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South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation

BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Near the back corner of the local library’s parking lot, largely out of view from the main road, the South...
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Sick Day Food Plan: Easy-to-Digest Meals and Drinks for Recovery

When illness strikes, eating can feel like a challenge. Your appetite may disappear, your stomach might feel unsettled, or certain foods simply don’t appeal....

Social support linked to safer firearm storage and less frequent carrying

Study links social media addiction to poor sleep quality among Bangladeshi youth

A Few Good Things From 2025 (Really)

Dan Weissmann Massive cuts to medical research and Medicaid. Waves of layoffs across the Department of Health and Human Services. Ongoing uncertainty around federal subsidies...
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Journalists Explore Medicaid Work Rules, CDC Layoffs, and RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’...

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani gave an update on how Ohio is using its opioid settlement funds on WOSU Public Media’s “All...
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My Best Gift Ideas for Mom on Mother’s Day

As Mother’s Day approaches, I’ve gotten several requests for gift ideas for Mom. Sometimes regular chocolate doesn’t cut it anymore! I’ve compiled a list of...
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Sarah Michelle Gellar on Strength Training, Meal Planning, and Hitting Her...

Between parenting, working on TV shows Dexter: Original Sin and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival (!), and juggling the usual daily chaos (like...
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Home washing machines fail to remove important pathogens from textiles

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Genetic factors highlight the many ways health and height are linked

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Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

April 24 Zach Dyer reads this week’s news: Concierge medicine could worsen the physician shortage in rural areas, and the Trump administration has canceled medical...