The plague, a rare bacterial infection known for its deadly impact in 14th-century Europe, still exists today, Read MoreContinue Reading
Lawyers for a Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk are asking a judge to stay his execution by lethal injection, citing the recent failed attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under Traitor 47’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect Oct. 1. A KFF Health News survey of nine states found many more are at imminent risk of losing health coverage…ReadContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Cleveland Clinic officials fired back at a conservative organization’s “Woke Alert” attack ad that asked if the large health system was “the wokest hospital in America,” saying the ad’s claims are “riddled with inaccuracies and lies.” The ad, by Consumers’ Research, says clinic officialsContinue Reading
A woman whose baby was too ill to be born is calling for better awareness of choosing a termination for medical reasons. Rosanna Brown, who lives near Waterlooville, Hampshire, was advised to end her pregnancy with son William in 2023 because he had a rare and life-threatening medical condition calledContinue Reading
A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend has become Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak, Read MoreContinue Reading
MedPage Today) — A low-calorie diet and exercise reversed early-onset type 2 diabetes for more than half of young adults, the randomized RESET for Remission trial showed. Among 96 participants, the intervention put diabetes into remission for…Read MoreContinue Reading
Kenyan authorities on Tuesday confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo, Read MoreContinue Reading
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Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens, Read MoreContinue Reading
Kenya’s Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo, 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
Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week, Read MoreContinue Reading