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Pace of N.I.H. Funding Slows Further in Trump’s Second Year
The agency has approved far fewer new grants than it did in years past. A renewed effort to screen for ...
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What Happened With Bird Flu in 2025?
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Protected: Did the Affordable Care Act Make Health Care More Affordable?
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If people ate better, we would have less disease and lower healthcare costs in the U.S. Two longevity experts at USC say bolder action is needed to get that message across.
We need to restructure healthcare, treat food as medicine and embrace eating programs that work in the long term.
HHS Panel That Aims to Reshape U.S. Healthcare Holds Its First Meeting
(MedPage Today) — A new HHS health advisory committee met very briefly Monday to introduce its members and outline its
The Pain of Caring for a Parent Who Abused You
The United States is reliant on unpaid family caregivers, and millions of adult children are caring for parents who didn’t
This Closed Factory Shows How Hard Reviving Drug Manufacturing Will Be
President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that
Healthcare Workers Still Not Exempt From H-1B Visa Fee
(MedPage Today) — More than 4 months after a Trump administration directive to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa
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Wearables, Social Media, and What They Mean for the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine recently published two studies that offer new insights into how people interact with wearable
New AI tool maps hidden geography of gene activity
INSPIRE’s ability to integrate data across multiple patients and platforms could lead to the development of more targeted, personalized approaches
What Does Public Health Really Mean? These High Schoolers Found Out.
Public Health Day highlighted Yale School of Public Health’s commitment to reaching the next generation of potential public health leaders
Epidemiology
Journalists Discuss Healthcare Costs’ Political Fallout, Concerns About Canceled ICE Facility
KFF Health News senior correspondent Julie Appleby discussed the high cost of healthcare and the political fallout on WAMU’s 1A
New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts
As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas. Researchers this
Supreme Court Makes Health Policy
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host
Community Health
Bacterial pathogen shows alarming resistance to common cleaners, chemists discover
Frontline cleaning agents no longer work against a dangerous bacterial pathogen, Emory chemists find. The researchers are developing new disinfectants
Cincinnati selected as site for the 2027 SOPHE Annual Conference
Alexandria, VA – The Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE) is excited to announce that Cincinnati, OH has been selected as
Kansas’ Johnson County Department of Health and Environment to receive SOPHE’s Health Education Technology Innovation Award
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – The Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE) is proud to announce Johnson County (KS) Department of Health and
Environmental & Climate Health Sciences
Eating chili peppers may raise the risk of one deadly cancer
A major review found that people who consumed the most chili peppers had a substantially higher risk of esophageal cancer,
A 37-year soil experiment revealed a hidden climate threat
The world’s longest-running soil warming experiment has revealed an unexpected climate concern. After nearly four decades, researchers found that warming
This dinosaur fossil captures the final moments of a T. rex attack
A fossilized Edmontosaurus skull with a Tyrannosaurus tooth still embedded in its face has given scientists rare evidence of a
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Protected: Untold KFF History Volume Three: The Global Media AIDS Initiative
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Americans May Be Smarter About Vaccines Than You Think
In a new column that analyzes recent KFF polling, Founding President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman concludes that only a
Untold KFF History Volume 1: South Africa
As KFF approaches a leadership transition next year, Founding President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman will share a series of
Health Policy & Health Systems Management
3 Things to Know About Substance Use and Suicide Mortality
This brief explores substance use and suicide deaths, finding that, collectively, these deaths ranked #3 in leading causes of death
988 Enters Its Fourth Year as Demand Grows and the Mental Health and Substance Use Landscape Shifts
Data as of March 2026 show that demand for 988 continues to rise, with the volume of calls, texts, and
The AI Arms Race in Administrative Health Care
Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) and the Peterson Center on Healthcare, joins Chip to
Infectious Disease Control
Mitch McConnell Breaks Silence, Says Hospitalization Was Due to a Fall
(MedPage Today) — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his
Prosthesis for Hip Replacement; Testing for Respiratory Viruses in Nursing Homes
(MedPage Today) — TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for
No Increase in Acute Flaccid Myelitis Despite Rise in Enterovirus Infections
(MedPage Today) — Increases in enterovirus infections in recent years were not associated with a rise in confirmed cases of
