Watch: Why Insurance Companies Are Denying Coverage for Prosthetic Limbs
PBS News Weekend’s Ali Rogin spoke with KFF Health News contributor Michelle Andrews about what some people with missing limbs consider a disparity in health…
Month: April 2025
Covid Worsened Shortages of Doctors and Nurses. Five Years On, Rural Hospitals Still Struggle.
Even by rural hospital standards, Keokuk County Hospital and Clinics in southeastern Iowa is small. The 14-bed hospital, in Sigourney, doesn’t do surgeries or deliver…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: On Autism, It’s the Secretary’s Word vs. CDC’s
The Host Emmarie Huetteman KFF Health News Emmarie Huetteman, senior editor, oversees a team of Washington reporters, as well as “Bill of the Month” and KFF Health…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover May Have Solved Mars’ Missing Carbonate Mystery
New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet’s ancient atmosphere and how Mars…
Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump
The National Institutes of Health’s sweeping cuts of grants that fund scientific research are inflicting pain almost universally across the U.S., including in most states…
Fate of Black Maternal Health Programs Is Unclear Amid Federal Cuts
Eboni Tomasek expected to take home her newborn the day after he was born in a San Jose hospital. But, without explanation, hospital staff said…
RFK Jr. Struggles To Navigate Frustrated Supporters and a Demanding Boss
After the Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, supporters of his “Make America Healthy Again” movement cheered…
Medical Minute with Dr. Rob Gillio World Hemophilia Day: One Small Planet, One Shared Future
World Hemophilia Day Hi, I’m Dr. Rob. Dr. Rob Gillio, the Chief Medical Officer of the Force for Health. And today, April 17th is World…
Harvest NYC Inc Recalls Enoki Mushroom Due to Possible Health Risk
Harvest NYC Inc of Brooklyn, NY 11231 is recalling its 200g packages of Enoki Mushroom, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, …
Empowering caregivers through connection and peer support
Caregiving can be a deeply rewarding journey, but it also can be overwhelming and isolating. That’s why support and connection can make all the diff…