Health

The Meme-Washing of RFK Jr.

Millions of people have watched Robert F. Kennedy Jr. body-slam a man dressed up as a Twinkie. In an AI-generated video that Kennedy posted to X last week, he walks into a wrestling ring—shirtless,...

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“Bullies Are All Secretly Cowards At Heart”: 51 Times Karma Hit Jerks Like A Train

The thing with bullies is that they think they can get away with anything. And often, for a while, they do. But there's a beautiful and poetic unwritten rule in life that states, "As you sow, so sh...

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‘They Tricked Me’: A Father Was Chained After He Went to ICE To Reunite With His Kids

Carlos arrived at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in New Mexico in December, believing he was one step closer to reuniting with his children. By that point, his 14-year-old son and 16...

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Psychological toll of betrayal trauma may help explain why women kept silent for decades after their allegations of abuse against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez became a national hero for his advocacy of farmworkers' rights. Here he gives a talk at Boston University in April 1979. Ted Dully/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesMultiple women told ...

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Why ‘deaths of despair’ are higher in former coal mining communities

Life expectancy in the UK has risen dramatically since the Industrial Revolution. For more than a century, people lived increasingly long and healthy lives. But around the turn of the millennium, t...

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4chan Sends Hilarious, Hamster-Filled Reminder That U.S. Companies Need Not Follow British Speech Regulations

It's not every day that I wish more U.S. tech platforms could be like 4chan. But the message board certainly has the right idea when it come...

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GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic, Wegovy May Help Treat Anxiety, Depression

New research suggests that GLP-1s could offer dual benefits for treating both metabolic and mental health issues. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images A new study found that people taki...

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Even With Dental Insurance, You Still Could Face a Large Bill

LISTEN: Your dental insurance might not cover what you expect. Russell Anthony made eight trips to the dentist last year. The 65-year-old retiree in Nashville, Tennessee, h...

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Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare

John Galvin knows he needs a colonoscopy. But he’s waiting to schedule the procedure until December, when he turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare. He was already thinking a...

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Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods Could Damage Your Bones. Here's Why

A new study suggests that people who eat more ultra-processed foods have poorer bone health. Sibila and Pavel/Stocksy Eating higher amounts of ultra-processed foods is associated with lowe...

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‘You lose yourself’: inside the mental health crisis hitting gen X women

My generation had great role models, free university and the morning-after pill. We should be running the world. Instead, two-thirds of us are facing mental health problems – and it’s not all about...

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Early Menopause Linked to 40% Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Premature menopause has been linked to a higher risk of coronary artery disease. FG Trade/Getty Images Women who go through natural menopause before age 40 face a 40% higher lifetime risk ...

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Journalists Shine Light on Out-of-Reach Insurance Prices, AI’s Role in Claims Disputes, and Susie Wiles

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the KFF Health News series “Priced Out,” which focuses on the health insurance crisis, on An Arm and a Leg on March 19. Click ...

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Stopping Ozempic, Wegovy May Reverse Cardiovascular Benefits

Stopping GLP-1s can quickly reverse the cardiovascular benefits gained while taking them. Image Credit: the_burtons/Getty Images A recent study found that stopping GLP-1s, such as Ozempic ...

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Jurors weigh evidence in high-stakes Meta trial about social media risks to children

A daunting stream of testimony and evidence has been presented in a New Mexico case that explores what the social media conglomerate Meta knew about the effects of its platforms on children. ...

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In the Affordability Alphabet Soup of the ACA and EHBs, a Link to Higher Premiums Isn’t Clear-Cut

When President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act’s role in driving up...

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The grief myth: it doesn’t come in stages or follow a checklist – like love, it endures

Shutterstock/arvitalyaart I thought when someone was bereaved it was the first couple of months and then everything was okay again. I was so naive. It is so different. When I met Ella, it ha...

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Oz Escalates Medicaid Fraud Claims Against States After Focus on Minnesota

The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to halt billions of dollars in federal health payments to multiple states, mirroring moves they made against Minnesota. ...

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Listen: Trump’s NIH ‘Reset’ Is Driving Away Scientists

LISTEN: Fewer breakthroughs. Weaker responses to public health crises. That’s what some former National Institutes of Health scientists predict for the agency as thousands of researchers leave. Wor...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Schedule Changes Blocked — For Now

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. ...

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The Longevity Bros Are Cold Plunging Wrong

Cold-water bathing has a long history as a health hack. The ancient Greeks and Romans partook to treat fevers. Eighteenth-century mental institutions employed a tactic called the bain de surprise...

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