While severe climate-related disasters were linked with decreased access to health care infrastructure, moderate climate-related disasters were linked with increased access and redevelopment. In other ...

The diagnosis was confirmed through rapid testing after the Coconino County resident was admitted to Flagstaff Medical Center. Pneumonic plague is the only form of the plague that can be transmitted ...

Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that the FDA may offer to fast-track drug reviews for companies that lower their U.S drug prices. Also: a billion-dollar backlog of delayed grants at HHS, and more.

Delayed implementation until 2028 gives hospitals time to persuade Congress to rescind $340 billion in cuts to their budgets. The Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act included the money to pay for ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lambasted federal agencies he accused of being overly influenced by ...

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a ...

The estimate, which was previously 1 in 5, is being questioned by scientists who note the absence of a peer-reviewed published paper or raw data, along with the unexplained change in the methodology ...

Unless Congress — with help from the Democrats — waives PAYGO Act requirements triggered by the legislation Republicans tout as "One Big Beautiful Bill," Medicare could still see as much as $500 ...

Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe signed legislation that lifts the sick leave requirement beginning Aug. 28. Other states making news: Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, and California.

Medical providers are employing methods to counter the Trump administration’s rules that make it harder for students to borrow money. Plus, the Joint Associations Group has a counterproposal to ...

Research shows that patients with six or more prescriptions for gabapentin, commonly used to treat lower back pain, were 29% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia and 85% more likely to be ...