Many states expanded care for children, older adults and workers
A new report found that in the past two years, more than half the states expanded care for children and…
Health
Journalists Catch You Up on Fauci Hearing, Peptides, and Kids’ Caffeine Consumption
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed how children’s caffeine consumption is affecting their health on CBS…
Getting outside despite your 9-to-5 job can improve your mental health – here’s how to spend time in nature during and around working hours
Urban parks are great places to soak in the outdoors without planning an elaborate trip. Todd Lookingbill The modern workday…
Foldable synthetic molecules could infiltrate and bust apart the toxic protein clumps causing Parkinson’s
Toxic clumps of abnormal proteins damage neurons and cause dementia. Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Current therapies for…
Judge rejects states’ bid to block Medicaid work rules
Rhode Island Democratic Attorney General Peter Neronha in Providence earlier this year. Rhode Island is one of 25 Democratic-led states…
They Worked To Protect Public Health. Now They Want the Public’s Votes.
A handful of former public health officials are campaigning for top statewide offices across the country, testing whether their experience…
The Newest Federally Recognized Tribe Wants Better Healthcare. It May Be On Its Own.
LUMBERTON, N.C. — Soybean fields surround Angie Lowery’s home in Robeson County, on a plot of rural land in southeastern…
Not all Coloradans want to share their cities with Canada geese and their poop – a wildlife manager shares the control methods that work
Cities such as Denver offer several perks for Canada geese, including a constant supply of water, lack of predators and…
Missouri voters weigh ending income tax. Here’s how other states replace the revenue
(Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight). Voters have the opportunity Aug. 4 to put Missouri on track to be the 10th state…
Abortion Drug Law in Louisiana Heightens Hemorrhage Risk for Pregnant Patients
Over the past decade, Louisiana hospitals began stocking specialized carts designed to treat hemorrhages, one of the most common pregnancy…
Hospice’s Bad Reputation Amid Fraud Crisis Will Hurt Patients, Industry Experts Warn
Mark Vantrease regularly sees his Vietnam War buddies over breakfast, attends his grandchildren’s Little League games, and, when he’s up…
Cyclosporiasis sickens some people worse – why your diarrhea could be more explosive than others
Cyclosporiasis can cause severe gastrointestinal distress, including explosive diarrhea. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus As you may have seen in…
Rural Missouri’s future depends on its public schools
(Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch) Next month, a child waiting for the bus in a rural district may stand beside a…
Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts
Eighth-grade students listen to a lecture on internet safety and cyberbullying at a middle school assembly in Connecticut in 2022.…
Federal Loan Caps Add Barriers — And Likely Debt — for Healthcare Students
Benjamin Pinckney has dreamed of becoming a physician assistant since he was 20 years old but says new student loan…
Newsom Reverses on Long-Sought Paid Leave Benefit for Teachers in California
California public school teacher Mollie Blustein planned her pregnancy so that her daughter would arrive during summer break. But when…