Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers,…
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A Dose of Love: The Winning Health Policy Valentines
Nothing sweeps us off our feet like a health policy valentine. Readers showed their love this season, writing poetic lines about surprise medical bills, bird…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Courts Try To Curb Health Cuts
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health…
Republican States Claim Zero Abortions. A Red-State Doctor Calls That ‘Ludicrous.’
In Arkansas, state health officials announced a stunning statistic for 2023: The total number of abortions in the state, where some 1.5 million women live,…
An Arm and a Leg: How Do You Deal With Wild Drug Prices?
Prices for brand-name drugs in the U.S. are three times what the same drugs cost in other countries. And in a recent KFF survey, 3…
Top California Democrats Clash Over How To Rein In Drug Industry Middlemen
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators in Sacramento seem to agree: Prescription drug prices are too high. But lawmakers and the second-term governor are…
A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors
KFF Health News and KCUR followed the stories of people injured during the Feb. 14, 2024, mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl…
House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health
More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — generally barn cats…
Blood Transfusions at the Scene Save Lives. But Ambulances Are Rarely Equipped To Do Them.
One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin’s cousin called with alarming news. Martin’s 74-year-old aunt had been mauled by four dogs while out for a…
Gatos domésticos con gripe aviar podrían ser un riesgo para la salud pública
Desde 2022, entre tantos otros mamíferos, ha habido más de 80 casos confirmados de gatos domésticos con gripe aviar: generalmente gatos de granero que vivían…