Cuts to Food Benefits Stand in the Way of RFK Jr.’s Goals for a Healthier National Diet
ALBANY, Ga. — Belinda McLoyd has been thinking about peanut butter. McLoyd, 64, receives a small monthly payment through the...
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Amid PFAS Fallout, a Maine Doctor Navigates Medical Risks With Her Patients
When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS...
Louisiana Upholds Its HIV Exposure Law as Other States Change or Repeal Theirs
SHREVEPORT, La. — When Robert Smith met his future girlfriend in 2010, he wanted to take things slowly. For Smith,...
Lost in Translation: Interpreter Cutbacks Could Put Patient Lives on the Line
LISTEN: Federal law entitles patients to interpreters if they don’t have a strong grasp of English. KFF Health News correspondent...
Vested Interests. Influence Muscle. At RFK Jr.’s HHS, It’s Not Pharma. It’s Wellness.
On his way to an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped by...
Trump Team’s Actions on Health Policy Clash With Its ‘MAHA Report’
The Trump administration recently issued a manifesto on what’s wrong with health in America, but many of its actions clash...
Who’s Policing Opioid Settlement Spending? A Crowdsourced Database Might Help
After years of legal battles, state attorneys general won billions of dollars in opioid settlements from drug companies accused of...
World’s Premier Cancer Institute Faces Crippling Cuts and Chaos
The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government...
In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency
LOS ANGELES — Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a...
As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases
As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year...
