Health

Some Americans prepare for halt in SNAP benefits: 'I’m going to have hungry kids'

About 42 million Americans are poised to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when federal funding comes to a halt on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown.The U.S. De...

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15-Minute Daily Walk May Significantly Lower Your Heart Disease Risk

A new study found that longer walks substantially lowered the risk of cardiovascular disease compared to shorter walks. Igor Alecsander/Getty Images A long walk may provide greater heart a...

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Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

WASHINGTON -- The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of the House’s conservative Freedom Caucus, came ready with a question about the Affordable Care Act. ...

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Women reach heart health goals with less exercise than men, new study suggests

Women may need less exercise than men to gain similar protection against coronary heart disease, according to a new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research.The findings come from an obser...

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Making AI sound like a human should be illegal

Let's be honest, right now the point of an AI that sounds like a human is to deceive humans into thinking that they are talking with another human, nothing else. Why do we need an AI that when...

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Can AI make health care more human?

Can AI give doctors more time to focus on their patients? | Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images A couple weeks ago, I went to the doctor to go over some test results. All was well — sp...

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49 Mysteries That Once Baffled The World, But Are Now Solved

Without a little mystery, life would be pretty dull. So when we come across something strange or unexplainable, it’s only human to speculate, create wild theories, or even suspect something superna...

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Doctors Muffled as Florida Moves To End Decades of Childhood Vaccination Mandates

SARASOTA, Fla. — Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations against diseases that have killed and maimed millions of children. Many critics of the decision, incl...

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As Sports Betting Explodes, States Try To Set Limits To Stop Gambling Addiction

It isn’t easy to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino. But that’s what Massachusetts state workers try to do every day, amid the clangin...

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Early Natural Menopause Linked to 27% Higher Risk of Metabolic Syndrome

New research identified a 27% increased risk of metabolic syndrome among subjects experiencing early natural menopause. Nazar Rybak/Getty Images A study has found that early menopause is l...

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The Pitfalls of Sleepmaxxing

Eight Sleep—often called Silicon Valley’s favorite bed—is like a full-body Fitbit. It is a $3,050 mattress cover filled with sensors to monitor heart rate and body temperature. For people who pay $...

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Maybe AI Therapists Will Suck. That Doesn't Mean We Should Ban Them.

Artificial intelligence is evolving fast. Large language models such as ChatGPT and Gemini can write papers and code, make quirky art, and a...

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Wyoming bill preventing regulation of crisis pregnancy centers advances

A bill in Wyoming that would essentially prevent regulation of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), which sometimes counsel patients against receiving abortion care, is slowly making its way through th...

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Company recalls 2 million pounds of barbecue pork jerky that may contain metal wire

More than 2.2 million pounds of Korean barbecue pork jerky has been recalled over contamination with pieces of metalA South Dakota company is recalling more than 2.2 million pounds (998,000 kilogra...

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Reporters Cover the Shutdown and the Use of AI in Health Care

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire this year and the ongoing federal shutdown on MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour W...

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‘Cancer Doesn’t Care’: Volunteer Lobbyists Push Past Washington’s Ugly Politics

When the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network organized its annual citizen lobby day in Washington last month, more than 500 volunteers pushed members of Congress to keep cancer research a...

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Antidepressant Side Effects Like Weight, Blood Pressure Changes Vary by Drug

New research provides robust evidence of the wide range of antidepressant side effects. Iuliia Bondar/Getty Images A large new study found that the side effects of antidepressants vary sig...

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What doctors, aid workers say is needed to meaningfully treat the malnutrition crisis in Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire

As conversations continue around Gaza's reconstruction amid the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire, doctors and humanitarian workers are urging that efforts be focused on addressing the malnutrition cr...

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California union proposes taxing billionaires to offset Medicaid cuts

California voters could decide next year whether to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to backfill federal funding cuts to health careSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A major unio...

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Some furloughed workers will return to manage health insurance open enrollment as shutdown drags on

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will temporarily bring all its furloughed employees back to work starting Monday to manage health insurance open enrollmentNEW YORK -- NEW YORK...

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nutrition Programs Face Their Own Shutdown

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

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