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GOP Platform Muddies Abortion Waters
Episode 355
As Donald Trump prepares to be formally nominated as the GOP’s candidate for president next week, the platform he will run on is taking shape. And in…
1 year, 8 months ago
SCOTUS Term Wraps With a Bang
Episode 354
The Supreme Court has issued its final opinions for the 2023-24 term, including decisions affecting abortion access, the opioid epidemic, and how the…
1 year, 8 months ago
SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies
Episode 353
In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has overruled a 40-year-old precedent that gave federal agencies, rath…
1 year, 9 months ago
Live From Aspen: Health and the 2024 Elections
Episode 352
Health policy may not be the top issue in this year’s presidential and congressional elections, but it’s likely to play a key role. President Joe Bid…
1 year, 9 months ago
SCOTUS Rejects Abortion Pill Challenge — For Now
Episode 351
The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, ruling unanimously that the anti-abortion doctor…
1 year, 9 months ago
Nursing Home Staffing Rules Prompt Pushback
Episode 350
The nursing home industry — as well as a healthy number of Congress members — are all pushing back on the Biden administration’s new rules on nursing…
1 year, 9 months ago
Waiting for SCOTUS
Episode 349
June is when the Supreme Court typically issues rulings in the major cases it hears during that year’s term. This year, those interested in health po…
1 year, 10 months ago
Anti-Abortion Hard-Liners Speak Up
Episode 348
While Republican candidates in many states downplay their opposition to abortion, the most vehement wing of the movement, which helped overturn Roe v…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bird Flu Lands as the Next Public Health Challenge
Episode 347
Public health authorities are closely watching an unusual strain of bird flu that has infected dairy cows in nine states and at least one dairy worke…
1 year, 10 months ago
Newly Minted Doctors Are Avoiding Abortion Ban States
Episode 346
For the second year in a row, medical school graduates across specialties are shying away from applying for residency training in states with abortio…
1 year, 10 months ago