This legislative cycle, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills affirming reproductive rights and mandating insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization, but the Democrat was reluctant to impose new regulations and frequently cited costs for vetoing bills.
Category: Public Health
Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastrophe
Flooding wrought by Hurricane Helene devastated communities around Asheville, North Carolina. A host of government programs are helping restore water, food, and medicine.
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: LIVE From KFF: Health Care and the 2024 Election
The Affordable Care Act has not been a major issue in the 2024 campaign, but abortion and reproductive rights have been front and center. Those are just two of the dozens of health issues that could be profoundly affected by who is elected president and which party controls Congress in 2025. In this special live episode, Tamara Keith of NPR, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Cynthia Cox and Ashley Kirzinger of KFF join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss how health policy has affected the campaign and how the election results might affect health policy. Plus, the panel answers questions from the live audience.
Super Bowl Rally Shooting Victims Pick Up Pieces, but Gun Violence Haunts Their Lives
Eight months after the Feb. 14 shooting, people wounded at the Kansas City Chiefs parade are wary of more gun violence. In this installment of “The Injured,” survivors of the shooting say they feel gun violence is inescapable and are desperately seeking a sense of safety.
In 2 weeks, XEC jumps from 5th to 2nd most dominant COVID variant
As COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 remains the top circulating variant in the U.S., XEC has climbed from the fifth to second most dominant variant, according to CDC data.
A 'secondary medical surge' coming post-hurricanes
Hospitals are bracing for a “secondary medical surge” following flooding from Hurricane Helene and Milton — infections — North Carolina Health News reported Oct. 12.
Millions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves
In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia by themselves often fall through the cracks.
Marburg outbreak tied to Rwanda hospital; US risk is low
As of Oct. 13, Rwanda has confirmed 61 cases of Marburg virus infections and 14 deaths from the rare hemorrhagic fever. On Oct. 14, the United States began screening travelers who were recently in Rwanda.
3 health risk factors rising, falling
The share of adults participating in three of the most common health risk factors has shifted this year, with the rates of two of them, smoking tobacco and obesity, decreasing, USA Facts found.
Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds
A KFF survey found significant shifts among women voters since late spring — all in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.
