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
A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin music artists, even as shifting marketplace conditions make the program a more expensive proposition. It’s becoming a model for other cities and sectors…Read MoreContinue Reading
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Nearly one in four people are thought to have bruxism, although most are unaware they grind their teeth By Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Ella can’t remember when she first started grinding her teeth at night, but she can vividly recall the excruciatingContinue Reading
New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems, Read MoreContinue Reading
Across the US, assisted dying – which some critics prefer to call assisted suicide – is legal in 30 out of 50 states, as well as in Washington DC. Oregon was one of the first places in the world to offer help to die for some patients, in 1997, andContinue Reading
The full costs of the VDPS have now been revealed, external for the first time in the answer to a parliamentary question from the backbench Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope. In response, health minister Dame Diana Johnson said a total of £83m had been spent on staffing costs, administration andContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states, Read MoreContinue Reading
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to acquit her of charges that she killed her three young children, Read MoreContinue Reading