Stories by KFF Health News

Delays in CDC analyses of infectious disease threats and agency silence will harm Americans, doctors and public health experts warn

With hospitalizations and at least nine confirmed cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination

"I call this virus a terrorist," says one egg farmer after millions of chickens have died in recent weeks

Some health professionals have spoken out about President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for Secretary of Health and Human Services

Despite the hype over artificial intelligence in medicine, the systems require consistent monitoring and staffing to put in place and maintain

Street medicine providers and homeless outreach workers who travel into Las Vegas’s drainage tunnels have noticed an uptick in the number of people living underground, and it can be difficult to persuade them to come aboveground for medicine and treatment

As the bird flu virus moved into cows and people, sluggish federal action, deference to industry and neglect for worker safety put the country at risk

There is a large population of older adults with physical problems that prevent them from leaving home. Many have significant medical and practical needs that go unmet

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies

The Trump administration could embolden Republicans to make sweeping changes to how the affordable care act functions and is enforced

Federal health scientists voice concern over an anticipated takeover by medical skeptics in Trump’s second administration

The new Trump administration is likely to reduce subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans and roll back Medicaid coverage. Public health authorities worry that antivaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will be empowered

In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia alone often fall through the cracks

Food and drinks containing unwashed poppyseeds can make people test positive for opioids—and can in some cases be fatal

Polls show an increased number of Black women voters back Kamala Harris. Her emphasis on maternal mortality, reproductive rights and gun control may be contributing

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo told Floridians to avoid mRNA vaccines, citing false safety concerns

As Democrats convene in Chicago to make official their presidential and vice presidential nominees, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz together are raising the prominence of health care as a 2024 election issue

Privacy concerns were one of the most common reasons for seeking a self-managed abortion, a recent study found

Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, undetected bird flu infections in a new study

Flaws in the CDC's H5N1 test highlight the risks of relying on a single test supplier, some experts say

If Harris becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, reproductive rights will likely be a key focus of her campaign, experts say

Finland has decided to vaccinate farmworkers against bird flu—and experts say the U.S. should do the same

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a condition triggered by hormonal changes that can cause severe symptoms such as despair and suicidal thoughts

Following the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion remains a top issue for many voters