A Possible Downside to Limits on Teens’ Access to Social Media
In 1982, then-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop warned that video games might be hazardous to young people’s health, a statement...
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‘What Happens Three Months From Now?’ Mental Health After Georgia High School Shooting
WINDER, Ga. — About an hour after gunfire erupted at Apalachee High School, ambulances started arriving at nearby Northeast Georgia...
Harris and Trump Are Ready To Take on Big Pharma
Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are both eager to take on high drug prices, leaving pharmaceutical...
Journalists Give Rundown on Bird Flu Risks, HIV Rates, and the Fate of Shuttered Hospitals
KFF Health News Colorado correspondent Rae Ellen Bichell discussed farmworkers and their risk of contracting bird flu on KGNU on...
Tribal Health Officials ‘Blinded’ by Lack of Data
A strong public health system can make a big difference for those who face stark health disparities. But epidemiologists serving...
The New Covid Vaccine Is Out. Why You Might Not Want To Rush To Get It.
The FDA has approved an updated covid shot for everyone 6 months old and up, which renews a now-annual quandary...
With Only Gloves To Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu
GREELEY, Colo. — In early August, farmworkers gathered under a pavilion at a park here for a picnic to celebrate...
Let the General Election Commence
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of...
En medio de las expulsiones de Medicaid, muchos estados deciden expandirlo
El año pasado, después de sufrir una lesión cerebral, Trisha Byers se mudó de Massachusetts a Carolina del Norte para...
Inside Conservative Activist Leonard Leo’s Long Campaign To Gut Planned Parenthood
Rachana Pradhan Illustration by Oona Tempest A federal lawsuit in Texas against Planned Parenthood has a web of ties to...
Most Black Hospitals Across the South Closed Long Ago. Their Impact Endures.
MOUND BAYOU, Miss. — In the center of this historically Black city, once deemed “the jewel of the Delta” by...
