Mothering Over Meds: Docs Say Common Treatment for Opioid-Exposed Babies Isn’t Necessary
Amid what has been called the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic, doctors and researchers are walking back medication-heavy methods of treating babies born experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms, replacing the regimen with the simplest care: parenting.
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Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.
Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their drug coverage. Few take the time. This year, it might be more important than ever.
Watch: ‘Silence in Sikeston & The Effects of Racial Violence’
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony talks about how racism affects health on Nine PBS’ “Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel,” stemming from her reporting for the “Silence in Sikeston” multimedia project, on the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community.
Helene and CVS Land Double Whammy for 25,000 Patients Who Survive on IV Nutrition
A Massachusetts woman ended up stranded in the hospital because CVS stopped providing the IV nutrition she needs to survive at home. Without it, she’d starve.
Journalists Address Opioid Settlements, Undiagnosed ADHD, and a Georgia Chemical Fire
Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastrophe
California Continues Progressive Policies, With Restraint, in Divisive Election Year
Super Bowl Rally Shooting Victims Pick Up Pieces, but Gun Violence Haunts Their Lives
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': LIVE From KFF: Health Care and the 2024 Election
Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber To Travel Far Distances to Medical Care
More Mobile Clinics Are Bringing Long-Acting Birth Control to Rural Areas
Harris Backs Slashing Medical Debt. Trump’s ‘Concepts’ Worry Advocates.
Millions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves
Watch: Where the Presidential and VP Candidates Stand on Health Policy
How do the top-of-the-ticket candidates compare on abortion, medical debt, and more? Here’s what you need to know.
