Health News
Why Democrats Are Casting the Government Shutdown as a Health Care Showdown
Hours into the federal government shutdown, Julio Fuentes stood steps from the U.S. Capitol to deliver an urgent message about the Hispanic voting bloc...
Shea Butter Lotion Bar Sticks
On average women use about 19 bodycare products a day that contain an estimated 500+ different chemicals. In college my bathroom was filled with...
6 Reasons You Might Gain Weight Back After a Diet
You hit your goal months ago, but lately the “maintenance creep” is real. Jeans feel a little tighter, and the scale has inched, even...
CDC Staff Tell Journalist They Felt Targeted Even Before Atlanta Campus...
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees’ reaction to a deadly shooting at the agency’s Atlanta...
Is Too Much Protein Bad for Your Kidneys?
Key Takeaways
High-protein diets are generally considered safe for healthy people and are not shown to cause kidney damage, according to current evidence (1).
The concern...
Experts Say Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors
Arielle Zionts
EKALAKA, Mont. — There was no doctor on-site when a patient arrived in early June at the emergency room in the small hospital...
Foods to Eat and Avoid on GLP-1s, Based on the Latest...
Weight loss medications like GLP-1s have changed the game when it comes to weight and metabolic health. But alongside reducing appetite (1), these medications...