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Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss: Does the Evidence Live Up to the Hype?

A new review of evidence found that intermittent fasting is no better than other dietary patterns for weight loss. yunxi xie/Getty Images Researchers report that intermittent fasting is no...

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Their Mutated Genes Were Supposed to Be Harmless

Back when he was 17 and in high school, Eric Sid fainted. In the emergency room, he was diagnosed with anemia, which can cause fainting spells, and for years he thought that was the end of the stor...

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Journalists Unpack Impact of ICE Arrests on Families and Caffeine’s Effect on Dementia Risk

KFF Health News senior contributing editor Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed the cost of cancer care in the wake of James Van Der Beek’s death on ABC News’ ABC News Live on Feb. 12. Click here...

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What These 5 Women Want You to Know About Living With Heart Disease

Five women share their stories and what they want others to know about cardiovascular disease. Design by Healthline; Photography courtesy of The American Heart Association (AHA) Cardiovasc...

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B.C. mass shooting shakes Newfoundland community killer's mother once called home

The deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is reverberating on the other side of the country in the small Newfoundland fishing community where the killer’s mother spent her early child...

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ACA Subsidies Expired. Open Enrollment Ended. But It Will Still Take Awhile To Register the Results.

It’s February, so open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act is over. We’re getting the first glimpses of how sign-ups are shaking out after the expiration of enhanced subsidies that helped most p...

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Health Care Heartaches: Your Winning Health Policy Valentines

Health policy has never looked so flirtatious. Every year, our readers send us valentines that make us swoon, laugh, and occasionally clutch our insurance cards. And in 2026, you did not hold back....

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Clinics Sour on CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In

CELO COMMUNITY, N.C. — On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina began to fill up with patients. An older couple in flanne...

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RFK Jr. Made Promises in Order To Become Health Secretary. He’s Broken Many of Them.

One year after taking charge of the nation’s health department, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn’t held true to many of the promises he made while appealing to U.S. se...

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Trump Team’s Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage

The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set of regulatory proposals that would substantially change health plan offerings on the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year, aiming, it says,...

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Most Statin Side Effects Are Not Caused by the Drug, Major Review Finds

A major review has found that the majority of statin side effects are not scientifically backed. Image Credit: BSIP/Getty Images Most statin side effects listed on drug packaging are not s...

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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Higher Death Risk in Cancer Survivors

New research shows that ultra-processed foods may increase the risk of death following a cancer diagnosis. Image Credit: Comstock/Getty Images Higher intake of ultra-processed foods is ass...

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You love your dog too much. Blame the broken American Dream and loss of purpose since the pandemic

Americans love dogs. Nearly half of U.S. households have one, and practically all owners see pets as part of the family – 51% say pets belong “as much as a human member.” The pet industry ke...

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Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration took a major step in its ef...

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Health

Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss: Does the Evidence Live Up to the Hype?

Their Mutated Genes Were Supposed to Be Harmless

Journalists Unpack Impact of ICE Arrests on Families and Caffeine’s Effect on Dementia Risk

What These 5 Women Want You to Know About Living With Heart Disease

B.C. mass shooting shakes Newfoundland community killer's mother once called home

ACA Subsidies Expired. Open Enrollment Ended. But It Will Still Take Awhile To Register the Results.

Health Care Heartaches: Your Winning Health Policy Valentines

Clinics Sour on CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In

RFK Jr. Made Promises in Order To Become Health Secretary. He’s Broken Many of Them.

Trump Team’s Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage

Most Statin Side Effects Are Not Caused by the Drug, Major Review Finds

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Higher Death Risk in Cancer Survivors

You love your dog too much. Blame the broken American Dream and loss of purpose since the pandemic

Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses

What the Health? From KFF Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks

5 Signs You’ve Lost Touch With What You Actually Want

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable

Using books as discussion prompts can help children with language delay

Ask the Experts: Why Are Women At Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Disease?

Alabama’s ‘Pretty Cool’ Plan for Robots in Maternity Care Sparks Debate

Louisville Found PFAS in Drinking Water. The Trump Administration Wouldn’t Require Any Action.