The VA disability compensation rate increase is expected to be 3.7% or 3.8%, a 90-year-old veteran has a new cookbook and a new VA epilepsy treatment.
Effectively, that means federal taxpayer money will not go to pay for medical procedures and services such as puberty blockers and surgeries for children.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in October will start recognizing detransitioning — reversing gender “transition” mutilation — in official diagnosis codes for purposes of insurance billing and data collection. Vice President J.D. Vance last week called for the jailing of medical professionals fraudulently using medical billing codes to get insurance to cover […]
A device for easing migraine pain, renovated veterans housing in Florida and a presidential gift from a former Rosie the Riveter.
The intended parents wanted the surrogate mother to have an abortion once they learned it had a heart defect. A Texas court on Tuesday ordered that the baby receive lifesaving care once born.
AI:A Texas court has issued a landmark ruling mandating that a newborn baby with a heart defect must receive life-saving medical treatment, directly countering the wishes of the intended parents who sought to use a surrogate to terminate the pregnancy upon discovering the fetal abnormality. This decision marks a significant legal intervention in the ongoing battle over surrogacy and reproductive rights, specifically regarding whether biological parents can compel an abortion due to medical complications or disabilities. The ruling follows a series of high-profile disputes involving surrogates and intended parents in Texas, highlighting a growing judicial pushback against efforts to use abortion as a tool to prevent the birth of children with…Open
AI:Baby Gabriel has been born and is currently receiving the life-saving medical treatment he requires, marking a significant development in the legal and ethical battle involving surrogate arrangements and abortion rights. This outcome follows recent intense conflicts where the Trump administration intervened to protect newborns from being surrendered to parents seeking abortions through surrogacy processes. The successful birth and subsequent care for Baby Gabriel represents a critical victory for those defending the sanctity of life against radical social agendas that seek to prioritize elective procedures over the survival of infants in complex medical circumstances.Open
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center has agreed to stop administering sex change drugs to minors as part of a resolution with the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The Department of Justice reached a resolution with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, ending its administration of sex change drugs to minors and imposing financial penalties. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center has agreed to stop administering sex change drugs to minors as part of a resolution with the Department of Justice (DOJ). DETAIL: The agreement also includes a financial penalty and a $500,000 commitment to medical care for individuals harmed by the sex change treatments provided by the center. The resolution stems from a DOJ investigation into alleged violations of federal law regarding the use of sex change drugs and surgeries on minors. The center continues to deny the allegations but…Open
The person was transported from the U.S. McMurdo Station for emergency medical treatment on July 31, in an operation carried out under "dangerous" winter conditions.
Infertility is not a stand-alone disease but a symptom of underlying conditions. Women are simply asking for it to be treated as such.
Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility.