Study shows blood test can help identify people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease
2026-07-15
A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer’s might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms, Read MoreContinue Reading
Journalists Discuss Raw-Milk Marketing, Extreme Heat, Opioid Settlement Spending
2026-07-14
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
New diagnoses slow in NYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak; source still unclear
2026-07-14
Health officials say a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Manhattan’s Upper East Side now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing, Read MoreContinue Reading
Somerset MP Anna Sabine loses voice after surgery
2026-07-14
‘This landscape is completely charred’: Inside the village at epicentre of Spain’s wildfires. Video, 00:01:31 Subsection Europe Published 2 days ago, from the BBC Read MoreContinue Reading
Majority of new Ebola cases are ‘from unknown chains of transmission,’ WHO official says
2026-07-14
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo “continues to outpace the response efforts,” the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief has said, Read MoreContinue Reading
How my period is supercharging my ADHD
2026-07-13
How my period is supercharging my ADHD Image source, Layla Kornota Image caption, Layla Kornota was diagnosed with ADHD as a child By Vicki Loader Health producer Phone alarms are what get teaching assistant Layla through her day. She has four alarms to wake up, one to get dressed, anotherContinue Reading
Abortion rights are on the ballot in 4 states. Here’s what to know
2026-07-13
Voters in one of the most conservative U.S. states will decide whether to roll back the state’s abortion ban, Read MoreContinue Reading
They Harvest the Nation’s Food, but a New Rule May Strip Them of Health Insurance
2026-07-13
New Medicaid work requirements could make a complex system even harder for farmworkers to navigate…Read MoreContinue Reading
Why the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is becoming more challenging
2026-07-13
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history and new challenges keep emerging, Read MoreContinue Reading
More than 2,700 people may have died in exceptional May and June heatwaves in England and Wales
2026-07-13
The study estimates that around 550 people died as a result of the heat between 21 and 29 May, and nearly 2,200 died between 18 and 28 June in England and Wales. May temperatures hit a new UK high of 35.1C at Kew Gardens on May 26 – a significantContinue Reading
My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
2026-07-12
Over the past 70 years, the number of inpatient psychiatric beds has dropped dramatically, leaving many without critical care when they experience mental health crises. I was one of the lucky ones to get a bed — after 21 hours of waiting…Read MoreContinue Reading
Endometriosis groups ‘crying out’ for cut in diagnosis time
2026-07-12
“With endometriosis, most people end up minimising their pain, gaslighting themselves so they don’t reach out for help,” Abbie Filer explains. “The onus shouldn’t be on them to display their symptoms in an acceptable way – patients already do so much to manage their health and push for the rightContinue Reading
US pays out $3m to victims of mystery Havana Syndrome condition reported by spies
2026-07-11
The US Department of Defence said it would continue to prioritise “the care of affected personnel” as it announced the compensation, paid out under the Havana Act which was signed into law in 2021. There has been widespread speculation for many years over what – and who – is responsibleContinue Reading