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WHO-ILO framework tracks social protection for people with tuberculosis

WHO and ILO released a monitoring framework to help countries track universal social protection for people with tuberculosis and close coverage gaps.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 22, 2026 · 5 min read

Public Health·HC Dive

Elevance Medicaid Margin Improves as State Rates Catch Up in Q3

Elevance said stronger state Medicaid rates improved third-quarter results and lifted full-year margin expectations despite continued program pressure.

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·AHA

Heart Walk in Montgomery County pushes CPR readiness for cardiac arrest survival

Montgomery County Heart Walk will pair fundraising with CPR education as community leaders push to improve out-of-hospital cardiac…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·ScienceDaily

Healthy Diets Linked to Slower Biological Aging in New Study

A 7,500-person study found 10 healthy diets were associated with slower biological aging, with similar molecular pathways across…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·Becker P

Texas Physician Autonomy Fight Tests Corporate Practice Ban

Texas Medical Association urges the state Supreme Court to bar lay entities from directing physicians’ medical decisions in…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·Becker P

UNC Health CEO Cristy Page Wins AAFP Physician Executive Award

UNC Health CEO Cristy Page, MD, received the AAFP’s 2026 Robert Graham Physician Executive Award at its Congress…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·Becker P

Sweden VHI Holders Still Back Tax-Funded Public Healthcare

A Swedish qualitative study found employer-funded VHI holders still support taxes for public healthcare, driven by equity and…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·Becker H

Data protection strategy could reshape intelligent TCM manufacturing

A Frontiers in Public Health analysis proposes legal and technical safeguards to protect data rights and improve intelligent…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·Fierce HC

Integris Health to Join Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health Platform

Integris Health will join Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health, pairing Oklahoma’s largest nonprofit system with value-based care investment and…

Oct 22, 2026

Public Health·Med Econ

Midterms Could Shift Medicaid Cuts and ACA Subsidy Talks

Health policy experts say the midterms could strengthen Democrats’ leverage on Medicaid cuts, ACA subsidies, and NIH funding…

Oct 22, 2026