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Teens as young as 13 can receive free Weight Watchers memberships this summer as part of the company's rebranding efforts launched Wednesday, according to CNBC.

A study, published in JAMA, examines the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the United States.

Two hospitals under Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare went out of network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Feb. 1. As a result, some patients are postponing surgeries, The News-Gazette reports.

Over 350 community members protested with the California Nurses Association Saturday morning to oppose the proposed closure of Berkeley-based Alta Bates Medical Center, according to a Daily Californian report.

Walt Disney Co. has contracted directly with Orlando (Fla.) Health, which owns six acute care hospitals, and Florida Hospital in Orlando, which has more than 20 campuses, to roll out two insurance plans for Disney employees in central Florida, according…

Nineteen advocacy groups and nearly 100 pediatric and mental health experts penned a letter Jan. 30 to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to "[pull] the plug" on his company's Messenger Kids app.

As this year's particularly severe flu season rages on, filling emergency departments and straining hospital resources, hospitals nationwide are implementing various strategies to manage the sharp increase in patient volume.

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System is planning to close a 16-bed emergency department at its St. Lawrence campus to eliminate duplicate services in the area, according to a Lansing State Journal report.

A recent Health Affairs blog calls for healthcare stakeholders to begin examining power as a determinant of health and empowerment as a process to improve population health.

With last month's addition of 17 new organizations to the Next Generation ACO program, 26% of all Medicare ACOs now participate in a downside-risk model (including the Medicare Shared Savings Program's (MSSP) Track 1+, Track 2, and Track 3), up…