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Kids and sleep: What you need to know
Although kids are still only a fraction of the sleep medicine patient population, it's been growing quickly as doctors have focused on the importance of sleep to child and teen development.
Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in 13 states and D.C.
The policy makes good on Trump's promise to peel back the requirement that employers offer contraception coverage at no cost. The rule is on hold in D.C. and the 13 states that challenged it.
Beef-friendly Nebraska eyes regulations on the word 'meat'
More than four months after Missouri became the first U.S. state to regulate the term "meat" on product labels, Nebraska's powerful farm groups are pushing for similar regulations on veggie burgers, tofu dogs and other items that look and taste like real meat.
Democrats in state government roll out big health care proposals
Riding the momentum from November's elections, Democratic leaders in the states are wasting no time delivering on their biggest campaign promise — to expand access to health care and make it more affordable.
Democrats' health care ambitions meet the reality of divided government
Congressional Democrats want to protect health coverage and protections of the Affordable Care Act. With the Senate in Republican hands, House Democrats will hold hearings and may turn to the courts.