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Countering Health Misinformation, by the Numbers Via KFF

Health misinformation is everywhere, now fueled by AI. But much of the public isn’t fully buying it. And like voting, there is a big...

The First 28 Days. Infant Mortality’s Dead Zone

The first month of life is the most vulnerable period for a babies survival. 2.4 million newborns died in 2020 in the first 28 days after birth.

Asleep and Stuffing Food Into Your Mouth with No Memory of It

Weight loss is a struggle during the best of times, but there's a sleep disorder that works feverishly against your dieting.

Health Care and Its Deadly Biases Toward Women 

In 2020 in the U.S., the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women was 55.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.9 times the rate for non-Hispanic White women.