By Susan Jaffe, KFF Health News Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks and serious diseases. Longtime relationships with…
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By Céline Gounder, KFF Health News As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth…
By SHELBY LUM and LAURAN NEERGAARD A doctor advising … sleepaway camp? That’s how a 12-year-old diagnosed with lupus found himself laughing on a high-ropes…
By Chaseedaw Giles, KFF Health News LOS ANGELES — Kris Edwards waited at home with friends for his wife, Erika “Tilly” Edwards, to go out…
By Paula Span, KFF Health News For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where doctors…
By MIKE STOBBE and NICKY FORSTER NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s unclear if it will be as…
By DEE-ANN DURBIN U.S. consumers who have had their fill of finding protein added to everything from cereal to ice cream are about to meet…
By LAURA UNGAR, Associated Press Shilpa Gajarawala struggled with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems and brain fog. But given her history of breast cancer,…
By Melba Newsome, KFF Health News For more than a year, Diane Hunter, now 72, had been experiencing vague symptoms — pain in her spine…
Kathleen Ford of Solano County was a nurse for more than 20 years, until one day she squatted down to help a patient and, hobbled…
By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press Health Writer Novo Nordisk is chopping prices again for Wegovy, but doctors say the expense will remain challenging for patients…
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press Medical Writer Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune…
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — You keep your trusty reusable bottle filled with only clear, delicious water. Do you still need…
By JAMIE DUCHARME, Associated Press You won’t find dumbbells or weight machines in the gym Sean Keogh runs. At Calisthenics Club Houston, it’s all about training…
By Céline Gounder, KFF Health News In late October, Maine Family Planning announced three rural clinics in northern Maine would close by month’s end. These…