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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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New Resistance Training Guidelines Say Consistency Is Key for Stronger Results

New resistance training recommendations emphasize consistency over complexity. Image Credit: Westend61/Getty Images You don’t need a perfect workout plan to benefit from strength training,...

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Lawmakers Seek To Protect Crisis Pregnancy Centers as Abortion Clinic Numbers Shrink

Conservative lawmakers in multiple states are pushing legislation drafted by an anti-abortion advocacy group to increase protections for crisis pregnancy centers, organizations that provide some he...

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Oz Says California’s Not Fighting Health Care Fraud, but Data Shows It’s Part of a Larger Battle

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For weeks, Mehmet Oz has been waging a public feud with California leaders over health care fraud, accusing the blue state of failing to adequately combat such abuse. ...

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Watch: Affordability Plagues Health Care in Its Shift From Nonprofit to Profit Machine

On What the Health? From KFF Health News, distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and host Julie Rovner sat down with Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF, to talk about the likelihood...

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Many ACA Customers Are Paying Higher Premiums. Most Blame Trump and Republicans, Poll Finds.

Most people who get their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act say they face sharply higher costs, with many worried they will have to pare back other expenses to cover them, according t...

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A New Level of Vaccine Purgatory

On Monday, a federal judge issued a preliminary ruling with a harsh reprimand for the Trump administration: You’ve done this vaccine stuff all wrong.The Trump administration likely broke the law, t...

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This Hospital Worker Had 3 Attacks in 4 Days. ‘Listening’ to His Body May Have Saved His Life

Patient transporter Tommy Bell (pictured above) survived 3 heart attacks over 4 days, thanks to quick thinking — and care from colleagues at the hospital where he worked. Advent Health 62-...

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Type 2 Diabetes Risk Varies Widely in Young Adults. How GLP-1s Can Help

New research highlights a need for earlier, more tailored interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes in young adults with prediabetes. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Researchers found that type ...

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‘Worst-case scenario’: Middle East nuclear concerns haunt top health officials

World Health Organization officials are preparing for a nuclear catastrophe if the U.S.-Israel war with Iran escalates further. U.N. staff are monitoring the fallout of U.S-Israeli attacks o...

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Maker of Device To Treat Addiction Withdrawal Seeks Counties’ Opioid Settlement Cash

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the early 2000s, Michelle Warfield worked at a factory, hauling heavy seats for Ford trucks on and off an assembly line. To suppress daily aches in her back and hips, her docto...

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