HEALTH

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The office of Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., announced Tuesday that the congressman suffered a serious injury after being kicked by a horse that had been stung by a horsefly.  Burchett was working on his Tennessee farm over the weekend when one of his horses, spooked by a horsefly,...

(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) As Congress debates how to rein in federal spending, some experts say aspects of Medicare Advantage should be on the chopping block, starting with $86 billion a year in taxpayer-funded supplemental benefits that often go unused or unverified. The federal government pays Medicare Advantage plans...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a $100 million pilot program on Monday to address Hepatitis C in homeless populations. The Hepatitis C elimination initiative, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will primarily be used to treat individuals...

(Headline USA) The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard came forward Wednesday with explosive allegations against the Obama administration, including that it sat on evidence that Hillary Clinton was regularly using tranquilizers while serving as secretary of state.  Gabbard also reiterated that former President Barack Obama himself led the launch...

(Headline USA) Eight children at a church near Harvard University where a French youth choir was holding a concert suffered seizure-like symptoms and were taken to hospitals, officials said. The symptoms were not life-threatening, the Cambridge Fire Department said in a news release. About 70 other people in attendance at the...

(TJ Martinell, The Center Square) Washington state’s Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to an analysis by The Center Square. Along with that increased spending, the number of those on Medicaid has climbed, though some health care experts note that despite this...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Last October, Headline USA exclusively obtained the autopsy and toxicology reports for alleged Trump shooter Thomas Crooks after a months-long legal battle. At the time, the toxicology results didn’t seem to indicate much about Crooks’ state of mind—they showed that he had elevated levels of lead,...

(Headline USA) A man who was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large weight-training chain around his neck has died, according to police and his wife, who told a local television outlet that he waved goodbye before his body went...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) CBS News reporter Scott MacFarlane recently went on Meet the Press host Chuck Todd’s podcast to discuss his experience at the July 13, 2024, Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a gunman nearly took President Donald Trump’s life. MacFarlane told Todd that he has Post Traumatic...

(Headline USA) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday read a doctor's letter about President Donald Trump that she said was intended to dispel health concerns about the swelling in his ankles and a makeup-covered hand. Leavitt said Trump noticed “mild swelling” in his lower legs and was evaluated...

(Headline USA) The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of giving children saline shots instead of the experimental COVID-19 jab, and selling faked vaccination cards. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on the social media platform X that charges against Dr. Michael...