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Políticas del gobierno chocan con el conocimiento emergente sobre los daños a largo plazo de covid

By Stephanie Armour January 27, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Estos hallazgos generan nuevas preocupaciones sobre las políticas relacionadas con covid durante la administración Trump, según investigadores.

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Cada vez más médicos ven con buenos ojos a los asistentes de IA. Pero aún hay tropiezos

By Michelle Andrews January 27, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Los médicos están considerando a estos asistentes de IA ambiental como una herramienta revolucionaria que les permite concentrarse en sus pacientes en lugar de en el teclado.

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Not Just The Influencers: YouTube Clips From Doctors Also Lack Medical Proof

January 26, 2026 Morning Briefing

A study of 309 physician-generated videos — all relating to diabetes or cancer — found that two-thirds of them had low, very low, or no evidence to support their health claims.

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Study Links Long-Term Alcohol Use To Increased Risk Of Colorectal Cancer

January 26, 2026 Morning Briefing

The new study suggests that those who drink heavily throughout their lifetime could be at a 91% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer. Meanwhile, health experts warn that research does not show that social isolation poses a greater threat to young adults than moderate alcohol consumption.

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Viewpoints: ChatGPT Health Appears To Just Be Winging It; What Happens When MAHA Meets Public Health

January 26, 2026 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers examine these public health issues.

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VA Workers Say Vets Lost A Champion Of Their Care After Minn. Nurse Killed

January 26, 2026 Morning Briefing

Alex Pretti, 37, spent his workdays caring for critically ill veterans in Minneapolis. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is encouraging nurses to “seek peer or professional counsel as needed.” Meanwhile, Pretti’s slaying has sparked a Second Amendment debate and a vow among Senate Democrats to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security, a move that could lead to a government shutdown.

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Pediatrician Group Endorses Vaccines For 18 Diseases, In Break With CDC

January 26, 2026 Morning Briefing

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations, released Monday, remain mostly unchanged from last year. The CDC now recommends all children get vaccinated against only 11 diseases. Meanwhile, more parents are declining vitamin K shots for their newborns.

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HHS Halts $5B In Public Health Grants. Hours Later, It Reinstates Them.

January 26, 2026 Morning Briefing

Bloomberg News reports that the pause was in order to evaluate whether activities were in “alignment with administration and agency priorities.” Also: A New York Times report finds that genetic data of more than 20,000 U.S. children that was held at the National Institutes of Health was misused for “race science.”

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After Deadly Winter Storm, Subzero Temperatures Pose Danger To Millions

January 26, 2026 Morning Briefing

At least six people have died in the storm, including one in Austin from hypothermia. Dangerously cold temperatures are expected to continue across the U.S. through Friday.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, January 26, 2026

January 26, 2026 Morning Briefing

First Edition: Monday, Jan. 26, 2026

January 26, 2026 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

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An Arm and a Leg: Charity-Care Nonprofit Scales Up and Doubles Down

By Dan Weissmann January 26, 2026 Podcast

“An Arm and a Leg” host Dan Weissmann talks with the founder of the charity-care nonprofit Dollar For about how it helped eliminate $55 million in medical bills last year.

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Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans

By Susan Jaffe January 26, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Breakups between insurers and health systems, on top of plan cuts, left more than 3.7 million Medicare Advantage enrollees facing a tough choice last year: find new insurance or new doctors. But hospital systems say their Advantage plans can avert such upheaval, giving patients peace of mind.

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Cansados de pelear con las aseguradoras, hospitales ofrecen sus propios planes Medicare Advantage

By Susan Jaffe January 26, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Aunque los planes administrados por hospitales representan solo una pequeña porción del mercado de Medicare Advantage, su número de afiliados sigue creciendo, en línea con el aumento general de beneficiarios de ese sistema.

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Journalists Mine News for Insights on Tylenol, Obamacare Credits, and Rural Health Funding

January 24, 2026 KFF Health News Original

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

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Dems See Opportunities in Republican Embrace of MAHA Movement

By Stephanie Armour January 23, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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Huntsville, Ala., Hospital System May Have Monopoly Of City, Pending Deal

January 23, 2026 Morning Briefing

The nonprofit has agreed to acquire the only hospital not owned by them in Huntsville and the surrounding northern Alabama region, leaving residents with only one choice for care and putting antitrust officials to the test. Also in the news: the nurse strike in New York; an ambulance worker shortage in Minnesota; informed patient consent for AI use in health care; and more.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

January 23, 2026 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on syphilis, motherhood, “house burping,” and more.

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Viewpoints: Red Tape Is Killing Rural Health Care; High-Deductible Plans Make Health Care Inaccessible

January 23, 2026 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss these public health issues.

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Colorectal Cancer Ousts Lung Cancer As Deadliest Type For People Under 50

January 23, 2026 Morning Briefing

Colorectal cancer leaped from the fifth-leading cause in 1990 to first place in 2023, the most recent year examined in the JAMA study. Of the top cancers, it was the only one that increased. Lung cancer deaths fell to No. 4.

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