Journalists Discuss Raw-Milk Marketing, Extreme Heat, Opioid Settlement Spending
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the health risks of consuming raw milk and an outbreak…
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15 states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts
Student backpacks seen on the first day of school last year at Harborview Elementary School in Juneau, Alaska. Fifteen Democratic-led…
Gun homicides declined in 2024 as firearm suicides hit record high, data shows
Firearms for sale are displayed at the Centennial Gun Club in Centennial, Colo., in June 2026. Nearly 45,000 people died…
In deep red Idaho, support for ballot question on abortion access is spread across party lines
Volunteers pass boxes full of signed ballot initiative petitions through the Idaho Capitol on July 2. If approved for November’s…
They Harvest the Nation’s Food, but a New Rule May Strip Them of Health Insurance
Seasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, these common employment…
A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs
Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to Washington state’s payroll tax cost her about $500 last year. But…
Missouri governor signs bills creating armed school ‘rangers,’ high school sports appeals board
Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks to reporters after signing three bills in his office April 23 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Missouri schools…
Ivermectin isn’t a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise – here’s how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence
Ivermectin is a deworming drug intended for use in animals, including horses and cows. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Though researchers…
My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline…
Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions
If synthetic cells are ever made, they may look like this illustration of translucent bubbles under the microscope. Westend61/Getty Images…
Red and blue states pass laws to protect contraception access
Various birth control pills available at a Planned Parenthood in Austin, Texas. Several states, including Republican-led ones, have protected or…
Patients Face a Thicket of Red Tape Trying To Maintain Consistent Health Coverage
By the time Derion Blackman collapsed in front of a Dollar General in Kissimmee, Florida, in March, he had been…
A proud history and a cloudy future: Congressional Black Caucus hit by Supreme Court ruling
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., looks on as Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., speaks during a…
Abortion and policing divide Democrats in St. Louis Senate primary
State Rep. Steve Butz is being challenged by former state Rep. Gina Mitten in the Democratic primary in Missouri Senate…
Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.
For 16 years, Larry Gruber, a fitness coach from Wilton Manors, Florida, received a coupon card to help him pay…
Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge…