The healthcare system faces scrutiny regarding patient access, as insurers pledge to ease controversial prior approvals while travel restrictions bar medical residents crucial for U.S. hospitals.

• Insurers Pledge to Ease Controversial Prior Approvals for Medical Care — The New York Times Health -
• Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals — The New York Times Health -

Promising medical advancements are emerging, with severe diabetes patients cured in a small trial of a new drug based on stem cell infusion.

• People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug — The New York Times Health -

Public health issues include a concerning resurgence, as black lung disease comes roaring back to coal country, impacting younger miners due to federal cuts.

• How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country — The New York Times Health -

In wellness, an alternative therapy is explored, with tapping, a manual stimulation of acupressure points, presented as a method to ease various maladies.

• Psych 101: What Is Tapping? — The New York Times Health -