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Republican Debate Highlights Candidates’ Views on Abortion
KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
Eight Republican hopefuls took the stage Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee for the first debate of the 2024 presidential primary campaign.
The eight-way faceoff, generally…
Dangers and Deaths Around Black Pregnancies Seen as a ‘Completely Preventable’ Health Crisis
HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never lost faith that she would someday have a child.
But, just five weeks after confirming…
Timing and Cost of New Vaccines Vary by Virus and Health Insurance Status
As summer edges toward fall, thoughts turn to, well, vaccines.
Yes, inevitably, it’s time to think about the usual suspects — influenza and covid-19 shots — but also the new kid in town: recently approved vaccines for RSV,…
After Backlash, Feds Cancel Plan That Risked Limiting Breast Reconstruction Options
Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients, and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women’s options for reconstructive surgery.
The controversy centered on how doctors are paid…
Doctors and Patients Try to Shame Insurers Online to Reverse Prior Authorization Denials
Sally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for the infusions she needs to ease her chronic pain and fatigue.
Nix has struggled with a combination of autoimmune diseases since 2011. Brain and spinal…
Naming Suicide in Obits Was Once Taboo. Changing That Can Help Loved Ones Grieve.
When Deborah and Warren Blum’s 16-year-old died by suicide in November 2021, they went into shock. For two days, the grief-stricken Los Angeles couple didn’t sleep.
But when it came time to write a death notice, Deborah Blum…
The Painful Pandemic Lessons Mandy Cohen Carries to the CDC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As covid-19 devastated communities across the nation in spring 2020, a group of Black ministers in this racially divided city made an urgent plea for more testing in their neighborhoods.
Testing at the time…
Few Firm Beliefs and Low Trust: Americans Not Sure What’s True in Age of Health Misinformation
Around 3 in 10 Americans still believe ivermectin is an effective treatment for covid. What’s more, few place significant trust in any form of news media or official institution to accurately convey information about health…
Doctors Advocate Fresh Efforts to Combat Chagas Disease, a Silent Killer
When Maira Gutiérrez was diagnosed with Chagas disease in 1997, neither she nor her primary care physician had even heard of the malady. She discovered her illness only by chance, after participating in a Red Cross blood drive…
Médicos abogan por nuevos esfuerzos para combatir al Chagas, un asesino silencioso
Cuando a Maira Gutiérrez le diagnosticaron Chagas en 1997, ni ella ni su médico de cabecera habían escuchado sobre la enfermedad. La descubrió por casualidad, después de participar en una campaña de donación de sangre de la Cruz…