The World Health Organization reports encouraging signs in the fight against an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, Read MoreContinue Reading
Native Hawaiians will have to comply with the new work requirements in President Traitor 47’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, despite facing significant obstacles to employment and healthcare…Read MoreContinue Reading
A radiologist who’s a former Fox News contributor will be facing lawmakers as President Traitor 47’s third nominee for surgeon general, Read MoreContinue Reading
Learning to ride a bike, a classic childhood milestone, is now happening in school gyms and playgrounds, Read MoreContinue Reading
One of the senior doctors who tried to raise concerns about Lucy Letby with hospital managers has told the BBC the final inquiry report makes for “grim reading”. Consultant paediatrician Dr John Gibbs worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital throughout the period in 2015 to 2016 when Letby murderedContinue Reading
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing free home visits from nurses for every new parent in the state and expanded mental health screenings for new mothers, Read MoreContinue Reading
An English judge has issued a scathing report blaming dysfunctional management for failing to protect babies at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven infants, 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
Women in Wolverhampton who have not attended cervical screening appointments are to be offered home testing for human papillomavirus (HPV). The NHS is rolling out the self-testing kits to increase screening numbers, with data suggesting about a third of women are not up to date with appointments. HPV is aContinue Reading
Chile has become the first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies to humans, according to the World Health Organization, Read MoreContinue Reading
Image source, HBO MAX Image caption, The lead character Dr Michael Robinavitch, played by Noah Wyle, is a hardened and highly experienced emergency medicine consultant It’s a familiar sight: a crowded waiting room, trolleys in corridors, stressed doctors and nurses. But this isn’t a typical A&E unit in the NHS,Continue Reading
KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories…Read MoreContinue Reading
At least 16 elderly residents have died in a fire at a nursing home in Chile, according to authorities. Ten others were evacuated after a blaze broke out at El Edén home in Pitrufquén, around 640km (400 miles) south of the capital Santiago, on Friday evening. Jorge Granada, a prosecutorContinue Reading