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Journalists Talk New ‘MAHA’ Strategy, RFK Jr.’s Tack at HHS, and Plight of Rural Hospitals

KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new “Make America Healthy Again” strategy for children’s health on CBS News’ “CBS...

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28 People Describe The Most Bittersweet Moment They Have Ever Experienced

Article created by: Austėja AkavickaitėLife is rarely black and white. Happiness often comes wrapped in a sheet of sadness, longing, sometimes even regret. Complex emotions are what make us human.T...

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Keto Diet Improves Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder, Study Shows

Emerging evidence suggests that a ketogenic diet could help support mental health. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images A new pilot study reports that young adults experienced a 70% reduction in...

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Collaborative Networks Become Popular Lifeline for Rural Hospitals

BOWMAN, N.D. — Independent rural hospitals are increasingly forming collaborative groups to share resources and combine bargaining power with the goal of saving money and improving patient care. ...

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Schumer warns of a shutdown if Republicans don’t accept Democrats’ health care demands

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is willing to risk a government shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don’t accept Democratic demands on health careWASHINGTON -- Senate Democratic ...

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Appeals court allows Trump's administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

A U.S. appeals court panel has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid fund to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continueBOSTON -- A U.S. appeals court panel on Th...

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A Surgical Team Was About To Harvest This Man’s Organs — Until His Doctor Intervened

ST. LOUIS — Lying on top of an operating room table with his chest exposed, Larry Black Jr. was moments away from having his organs harvested when a doctor ran breathlessly into the room. ...

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Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs

FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions fro...

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Pancreatic Cancer: Cigarette Smoke May Fuel Tumor Growth and Spread

Chemicals in cigarette smoke may promote the growth and spread of tumors in pancreatic cancer, a new mouse study shows. Bob Thomas/Getty Images Prior research has linked smoking to pancrea...

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Parents of disabled students wary of Education Department cuts

Devon Price, a 15-year-old boy with autism, has attended the largest school district in North Carolina for 10 years, but he cannot read or write. His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, wa...

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Child dies from complication of measles contracted years earlier

A school-age child in California has died from a rare complication of measles contracted as an infantA school-age child has died from a rare complication of measles contracted in infancy, Los Angel...

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Now Comes the Hard Part for MAHA

Good politicians are rarely modest. The job requires an uncanny ability to sell each bit of incremental progress as a success in and of itself. That’s especially true for someone like Robert F. Ken...

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Countdown to Government Shutdown

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. ...

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My beautiful daughter, 12, died in appalling NHS hospital that was supposed to keep her safe – I will never recover

WHEN 12-year-old Mia Lucas suddenly changed from being a “fun bubbly girl with a real joy for life” to having extreme emotional outbursts and being physically aggressive, her mu...

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Climate Activists Cite Health Hazards in Bid To Stop Trump From ‘Unleashing’ Fossil Fuels

HELENA, Mont. — In 2023, a group of 16 young Montanans won a much-heralded climate change case that said the state had deprived them of a “clean and healthful environment,” a right enshrined in Mon...

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Affirmative Action Critics Refuse To Back Down in Fight Over Medical Bias Training

Critics of affirmative action have launched a long-shot appeal aimed at stopping California from requiring training on unconscious bias in every continuing medical education class. ...

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Watch: Patient Numbers at NIH Hospital Tumble After Trump Cuts

Government documents viewed by KFF Health News show a drop in patients receiving care this year at the National Institutes of Health’s renowned research hospital, a 200-bed facility at NIH headquar...

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U.S. Depression Rates Remain Historically High, New Gallup Poll Shows

Loneliness and financial strain are contributing to rising depression rates in the United States. Johner Images/Getty Images A new Gallup poll reports that over 18% of U.S. adults have or ...

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West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings

Health officials say West Nile virus infections are intense this year, with 40% more cases than usualNEW YORK -- West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running 40...

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RFK Jr. said US children receive up to 92 vaccine doses. How many shots do kids really get?

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a Senate hearing on Thursday that children receive up to 92 vaccine doses in early childhood "in order to be fully compliant betwee...

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New Jersey becomes latest state to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines

New Jersey has become the latest state to sign orders expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines, breaking with guidance from federal health agencies.The state Department of Health issued an executive d...

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