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The tiny federal agency that tracks consumer product safety is pressuring hospitals to turn over patient records from emergency room visits, including about injuries that have nothing to do with consumer products.
KFF Health News is working to collect and post approved plans, by state, here and this database as more states respond to emails and public records requests for their documents.
India, July 27 -- Mental health remains one of the most neglected areas of Indian healthcare. Psychiatry and psychology are still too often treated as peripheral departments in hospitals and clinics.
Zainab is the creator of the Passion Problem Solution Founder Framework, a psychology-driven model adopted by organisations and government ...
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Spread the loveWhen we talk about the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, our minds often jump to grand visions: self-driving cars, personalized medicine, or perhaps even a future where robots ...
With TELUS Global Ventures-led funding, Unmind will provide proactive and reactive mental health solutions combined with AI and advanced data strategies to support organizational health, employee ...
Ozempic, Wegovy, and similar drugs may deliver excellent health value, but covering them for millions of eligible patients could overwhelm insurance budgets. Researchers say better long-term support is needed and warn…
Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah as the U.S. faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease.
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana chairs the Senate’s health committee. In an interview with KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner, he discusses the drug supply, his proposal to defray out-of-pocket costs, and his controversial vote to…
A growing network of home-sharing programs is helping people find compatible housemates. And demand is rising, driven by housing shortages, rising rents, and sales prices that affect both the old and the young.
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is a reminder that mental health equity begins in infancy, through nurturing relationships, early support, and of connection.
Anyone needing help or who has questions or concerns about how to go about getting help for themselves or a loved one can call the Mental Health Lifeline at 988.
In Kenya, untreated depression and other forms of psychological distress are not merely individual health concerns; they have profound socioeconomic consequences.
The federal government has announced nearly $1.3 million in funding to expand youth mental health services in southeast New Brunswick.
Generative AI can identify ways around legal limits and safety filters governing mental health chats, raising new risks for users, lawmakers and AI companies.
The "KFF Health News Minute" brings original healthcare and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week.
In a church in rural Missouri, mourners lined up to say goodbye to Lloyd Gilmore, a 44-year-old Black father who died in police custody last month. His death sparked protests in a city with a long history of racial…
A year after the Environmental Protection Agency stripped grant money from dozens of communities nationwide during Trump’s DEI crackdown, a small Georgia city is struggling to address environmental health concerns.
Ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new technical package to help governments and communities implement seven proven measures to reduce drowning deaths.
In the wake of the officer-involved shooting that led to the death of 27 year old Biagio Kauvil, state funding is being allocated to establish better mental health response for the hill towns like ...
PROFESSOR and Head of the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada, Prof. Tolulope Sajobi, has said that methodologists are central to ...
Useful advice on a pilot grants programme to fund organisations supporting perinatal mental health among racialised communities.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will “pseudonymize” medical records it collects on more than 8 million people —federal workers and retirees, and their family members. Democrats and employee unions say the…
Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell KFF Health News the inactivated samples they carried posed no threat to…
Mental health is increasingly recognized as both a precondition and an outcome of social development. However, global advances have been uneven, reflecting ...
In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) mandated significant health care funding cuts and policy changes related to low-income health insurance programs like Medicaid and the Children’s ...
The Decatur County Community Foundation has announced a new round of funding for projects addressing Decatur County’s mental health needs.
Prisoners with severe medical conditions can be granted compassionate release, but without a long-term care facility willing to accept them, many continue to wait in prison as their conditions worsen.
Complex computer systems that decide whether people, including the disabled, get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump’s signature tax and domestic policy law are inundating those…
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