GOP Presidential Primary Debate No. 2: An Angry Rematch and the Same Notable No-Show
From the start of the second Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 campaign, the seven candidates on stage were...
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The Tata Way – KFF Health News
In spring 1974, over a dozen smallpox outbreaks sprang up throughout the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Determined to find...
Countdown to Shutdown – KFF Health News
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of...
Biden Administration to Ban Medical Debt From Americans’ Credit Scores
Noam N. Levey The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thursday, outlining plans...
Hep C’s Number Comes Up: Can Biden’s 5-Year Plan Eliminate the Longtime Scourge?
Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017. Each time his doctors recommended...
Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers
Amy Maxmen Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might...
California Lawmakers Approve Nation-Leading $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers
Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A sweeping agreement between labor and the health industry would gradually raise the minimum wage...
Abortion Bans Fuel a Rise in High-Risk Patients Heading to Illinois Hospitals
When she was around 22 weeks pregnant, the patient found out that the son she was carrying didn’t have kidneys...
A Father Dreamed of a Home for His Family. Medical Debt Nearly Pushed Them Onto the Streets.
Noam N. Levey DENVER — Kayce Atencio used to be haunted by a thought while working at a homeless shelter...
Heat-Related Deaths Are Up, and Not Just Because It’s Getting Hotter
Heat-related illness and deaths in California and the U.S. are on the rise along with temperatures, and an increase in...
The Shrinking Number of Primary Care Physicians Is Reaching a Tipping Point
I’ve been receiving an escalating stream of panicked emails from people telling me their longtime physician was retiring, was no...
