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Election outcome could bring big changes to Medicare

On the campaign trail, both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are eager to portray themselves as guardians of Medicare.

5 Nov 2024

A quick return to school and light exercise may help kids recover from concussions

During cheerleading practice in April, Jana Duey's sixth grade daughter, Karter, sustained a concussion when she fell several feet headfirst onto a gym floor mat. Days after, Karter still had a headache, dizziness, and sensitivity to light and noise.

5 Nov 2024

Research links ultra-processed foods to accelerated biological aging

A study conducted by the Research Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention at the I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed in Pozzilli, in collaboration with the LUM University of Casamassima, shows that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with the acceleration of biological aging, regardless of the nutritional quality of the diet.

5 Nov 2024

$2.5 million grant supports lung cancer screening for marginalized communities

A multidisciplinary team of experts in lung cancer screening and implementation science from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health was awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, an independent charitable organization, to spearhead a new initiative aimed at reducing disparities in lung cancer screening across Los Angeles County.

4 Nov 2024

Major funding deficit deepens Syria’s mental health crisis

Reeling from the effects of civil war and natural disaster, northern Syria is in the grip of a mental health crisis, as suicide rates soar and funding for services falls short.

4 Nov 2024

Low awareness of lung cancer screening raises concerns

There is a lung cancer screening test that is saving lives – and yet most people who could be getting the test have never heard of it or never talked about it with a doctor.

4 Nov 2024

Study links childhood overweight to socioeconomic disadvantage

More children have overweight in regions with high rates of single parenthood, low education levels, low income and high child poverty.

4 Nov 2024

Study reveals gaps in interconception care for Australian mothers

Some Australian mothers regard navigating their personal health care in between pregnancies as confusing, inconsistent, and hard to access, new research by a Monash University-led team has found.

4 Nov 2024

Cognitive health benefits linked to education and financial stability

Socioeconomic factors such as education, occupation, and wealth influence the likelihood of developing cognitive impairment or dementia in later life and whether a person is likely to recover, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

3 Nov 2024

Enhanced screening protocols for Candida auris improve hospital infection control

Mount Sinai researchers have enhanced hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, an often-drug-resistant fungal pathogen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers an urgent global health threat.

1 Nov 2024

Polypharmacy linked to negative health outcomes in older adults with Alzheimer's

Polypharmacy, commonly defined as taking five or more medications daily, is a significant health care concern impacting over 30% of older adults.

1 Nov 2024

Virtual yoga program shows promise for chronic low back pain relief

Cleveland Clinic researchers found that a 12-week therapeutic virtual yoga program for chronic low back pain can be a feasible, safe and effective treatment option. The findings are published in JAMA Network Open.

1 Nov 2024

Trump wants Harris to pay a political price for generous immigrant health policies

Maria Sanchez immigrated to the Chicago area from Mexico about 30 years ago. Now 87, she's still living in the U.S. without authorization. Like many longtime immigrants, she has worked — and paid taxes, including Medicare taxes — all that time.

1 Nov 2024

Dentists are pulling ‘healthy’ and treatable teeth to profit from implants, experts warn

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, Carroll said, but she was wary of traveling a long road of dental work.

1 Nov 2024

Non-Hispanic Black children and low-income youth disadvantaged in concussion care

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that non-Hispanic Black children and those with public insurance and lower Child Opportunity Index (COI) scores were much more likely to seek care for concussions in the emergency department than in primary care or specialty care settings.

1 Nov 2024

Telephone therapy reduces mental health symptoms in refugee children

Telephone therapy delivered to refugee children results in a significant drop in mental health symptoms and a far higher completion rate of treatment compared with in-person therapy, according to a first-of-its-kind led by the University of Surrey.

1 Nov 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The campaign's final days

With the 2024 election campaign in its final days, House Speaker Mike Johnson this week floated "massive" health care reform if former President Donald Trump wins — changes that are also dependent, of course, on whether Republicans control Congress next year.

1 Nov 2024

‘A pressure campaign’: Beverly Hills settles after allegedly blocking abortion clinic

The city of Beverly Hills has agreed to train its employees on abortion clinic protections after local officials interfered with the opening of an abortion clinic in "blatant" violation of state law, according to a proposed settlement to be unveiled Thursday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

1 Nov 2024

In Montana, conservative groups see chance to kill Medicaid expansion

Conservative groups are working to undermine support for Montana's Medicaid expansion in hopes the state will abandon the program. The rollback would be the first in the decade since the Affordable Care Act began allowing states to cover more people with low incomes.

31 Oct 2024

Can a $10 billion climate bond address California’s water contamination problem?

When Cynthia Ruiz turns on her kitchen faucet, she hears a slight squeak before cloudy fluid bursts out of the spout. The water in her Central Valley town of East Orosi is clean enough most of the time to wash dishes, flush toilets, and take showers, but it's not safe to swallow. Drinking water is trucked in twice a month.

31 Oct 2024

Health Care News and Research

Election outcome could bring big changes to Medicare

A quick return to school and light exercise may help kids recover from concussions

Research links ultra-processed foods to accelerated biological aging

$2.5 million grant supports lung cancer screening for marginalized communities

Major funding deficit deepens Syria’s mental health crisis

Low awareness of lung cancer screening raises concerns

Study links childhood overweight to socioeconomic disadvantage

Study reveals gaps in interconception care for Australian mothers

Cognitive health benefits linked to education and financial stability

Enhanced screening protocols for Candida auris improve hospital infection control

Polypharmacy linked to negative health outcomes in older adults with Alzheimer's

Virtual yoga program shows promise for chronic low back pain relief

Trump wants Harris to pay a political price for generous immigrant health policies

Dentists are pulling ‘healthy’ and treatable teeth to profit from implants, experts warn

Non-Hispanic Black children and low-income youth disadvantaged in concussion care

Telephone therapy reduces mental health symptoms in refugee children

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The campaign's final days

‘A pressure campaign’: Beverly Hills settles after allegedly blocking abortion clinic

In Montana, conservative groups see chance to kill Medicaid expansion

Can a $10 billion climate bond address California’s water contamination problem?

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