RFK Jr and Dr Oz announce insurers’ ‘pledge’ to reform prior authorization
Health secretary and chief of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid hail voluntary agreement as a ‘good start’
UnitedHealth faces federal scrutiny into whistleblower claims
Attention comes in wake of ex-employees’ allegations that insurer paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers and used improper tactics to gain Medicare Advantage enrollees
Toxic truth? The cookware craze redefining ‘ceramic’ and ‘nontoxic’
Designer brands such as Always Pan and Caraway are booming – but safety experts are raising questions
Norma Meras Swenson obituary
Sociologist and women’s health activist who was a co-author of the groundbreaking book Our Bodies, Ourselves
Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers
A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residents
UnitedHealth Group shares plunge after report of Medicare fraud inquiry
Justice department investigation into health insurance giant reported as company’s CEO says he will retire
Inside the LA ‘psychic reset’ bootcamp that promises happiness – at a price
I was told my life would change if I let strangers prod my deepest wounds. But I wasn’t sure: were these group training sessions empowering or exploitative?
Democrats make long-shot effort to stop Trump cuts to Medicaid and Snap
Four Republicans needed to sign on to discharge petition to force vote on legislation preventing cuts to safety net
‘I was scared to even eat the vegetables in my fridge’: the eating disorder that focuses on food purity
As health institutions collapse and Maha influencers spread food fears, experts say orthorexia is on the rise
Final autopsy results on Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveal complex health issues
Report confirms that Arakawa died of hantavirus and her husband, who had heart problems and Alzeimer’s disease, may not have realised she had died