Thirty-four hospitals across 13 Nevada counties are bracing for nearly $232 million in losses as federal Medicaid reductions take effect under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The cuts follow the disenrollment of approximately 115,000 Nevadans from the state’s Medicaid program, a move Republicans say is aimed at reining in decades of explosive entitlement growth.
Oregon State Hospital, the state’s highest-security psychiatric facility, has distributed dozens of sex toys to patients using taxpayer dollars. In 2024 alone, 65 sex toys were provided at a total cost of $2,900. In the prior year, 42 similar items were handed out. The hospital houses patients deemed unfit to stand trial or found guilty except for insanity, including individuals charged with violent and sexual crimes.
A 30-year-old Georgia woman, Adriana Smith, declared brain dead in February 2025, remains on life support as doctors aim to sustain her pregnancy until the fetus reaches viability.
A boy from Maryland became the first patient in the world to receive a live heart valve transplant through a partial heart transplant, replacing an artificial heart valve.
The New York State Assembly voted Tuesday to pass legislation legalizing medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The bill, titled the “Medical Aid in Dying Act,” passed by a vote of 81-67 and now moves to the Democrat-controlled Senate for consideration.
A Catholic hospital in northern California is facing legal action after a woman claims she was denied an emergency abortion during a dangerous miscarriage.
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has called on Canada to repeal its controversial “Track 2” Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. This policy allows euthanasia for individuals who are not terminally ill, raising serious concerns from human rights advocates and disability groups.
An investigation is underway at Hemet Global Medical Center in Riverside County after multiple hospital workers reported falling ill due to a mysterious odor.
