Health

This Ballad Hospital, Flooded by Hurricane Helene, Will Be Rebuilt for $44M in a Flood Plain

A small Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will soon be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face several feet of flooding in a much smaller storm,...

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Watch: Is MAHA the New MAGA?

Republicans have hitched themselves to the “Make America Healthy Again” campaign, banking on its popularity to give them an electoral bounce. But the strategy carries risks. Health and Human...

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Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantánamo

Rebekah Stewart, a nurse at the U.S. Public Health Service, got a call last April that brought her to tears. She had been selected for deployment to the Trump administration’s new immigration deten...

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Americans are asking too much of their dogs

Some people appreciate relationships with pets to combat loneliness – but others simply prefer dogs' company. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty ImagesAmericans love dogs. Nearly half ...

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How America Got So Sick

In the winter of 168 C.E., the famed Greek physician Galen arrived in Aquileia, an Italian city on the northern edge of the Adriatic. The city had grown large since its founding as a Roman colony, ...

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GLP-1 Envy Was Just the Beginning

Americans watching the Super Bowl today will hear a tantalizing pitch: You, too, can live like the rich. All you need is a way to order up health care the way they do.A new ad scheduled to air duri...

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Laura Dern Turns Grief Into Advocacy After Late Mother's Battle with Rare Lung Disease

Laura Dern’s mom, the actor Dianne Ladd, recently passed away from a rare lung disease. Photography courtesy of BeyondtheScars.com Academy Award-winning actor Laura Dern is sharing her lat...

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Journalists Describe Drivers of High Health Costs and Spell Out the Science of Protein

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed concerns about health care costs following the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits on CBS News’ CBS News 24/7 on Feb...

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What Is 'Dark Showering' and Can It Really Help You Sleep Better?

Some experts say that dark showering may help you fall asleep more easily. Image Credit: Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images Dark showering is a new sleep trend that involves showering with ...

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The Real Winner of TrumpRx

Nothing about TrumpRx is subtle. When you open up the government’s new online drugstore, the first thing you see is a banner with giant text: “Find the world’s lowest prices on prescription drugs.”...

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Frequent Binge-Watching Associated with Loneliness. Here's Why

Recent research shows that “binge-watching addiction” may be associated with high levels of loneliness. Image Credit: Ibai Acevedo/Stocksy A recent study found that “binge-watching addicti...

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Newsom Tries To Thread Needle on Immigrant Health as Ambitions Turn National

As Gov. Gavin Newsom spars with President Donald Trump and courts national attention for a potential presidential bid, at home he’s catching flak from the left and the right on health care. ...

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40 Times Adults Did Something So Dumb People Had No Idea How They Survived

One of the strangest things about being a grown up is how convincingly adult everyone looks from a distance. Someone gets a job promotion, regularly goes to the gym early in the morning, and we thi...

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Short Afternoon Nap May Boost Brain Health, Improve Learning Ability

A short afternoon nap may help clear your brain and improve your ability to learn. Image Credit: Ivan Jovanovic/Stocksy A recent study suggests that even a short afternoon nap may help you...

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Is the State of Texas Trying to Kill This Chicano Activist?

Early last November, as Alvaro Luna Hernandez, age 73, awoke from uneasy sleep, numbness radiated from his hands and feet, and he realized he could no longer walk. He tried hoisting himself up with...

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With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal...

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Effective but Underprescribed: HIV Prevention Meds Aren’t Reaching Enough People

Listen: More than 2 million Americans could benefit from PrEP, but only about a quarter of them are getting the HIV prevention medication. On Feb. 4, during WAMU’s “Health Hub,” KFF Health News rep...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: HHS Gets Funding, But How Will Trump Spend It?

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

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More Than a Third of All Cancer Cases Linked to Modifiable Risk Factors

A new study found that nearly 40% of all cancer cases could have been prevented due to modifiable lifestyle factors. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images Researchers identified 30 modifiable ...

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We have a miraculous anti-aging vaccine. Why aren’t more people getting it?

To maximize the shingles vaccine’s value, we need more research, and we need more people to take it. | Getty Images An elixir for keeping our brains and bodies younger may already be...

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2026 GLP-1 Super Bowl Commercials May Be Game Changers for Weight Loss Drugs

New GLP-1 ads, like telehealth provider Ro’s new campaign featuring tennis icon Serena Williams, aim to shift the conversation about weight loss drugs. This year, the Super Bowl will featu...

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