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After Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery, They Wound Up in the Hospital or Alone at a Recovery House
Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned the cosmetic surgery...

A Few More Good Things From 2025
Dan Weissmann
An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann breaks down how two states passed laws aimed at protecting people from things like medical...

Medicaid Health Plans Step Up Outreach Efforts Ahead of GOP Changes
Claudia Boyd-Barrett
ORANGE, Calif. — Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one...

Journalists Zero In on ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season
KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed gun violence in Bogalusa, Louisiana, on KALW’s Your Call on Dec. 19.
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Essential Oil Safety (Precautions and Risks)
Feeling a little lost when it comes to essential oil safety? These increasingly popular plant oils are very powerful and useful, but they also...
Schrödinger’s Government Shutdown – KFF Health News
The Host
Democrats and Republicans are both facing potential political consequences in their continuing standoff over federal government funding. Republicans are likely to face a...
Maple Glazed Pumpkin Bread (With Almond Flour)
Years ago when I had little ones who liked going to the pumpkin patch, we’d always come home with a few pumpkins. While I...
How to Make Produce Last Longer
Eating healthy is by no means an easy feat, but it is completely possible with a little bit of know-how and effort. One issue...




