Health

The Original ‘Meatfluencers’ Had Some Strange Ideas

If there’s one message that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to redefine healthy eating has imparted, it’s that Americans need to eat their beef. In January, the health secretary rolled out the new...

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Just 2 Hours of Strength Training May Lower Heart Disease Risk in Women

Research shows that 2 hours of weekly strength training may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. Image Credit: COROIMAGE/Getty Images A new study suggests that women wh...

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Immigrant behind deadly German Christmas market attack gets life sentence

Saudi national Taleb al-Abdulmohsen rammed a car into a crowd in Magdeburg in 2024, killing six people, including a child A German court has sen...

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Reporters Talk Through FDA Sunscreen Move and Closure of Rural Dialysis Clinics

KFF Health News freelance contributor Michael Scaturro discussed the FDA’s new approval of a sunscreen chemical on Science Friday on June 19. Click here to hear Scaturro on Science...

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Europe’s Come-to-AC Moment

In stifling apartments and sweaty row houses in England, Germany, and even Scandinavia, some Europeans are considering a very American idea: They really need an air conditioner.One of their most ac...

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COVID Vaccine Study Previously Blocked By CDC Is Out — Here's What It Found

A study on COVID-19 vaccines that was previously blocked by the CDC’s acting director was published in a medical journal. luis velasco/Stocksy A COVID-19 vaccine efficacy study that had pr...

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Can GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Give Athletes an Unfair Advantage?

GLP-1 drugs can provide benefits that may boost an athlete’s performance, but do these medications give them the competitive edge? Getty Images/The Good Brigade Debates are emerging over w...

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YouTube Settles With Florida Teen Alleging Social Media Addiction Harms Ahead Of California Trial

YouTube Settles With Florida Teen Alleging Social Media Addiction Harms Ahead Of California Trial Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, Google's YouTube has settled a la...

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Trouble Getting Weight Loss Drugs Covered by Insurance? Here’s What To Know

(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) A professional in-home caregiver lost her coverage for Zepbound. She soon realized getting it back was not straightforward. “I was like: ‘What ...

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Efforts To End School Vaccine Mandates Hit a Wall in Florida

Every state, along with Washington, D.C., requires children to obtain certain vaccinations before they can attend school or childcare. These mandates date back decades, and many public health exper...

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Medicare Advantage Company Pays $342M to Government in Midst of Billing Probe

A major Medicare Advantage company has paid the government more than $342 million to help settle allegations that it overcharged the federal healthcare program for years. Elevance Health, wh...

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Can GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic Really Change Your Sense of Smell and Taste?

Some GLP-1 users report changes in their taste and smell, according to a new study. Tatsiana Volkava/Getty Images Researchers report that GLP-1 drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may impa...

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Intermittent Fasting Aids Weight Loss, With a Surprising Psychological Benefit

Researchers compared intermittent fasting with calorie counting and found that people following fasting protocols thought about food less often. Anchiy/Getty Images A recent study found th...

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Opioid Settlement Money Pays for Services To Battle Addiction in Rural Kentucky

WHITESBURG, Ky. — Drugs and the consequences of addiction are woven into the fabric of Jamie Madden’s life. Her earliest memory is of standing on the passenger seat of her dad’s car as a tod...

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Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees

Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors plan to introduce legislation Thursday to cap consumers’ potential out-of-pocket costs in traditional Medicare, resurfacing a long-running debate over w...

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Satellites reveal Earth has a surprising symmetry in the way it reflects light — and it might be tied to the El Niño cycle

For half a century, scientists have known that Earth's Northern and Southern hemispheres have almost the exact same albedo ‪— the amount of sunlight they reflect b...

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