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Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment

The MAHA movement says they will restore trust in Federal health agencies that lost public support during the pandemic.

3 weeks ago

The Role Health PLAYED in the Election

This is not a “health care election,” except, of course, for the impact abortion will have on voting and turnout,…

3 months ago

Springfield, Ohio: How Candidates Amplify Misinformation

[Reprinted with permission from KFF - The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. Drew Altman authors this article.]…

4 months ago

The New Covid Vaccine Is Out. Why You Might Not Want To Rush To Get It

Covid is commonplace. Some, are laid up with symptoms for days or weeks. A smaller group risks hospitalization or death.…

4 months ago

Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof

UF Health is trying a new way to attract patients: a combination emergency room and urgent care center.

6 months ago

A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It

[Republished with Permission from KFF Health News. Author Angela Hart] LOS ANGELES — They distribute GPS devices so they can…

6 months ago

Paid Sick Leave Sticks After Many Pandemic Protections Vanish

In a nation that was sharply divided about government health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, the public has been warming…

8 months ago

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

[Republished with permission from KFF Health News. Authored by Céline Gounder.] Smallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first…

10 months ago

Rural Hospitals Are Caught in an Aging-Infrastructure Conundrum

Rural hospitals throughout the nation are facing a conundrum. An increase in costs amid lower payments from insurance plans makes…

12 months ago

‘I Am Just Waiting to Die’: Social Security Clawbacks Drive Some Into Homelessness

This story is part of the “Overpayment Outrage” series on Cox Media Group TV stations and is authored by By Fred Clasen-Kelly on…

1 year ago

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