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Health Care

Trump administration revokes Biden-era abortion directive for emergency rooms

June 4, 2025
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News

The Trump administration announced June 3 that it would revoke Biden-era guidance to the nation’s hospitals directing them to perform abortions in emergency circumstances even in states that banned the procedure.

Archdiocese continues focus on mental health with aim to take away stigma 

May 29, 2025
By Katie V. Jones
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News

The Archdiocese of Baltimore launched its Mental Health Ministry plan in 2021. During its first phase, nearly 1,000 people were trained in mental health first aid, according to Melissa Freymann, a mental wellness consultant for the archdiocese and a therapist with St. Lucia Counseling.  

Experts flag concerns over EPPC study on dangers of pill used in miscarriage care, abortion

May 21, 2025
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News

The title of a new study released April 28 by the Ethics and Public Policy Center is one Catholics, following the church’s moral teaching, would agree upon: “The Abortion Pill Harms Women.”

After prostate cancer diagnosis, Delaware diocese offers prayers of intercession for Biden

May 20, 2025
By OSV News
OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News

Former U.S. President Joe Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president and a Wilmington resident, revealed May 18 that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and it has metastasized to his bones.

House GOP budget proposal includes cuts to Medicaid, groups that perform abortions

May 14, 2025
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News

A proposed House budget is drawing fire from some critics over its cuts to Medicaid, while drawing praise from others for promises to eliminate funds to health providers who also perform abortions.

Trump signs executive order demanding drug manufacturers lower U.S. prices

May 13, 2025
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, Uncategorized, World News

President Donald Trump signed an executive order May 12 that he said would lower prescription drug costs — an issue the U.S. bishops have flagged in recent years — but the exact potential impact of the order was the subject of debate.

HHS releases report critical of gender transition procedures for youth

May 8, 2025
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News

The Department of Health and Human Services recently released what it called a “comprehensive review” of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, calling for broader use of psychotherapy for young people with gender dysphoria rather than what proponents call gender-affirming care.

Catholic therapists address preventing addiction, healing affected families

May 5, 2025
By Zoey Maraist
OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News

Lorraine Salvidar shared her family’s story, as well as her clinical experience working with families of people with addictions, at the trauma and addiction-focused Catholic Psychotherapy Association Conference in Philadelphia May 1-3.

UM St. Joseph Medical Center earns national recognition for safety

May 5, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Health Care, Local News, News

University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson again earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. 

Catholic mental health therapists integrate faith, spirituality into treatment plans

May 5, 2025
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News

Mental illness in America has been declared an official social health care emergency — especially since the COVID-19 pandemic and as community-fragmenting forms of social media continue to multiply.

May 1 marks 5th anniversary of consecrating U.S. to Mary as COVID declared a pandemic

May 1, 2025
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Health Care, News, World News

Indeed, “in times of trouble” it’s only natural for Catholics to resort to petitioning their own Mother Mary. And five years ago — on May 1, 2020, during the first terrifying stages of the COVID-19 pandemic — the bishops of the United States did just that.

Mercy’s nurses, maternity program earn distinctions

April 28, 2025
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Health Care, Local News, News

Mercy Medical Center drew accolades both nationally and locally for its nursing workforce and its work as a birthing hospital.

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