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A Dietitian Reacts to the “Oatzempic” TikTok Trend
In the health and wellness world, Ozempic has become one of the most talked-about topics when it comes to weight loss. The diabetes drug...
A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It’s Still a Dirt Field.
Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people.
The ambulances frequently...
Some of the Best Foods to Eat While On Semaglutide, According to an Expert
Semaglutide or GLP-1 medications—like Ozempic and Wegovy—are all the rage in the weight loss community these days.
Not only are people all over social...
Journalists Dig Into Maine HIV Outbreak and Ever-Closer End to Enhanced ACA Subsidies
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Maine’s largest HIV outbreak to date, including the challenges in tracking transmission and treating people with...
Florida’s Deloitte-Run Computer System Cut Off New Moms Entitled to Medicaid
Daniel Chang and Samantha Liss
In mid-May, Mandi Rokx had a 3-month-old baby and a letter from a Florida agency warning that they both would...
Brightening Green Tea Serum
Formally known as camellia sinensis, green tea is a great way to perk up tired skin. Camellia sinensis leaf extract is gaining popularity in...
Indiana Hospitals Pull Merger Application After Pushback Over Monopoly Concerns
Samantha Liss
Two rival hospitals in Terre Haute, Indiana, pulled back their merger application Monday, just days before the state was due to rule on...
6 Ways To Get Healthy Hair
I’ve been pregnant a time or six and had the wonderful thick hair that comes with it. Then comes the postpartum hair loss. For...
Efforts To Curb ACA Enrollment Fraud Face Real-World Test
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
The current Affordable Care Act open enrollment season is the first big test of new federal guardrails against fraud.
The rules...
My Guide to Holiday and Christmas Planning (to Save Your Sanity!)
Every year, it seems like the holidays get here faster and faster! Once the end of summer rolls around, it’s a quick race to...