Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks
Deep Sankar Dasgupta with daughter Deepanwita Dasgupta, when she was 3 years old. Deepanwita was later diagnosed with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a rare...
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Thursday, March 12, 2026 – KFF Health News
1 In 3 Americans Has Cut Back Daily Spending To Pay For Health Care Two new Gallup polls also found that roughly half of middle-income...
RFK Jr.’s Very Bad Week
The Host It’s been a tough week for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In addition to Kennedy having surgery to repair...
Republicans Fret Over RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Policies While MAHA Moms Stew
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fielding pressure from the White House to relax his controversial approach to vaccine policies as...
As Lung Disease Threatens Workers, Lawmakers Seek Protections for Countertop Manufacturers
César Manuel González, 37, used to work with stone that was engineered to endure: dense, polished slabs designed to outlast the kitchens in which they...
Cosmetic Surgery Investigation Prompts Warnings for Patients, and a Push for Tighter Safety Standards
An investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by KFF Health News and NBC News has prompted consumer warnings from industry groups representing plastic surgeons and a...
Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power.
Western Massachusetts, a patchwork of rural communities and low-income cities, is a difficult place to find a primary care doctor if you don’t already have...
More Kids Are in ERs for Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts and RFK Jr.’s Anti-Fluoride Fight Aren’t Helping.
Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried...
Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks Against Scams for Vulnerable Seniors
The first call came just before Thanksgiving last year. She didn’t recognize the phone number, but she answered anyway. “The person said he was an...
Florida Hasn’t Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.
In states that have long refused to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults, people in the program aren’t subject to new rules under the One...