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Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery t...

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In the wooded highlands of northern Arkansas, where small towns have few dentists, water officials who serve more than 20,000 people have fo...

HELENA, Mont. — Mark Nay’s first client had lost the van she was living in and was struggling with substance use and medical conditions that...

PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a...

BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms and are planning to authorize the state’s firs...

KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed bird flu on CBS’ “CBS Mornings Plus” on March 20. Gounder discuss...

While Congress considers potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, tribal health leaders are bracing for a crisis.Indian Cou...

kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/031925HHICERAIDS.mp3A policy change by the Trump administration allows federal immi...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A judge has initiated a federal court takeover of California’s troubled prison mental health system by naming the forme...

The routine is familiar for most people: When checking in for an appointment with a doctor or other health care provider, patients typically...

Union Health is making a new bid to Indiana regulators to buy its rival hospital in Terre Haute as the door looks poised to close on such de...

In 2019, Cristina Iglesias filed a lawsuit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in federal custody...

“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up...

When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden’s term ended, that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in food and ingeste...

National Institutes of Health officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applicati...

KFF Health News senior correspondent David Hilzenrath discussed how the FDA allows risky chemicals in America’s food supply on CBS’ “CBS Mor...

Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump’s administration are taking aim at a $42 billion infrastructure program launched in 202...

BOSTON — On days when the sun was shining and the air was warm with a gentle, cooling breeze, Ateiya Sowers-Hassell liked to keep the salon...

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California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to cover ballooning...

The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts of lying....

DENVER. — Hace siete años, Erica Green se enteró a través de Facebook que le habían disparado a su hermano.Corrió al h...

President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins.Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for Medica...