When the Doctor Needs a Checkup
He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room....
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If You’re Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer
Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio LISTEN: If you’re newly pregnant and not able to afford health...
NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research
Inside a cancer research laboratory on the campus of Harvard Medical School, two dozen small jars with pink plastic lids sat on a metal counter....
When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage
When Noah Hulsman, who owns a skate shop in Louisville, Kentucky, learned he no longer qualified for federal subsidies to help him pay for his...
It’s 2026 and You’re Uninsured. Now What?
(iStock/Getty Images) Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage....
Your Next Primary Care Doctor Could Be Online Only, Accessed Through an AI Tool
When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in America without a primary care physician. MacDonald...
Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid’s Long-Term Harm
Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain. Federal officials in May 2023 declared an end to the...
Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’
Jan. 22 Arielle Zionts reads the week’s news: Some states are cutting public funding for a type of autism therapy, and older adults are more likely than younger ones to...
When Suicidal Calls Come In, Who Answers? Georgia Crisis Line Response Rates Reveal Gaps
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.”...
This Teen Never Got His Day in Vaccine Court. His Former Lawyer Now Advises RFK on Its Overhaul.
Maia Rosenfeld JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In 2019, after a routine vaccination, 11-year-old Keithron Thomas felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and down his arm....