington, D.C.

The Buffalo Bills player is teaming up with families and legislators to keep kids safe with access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan: Here's what it means

The FDA approval sets the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter.

Deadly fungal infection C. auris spreading at 'alarming rate,' CDC says

The CDC called C. auris an urgent threat because it’s often resistant to antifungal drugs and spreads easily in healthcare facilities.

Gov. Newsom unveils plan to make $30 insulin

In a news conference Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan for the state to begin making its own insulin. The governor signed a 50 million dollar contract with the nonprofit drugmaker “CIVICA." 

Biden to put issue of lowering drug costs at center of political agenda

Biden plans to talk up how his administration is rolling out several parts of a law passed last year that cap the price of insulin and allow the government to negotiate deals on pharmaceutical drugs for Medicare enrollees.