One year ago, Congressman Donald Payne Jr. died while waiting for a kidney. He had planned to lead the End Kidney Deaths Act (H.R. 2687), bipartisan legislation that would save 100,000 lives and ...

Opinion writers delve into these public health issues. The New York Times: Josh Hawley: Don’t Cut Medicaid One of my constituents, a married mother of five, contacted me to explain why Medicaid is ...

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

While charitable dollars have flowed in to plug some gaps, “philanthropy cannot replace federal funding,” said Dustin Sposato ...

A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer ...

The FDA will encourage new clinical trials on the widely used vaccines before approving them for children and healthy adults.

Last winter, only 4 in 10 nursing home residents got an updated covid vaccine. The low uptake leaves a fragile population vulnerable. Some industry watchdogs say it could be a sign of eroding trust ...

Estos estados, la mayoría liderados por demócratas, dan seguro médico a algunos inmigrantes de bajos ingresos —a menudo niños ...

Health groups and news outlets dive into the nitty-gritty of the legislation — provisions related to food stamps, insurance for low-income immigrants, and transgender health care — as well as the big ...

The new analysis looks at data from 1990 to 2021. Meanwhile, in some areas with water sources known to have high levels of PFAS, beer was found to be contaminated. Other cancer news explores the link ...

Health News Florida reports on the Department of Veterans Affairs' investigation into the Gainesville Veterans Health System, which was given seven recommendations for improvement. Other states making ...

The Trump administration released a 72-page report Thursday outlining its take on what's driving "a chronic disease crisis" among children in the U.S. Among the culprits cited are ultra-processed ...