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
This is a MedPage Today story. A patient at Provident Hospital in Chicago allegedly stabbed an emergency physician in the chest. (FOX 32) A physician in the U.K. is facing a second hearing over sexual misconduct allegations that he talked to female patients in a “hypnotic way.” (BBC News) AContinue Reading
Keir Mackenzie, in Canterbury, Jacob Panons and Hsin-Yi Lo, South East BBC Josephina Finch, from Canterbury, said a botched surgery in Spain left a “gaping wound” on her posterior A Kent woman said she was in “agony” after a botched Brazilian butt lift (BBL) left her with a “gaping wound”.Continue Reading
More than 60 million women in the U.S. live with cardiovascular disease, Read MoreContinue Reading
Questions of fairness came up in last year’s congressional debate about extending Obamacare’s enhanced subsidies. Critics wondered why the federal government should underwrite coverage costs for people with ACA coverage. In truth, though, almost all health insurance in the U.S. comes with some federal help…Read MoreContinue Reading
BAFTA and the BBC have apologized after a person with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards, Read MoreContinue Reading
Woman’s leg amputated after botched knee op Eleanor Maslin East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire BBC A woman went in for knee replacement surgery at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham in 2021 but errors led to her needing a wheelchair A woman who had to have her leg amputated after a botched kneeContinue Reading
Dogs who are given supplements containing cannabidiol, or CBD, over a period of years show lowered aggression levels, a new study claims., Read MoreContinue Reading
James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Getty Images Could a different style of vaccine mark the end of the winter cold? A single nasal spray vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, as well as bacterial lung infections, and may even ease allergies, say US researchers. The teamContinue Reading
The state recently became the third to offer a public option health plan through its Affordable Care Act marketplace. But researchers said it’s unlikely to fill the gaps left by sweeping changes at the federal level…Read MoreContinue Reading
Cats may hold clues for human cancer treatment Helen Briggs Science correspondent Getty Over 10 million cats are kept as pets in the UK The first detailed genetic map of cancer in pet cats reveals striking similarities with human versions of the disease, possibly helping find new ways to treatContinue Reading
Politicians have pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, it’s mostly health systems and insurers that are using the information, as fodder for negotiations over pay…Read MoreContinue Reading