Trump could target Affordable Care Act and Medicaid to help pay for lower taxes, experts say

Trump could target Affordable Care Act and Medicaid to help pay for lower taxes, experts say

The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, remains popular with the public, garnering the approval of 54% of U.S. adults, according to a recently released Gallup poll. But experts say that may not insulate the federal health insurance program from change as President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans look to renew $4 trillion … Read more

Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant

Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The calls and emails started coming into NYU Langone Health and Massachusetts General Hospital soon after doctors began experimenting with pig organs in humans. People worried they’ll never get a scarce human transplant asked: When could we get a pig kidney? Alex Berrios of Louisville, Kentucky, needs a second transplant but finding … Read more

New guidance on use of physician associates

New guidance on use of physician associates

Getty Images A leading medical royal college says physician associates (PAs) should only be supervised by senior doctors, and not doctors in training, in guidance issued to members. The Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) announcement follows an acrimonious debate in the medical profession over the use of PAs, who are intended to assist doctors and … Read more

Takeaways from the AP’s reporting on nuclear bunkers

Takeaways from the AP’s reporting on nuclear bunkers

Global security leaders are warning that nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending has surged around the world. At the same time, private bunker sales are on the rise globally. Critics warn these bunkers create a false perception that a nuclear war is survivable. They argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast … Read more