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(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) Everything from our plastic water bottles and cosmetics to our non-stick frying

Florida’s Mosquito Control Forces Mobilize Against Zika Threat

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — A late-morning thunderstorm had just passed when Evaristo Miqueli reached

U.S. Supreme Court in their opinion on Universal Health Services Inc. v. U.S. ex rel Escobar, a lawsuit filed by

Alzheimer’s disease is the top cause of disability in later life. One in nine people over age 65 has it;

(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones urged federal officials to block the merger of

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported as of June 9 six cases of which three babies have

Step therapy as defined by North Carolina’s bill (House Bill 1048 passed by the House, but not the Senate) an

Under a new policy enacted by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, navy personnel, sailors and Marines that were kicked out of

Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) asking for action to protect the

(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) A program that has helped seniors understand the many intricacies of Medicare as