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Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money

Your browser does not support the audio element. Can’t see the audio player? Visit kffhealthnews.org to listen. For years, Washington, D.C., has paid for Medicaid — the state-f...

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Watch: Why Abortions Are on the Rise Since ‘Roe’ Was Overturned

Say you live in deep-red Louisiana, a state that has effectively banned abortion. It may be easier for you to get abortion pills now than before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Here’s why...

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RFK Jr.'s ‘Real Food Show’ Flips the Food Pyramid With His Brand of ‘Healthy’ Cooking

Health Secretary RFK Jr.’s new cooking show puts the inverted food pyramid in the spotlight. Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is host...

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Longevity: Eating Less Protein Linked to Healthy Aging in New Studies

Recent research shows that eating less protein may slow the aging process. d3sign · Moment/Getty New research suggests reducing protein intake may support healthy aging and longevity. ...

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The Deadly Military-Vet-to-ICE Pipeline

The media spent a lot of time this summer examining whether a certain Maine oysterman and Marine veteran seeking federal employment should have been better vetted by those around him.Even after Gra...

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The American West Knows How to Flee Fires

In the western United States, particularly in fire-prone areas, people have become well versed at preparing to flee. They’re experts at using the tools and technology for monitoring a wildfire’s ad...

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The Guardian view on mental health: the new secretary of state should make it a priority | Editorial

Parity for people with physical and psychological ailments has been promised for years. New neighbourhood clinics are a step in the right directionThe rise in children and young people with mental ...

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Why are deaf audiences still treated as an afterthought in theatre and cinema?

In this article, deaf is used as an umbrella term to include Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, hearing-impaired, deafened and people with hearing loss. Theatre and cinemas are increasingly lauding th...

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What is emotional regulation? A child psychologist explains

Everyone engages in emotional regulation – and there are more healthy and less healthy ways to do so. Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty ImagesIf you’ve followed mental health topics on TikTok or Instag...

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Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless People in the Cold

MISSOULA, Mont. — Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job. “They called me a ‘liability to the job site,’” Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizu...

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Watch: Democratic Senator Proposes a Fix for American Healthcare — Covering All Kids

In this “How Would You Fix It?” interview, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Health? podcast, sat down with Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat...

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Chipotle Pulls Jalapeños Amid Salmonella Outbreak: Should You Worry?

Chipotle has pulled jalapeños from restaurants in Minnesota and other locations as the ingredient may have links with the salmonella outbreak. JHVEPhoto/Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill...

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Looksmaxxing Tips for Beginners the Beauty Industry Buries

If you’ve spent more than 15 minutes on TikTok this past year, you’ve almost certainly stumbled across the word looksmaxxing. Maybe it was buried in a Reddit thread about skincare routines. Maybe i...

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Red Cross Declares National Blood Supply Crisis as Donations Hit 4-Year Low

The American Red Cross has declared its second-ever national blood supply crisis, meaning there is less than a one-day supply of type O positive blood. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via ...

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Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump’s CDC on Vaccine Guidance

AMHERST, Mass. — For the last 30 years, whenever pediatrician John Snyder wanted to find the most up-to-date research on treating young patients, he would turn to the Centers for Disease Control an...

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Candida Auris: Drug-Resistant ‘Superbug’ Spreading in 23 States, CDC Says

More than 3,000 cases of Candida auris have been reported in 23 states in 2026. spawns/E+/Getty Images Federal health officials report that the fungal infection Candida auris is spreading ...

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Stop Calling Siblings ‘Gifts’

Within months of having her first child, Samantha Savran began hearing from family and friends that she should have a second. Doing so would be the greatest “gift” that she and her husband could gi...

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Loneliness may damage health in ways isolation does not – new study

l i g h t p o e t/ShutterstockYou can spend every day surrounded by other people and still feel lonely. You can also spend long periods alone without finding the experience distressing. That di...

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AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, but Not Without Concerns

Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state’s vers...

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HIV: Once-Weekly Pill As Effective As Daily Treatment, Global Study Finds

A once-weekly HIV pill combining the antiretroviral drugs islatravir and lenacapavir is as effective as a once-daily treatment. fotolgahan/E+/Getty Images A once-weekly oral HIV treatment ...

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Kill the Ticks

In parks, in backyards, in woods that are lovely, dark, and deep, a many-legged menace now stalks the land. I speak of ticks, and I come bearing absolutely no good news. In recent decades, ticks ha...

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