By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans…
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By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News (TNS) Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the U.S. drug market.…
By BRIDGET BROWN, Associated Press New York (AP) — A new year is the time to set new goals. Yet studies have shown that most…
By KATHERINE ROTH, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — We all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts. Financial stress. And the desire…
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that…
“What time is it?” Cheryl Miller asks her husband, John. He wants to answer, but his wife has already asked him that question three times…
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press Medical Writer Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid specific surgeries, according to two studies exploring ways to…
By Melba Newsome, KFF Health News After losing and regaining the same 20-plus pounds more times than she could count, Anita Blanchard concluded that diets…
Berks County is divided into three jurisdictions: Reading, Muhlenberg Township and the rest of the county. Reading and Muhlenberg Township have their own food safety…
By DEVNA BOSE One of the country’s largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday after widespread outcry, saying it would not tie payments…
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press Medical Writer People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ…
November is National Diabetes Month, which serves as a time to raise awareness and promote strategies that can help prevent and manage it. “We’re recognizing…
By Nina Heller, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) WASHINGTON — Despite deep partisan divides on issues like abortion and contraceptive access, lawmakers from both parties appear to have…
By Kate Ruder, KFF Health News During cheerleading practice in April, Jana Duey’s sixth-grade daughter, Karter, sustained a concussion when she fell several feet headfirst…
Fred Clasen-Kelly, Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News KINGSTREE, S.C. — One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway…