By Rachel Somerstein for Next City Amaryllis Castillo gets to work at 7:45 a.m. for her job as a certified home health aide. The mother…
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By KENYA HUNTER and LINLEY SANDERS, Associated Press Health Writer More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults…
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, DEVNA BOSE and LAURA BARGFELD Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation’s capital said Thursday they have paused gender-affirming care for…
By Vanessa G. Sánchez, Daniel Chang, KFF Health News California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and…
By Nada Hassanein, Stateline.org VALDOSTA, Ga. — Abby Jones’ first stop of the day delivering medication was the home of 90-year-old Sarah Campbell Kier. Related…
By Daniel Chang, Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News Jen Fisher can do only so much to keep her son safe from the types of infections…
By CARLA K. JOHNSON A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion…
By Darius Tahir, KFF Health News Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist’s job. They don’t always remember to do it, however. At…
By JONEL ALECCIA Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per…
By JONEL ALECCIA, Associated Press Health Writer U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years…
By JONEL ALECCIA A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body…
By ELAINE KURTENBACH BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting…
By MIKE STOBBE The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness…
By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans…
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…