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Pomelo Care Raises $92 Million at $1.7 Billion Valuation to Expand Beyond Maternity

The company touts claims-based outcomes that cut preterm births, ER visits and NICU stays, with coverage now reaching about 25 million people.

HHS Moves to Bar Medicare and Medicaid From Hospitals Offering Gender-Affirming Procedures to Minors

WHO Issues First Guideline Backing GLP-1 Drugs for Obesity With Conditional Use

HHS Drops 24/7 RN Requirement for Nursing Homes, Leaves Core Staffing Minimum Intact

FOI Reveals Surge in UK PIP Claims for Obesity as ESA Numbers Fall

Southern Africa Begins Rollout of Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Shot Lenacapavir

Profeco Estimates Mexicans With Type 2 Diabetes Spend 24,086–46,949 Pesos a Year Out of Pocket

Irish Life Health Sets 5% Premium Rise From January 2026 in Fourth Increase This Year

Medicare Part B Premium Jumps to $202.90 for 2026, Nearly 10% Increase

Lancet Study Finds 83% of Indian Hospital Patients Carry Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Barmer Report: Care Dependency Nearly Doubled in Germany, Driven by 2017 Reform

KFF Poll: GLP-1 Use Hits 12% of U.S. Adults as Cost Burdens Persist

Germany's 2026 Diabetes Report Finds 9.3 Million With Type 2 and Earlier Onset

World Diabetes Day 2025 Puts Workplace Diabetes in Focus as Italian Groups Press Policy Overhaul

Warken Sends Emergency-Care Overhaul to Inter‑Ministerial Review

Obesity’s Annual Cost in Spain Put at €130.8 Billion in 2025, Study Says

Texas Voters Approve $3 Billion Dementia Research Institute and Fund

WalletHub 2025 Ranking Puts West Virginia Most Overweight, Colorado Lowest

New Studies Recast Superbug Strategy With Targeted Cefiderocol Use and a Potent Rediscovered Antibiotic Lead

MHRA Unveils Overhaul to Speed Rare-Disease Drug Approvals