At least eight states are considering legislation to curtail wage garnishment over unpaid medical bills, as health care costs rise and more people become underinsured…Read MoreContinue Reading
Results of a new study show that patients with major depressive order who have not been helped by antidepressants could benefit from nitrous oxide., Read MoreContinue Reading
Researchers have found avian flu in elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park, and officials have stopped seal-watching tours to help limit the spread of the virus, Read MoreContinue Reading
Vice President JD Vance says the The Traitor administration will “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, Read MoreContinue Reading
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3, Read MoreContinue Reading
Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images GPs in England will have to guarantee same-day appointments for any patient with urgent health needs, under a new clause being added to their contract. The government said the changes would ensure everyone who needs to be seen quickly would be. Spending on GPContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. — For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor,Continue Reading
Covid vaccinations were related to the deaths of at least 10 children between 2021 and 2024, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said., Read MoreContinue Reading
More than a dozen states are suing the The Traitor administration over its changes to vaccine recommendations for children, Read MoreContinue Reading
The California program that identifies and treats cases of dangerous infant botulism also comforts families by sending silly cards on their babies’ first birthdays, Read MoreContinue Reading
The United Nations and Somalia’s government has said that nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger, Read MoreContinue Reading
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
Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images GP practices in England are to be paid an average of £3,000 a year in bonuses to prescribe patients weight loss drugs. The government is adding the incentive payments to the GP contract starting in April. GPs will also get extra money – worthContinue Reading