The summer was marred by a massive foodborne outbreak that sickened scores of people and the recall of tens of thousands of ...

The research used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, a long-term inspection that looked at brain development and health in American children. The study showed that 24% of 12 ...

At a high-level United Nations meeting last week, the United States rejected a proposed pandemic preparedness document mostly on ideological grounds. The European Union also expressed strong ...

Sudden unexpected infant death rates have increased since 2020 for Black infants while they’ve stayed relatively stable for white infants, CIDRAP reported. Preterm birth was the No. 1 reason for the ...

Some states have considered barring companies that own a PBM from also owning brick-and-mortar pharmacies, as CVS does. Two states have followed through. A similar proposal at the federal level has ...

Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November, marking the fourth time in five years that millions of ...

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a ...

BOISE, Idaho — Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the first time in their lives, they have no health insurance. This story also ran on The Washington Post. It can be ...

As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, researchers worry there won’t be enough room in nursing facilities for a rapidly graying nation.

As Californians have weathered relentless heat waves, state workplace safety regulators have repeatedly reminded employers to ...

Brain cancer” or “H4 G34-mutant”? As knowledge about genetics advances, some doctors say cancers should be defined by their mutations, not the tissues where they manifest.