Flu season is underway in the Southern Hemisphere, and public health experts are looking at early data that may signal what could be ahead for the U.S. this fall. One notable change so far, data shows there’s an uptick in influenza B, one expert told B…
State researchers offer recommendations on how schools can become more heat-resilient in the face of global warming. Proposed changes to state law could make it easier to build shade structures.
State researchers offer recommendations on how schools can become more heat-resilient in the face of global warming. Proposed changes to state law could make it easier to build shade structures.
David Tarantino, MD, the chief medical officer for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been removed from his position by Homeland Security after a federal probe into what missteps may have led to the May 17 death of 8-year-old migrant girl, Anadith…
More than a million Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended. The Biden administration is asking states to slow disenrollment, but that does not mean states must listen. Meanwhile, a Supreme Court decision gives Medicaid beneficiaries the right to sue over their care, and a new deal preserves coverage of preventive services nationwide as a Texas court case continues. Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Dan Mendelson, CEO of Morgan Health, a new unit of JPMorgan Chase, about employers’ role in insurance coverage.
Almost 107,000 people in the United States died in 2021 from a drug overdose, and the vast majority of those deaths were men, according to a Mount Sinai study published June 15 in Neuropsychopharmacology.
New clues have emerged about the root cause of endometriosis. Researchers say bacteria could play a role, according to a study published June 14 in Science Translational Medicine.
The views of the leader of a broad anti-vaccine movement who is now running for president are unchallenged in public forums run by several prominent Silicon Valley figures.
Anthony Fauci, MD, believes the chances of eradicating the virus that causes COVID-19 are zero.
Cases of pityriasis rosea, a fairly common skin rash, dropped significantly during the mask wearing days of COVID-19. But now that fewer are wearing masks in public cases of the skin condition have gone back up, the Washington Post reported June 13.&nb…
