Engaging in a long-term meditation practice could significantly alleviate stress and slow down aging, suggests a new study published in the journal Biomolecules. Researchers from Maharishi International University (MIU), the University of Siegen, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences studied the effectiveness of transcendental meditation, which is a program where people silently repeat a ...

A coalition of states sued the Trump administration last Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.

A federal judge last Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's move to cut over $11 billion in public health funding to states after 23 states and the District of Columbia sued to keep the funding intact.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an increase of the average benchmark payments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans by 5.06%, or $25 billion, on Monday. It is nearly a three-percentage-point increase over the advance notice proposed in the waning days of the Biden administration and will be seen as favorable to payers. ...

Commonly used drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic were exempt from President Donald Trump’s expansive reciprocal tariffs announced earlier this week, which are expected to drive prices up across several industries, though analysts and Trump have warned that future tariffs will likely target imported medicines. Key Facts Trump imposed a baseline 10% on most U.S. imports ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a Medicare Advantage (MA) rule proposed by the Biden administration but is choosing to leave out the rule’s flashiest policy. As outlined by the CMS, the Trump administration’s final rule will not include three proposals included in the initial proposal, including the plan to cover anti-obesity ...