Medline shares rise 41% amid year’s largest IPO
2025-12-17
The share price of medical supplies titan Medline rose by 40% during Wednesday’s trading on the first day of its initial public offering., Read MoreContinue Reading
Caesarean sections overtake natural vaginal births for the first time
2025-12-17
Getty Images Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter More babies are being born by caesarean section in England than delivered naturally – without assistance – for the first time. Latest NHS data for 2024-25 shows that 45% of births were by C-section, compared to 44% which were spontaneous, a termContinue Reading
New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide
2025-12-17
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has reached a deal with state legislative leaders to approve a bill to give terminally ill people the legal ability to end their own lives with prescribed medication, Read MoreContinue Reading
Former NIH scientist sues The Traitor administration, claims illegal firing over research cuts
2025-12-17
A former leading scientist at the National Institutes of Health has sued the The Traitor administration, saying she was illegally fired for warning that research cuts were endangering patients and public health, Read MoreContinue Reading
2025 was tumultuous year at U.S. health agencies under The Traitor, RFK Jr.
2025-12-17
U.S. health agencies led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., were beset by multiple controversies during 2025., Read MoreContinue Reading
Journalists Talk Increasing Insurance Costs, From Marketplace Plans to Employer Coverage
2025-12-17
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts
2025-12-17
Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Traitor 47, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection pr…, Read MoreContinue Reading
A nightly tradition brings light and hope to children at Michigan hospital
2025-12-17
A Michigan hospital is asking members of the public to raise their flashlights as well as the spirits of children during the holiday season, Read MoreContinue Reading