Skip to content
KFF Health News KFF Health News KFF Health News KFF Health News
Donate
  • Donate
  • Connect With Us:
  • Contact
  • X
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Trump 2.0
    • Agency Watch
    • Medicaid Watch
    • State Watch
    • Rural Health Payout
  • Public Health
  • Race & Health
  • Audio
    • KFF Health News Minute
    • What the Health?
    • Health Care Helpline
    • An Arm and a Leg
    • Silence in Sikeston
    • Epidemic
  • Investigations
    • Bill Of The Month
    • The Body Shops
    • Broken Rehab
    • Dead Zone
    • Deadly Denials
    • Diagnosis: Debt
    • Guns, Race, and Profit
    • Overpayment Outrage
    • Payback: Tracking Opioid Cash
    • Priced Out
    • ALL INVESTIGATIONS
  • More Topics
    • Abortion
    • Aging
    • Climate
    • COVID-19
    • Health Care Costs
    • Insurance
    • Medicaid
    • Medicare
    • Mental Health
    • Pharma
    • Rural Health
    • Uninsured

Search Results

Filter Results

Date
Custom Date Range
Topic
Content Type

Showing 8721-8740 of 131,581 results

Morning Briefing for Friday, October 13, 2023

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Vaccines, Medicare premiums, PBMs, long covid, vaping, cancer, brain mapping, and more. Plus, enter our Halloween haiku contest.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Philip Morris Mounts Lobbying Push Against WHO’s Anti-Vape Efforts

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

Philip Morris is perhaps best known as the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, but reports reveal it’s attempting to accuse the World Health Organization of attacking vapes and similar products. Meanwhile, the FDA on Thursday blocked six flavors of British American Tobacco’s main vape brand.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

First Edition: Oct. 13, 2023

October 13, 2023 Morning Briefing

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

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
A cartoon ink drawing of a ghost wrapped in medical bills. Above it reads: "KFF Health News Halloween Health Care Haiku Competition 2022 / CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS"

Goody Gumdrops! It’s Freakin’ Time to Submit Your Scariest Halloween Health Care Haikus.

October 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Submissions are open for KFF Health News’ fifth annual Halloween Haiku competition. Send us your best scary poems — if you dare.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
A photo of a woman's arm as a medical worker puts a second bandage after giving the woman vaccines.

The New Vaccines and You: Americans Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter Blechs

By Amy Maxmen October 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Flu, covid, and respiratory viruses kill thousands of Americans each year, but the latest batch of vaccines could save lives.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
A photo of a woman in a wheelchair lifting hand weights. Her right leg is amputated.

Rare ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacterium Spreads North as Oceans Warm

By Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times October 13, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus and its spread northward have heightened concern about the bacterium, which can cause human tissue to rot and skin to decay. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is trying to make more doctors aware of the dangerous pathogen.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
A collection of framed images, candles, a cross, a rosary, and other items on a table.

California prohíbe el controversial diagnóstico de “delirio excitado”

By Samantha Young October 12, 2023 KFF Health News Original

El gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom firmó un proyecto de ley el 8 de octubre para prohibir que los forenses, doctores, y examinadores médicos incluyeran el síndrome de “delirio excitado” en certificados de defunción o informes de autopsias.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

What the Health? From KFF Health News: Health Funding in Question in a Speaker-Less Congress

October 12, 2023 Podcast

A bitterly divided Congress managed to keep the federal government running for several more weeks, while House Republicans struggle — again — to choose a leader. Meanwhile, many people removed from state Medicaid rolls are not finding their way to Affordable Care Act insurance, and a major investigation by The Washington Post attributes the decline in U.S. life expectancy to more than covid-19 and opioids. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews physician-author-playwright Samuel Shem about “Our Hospital,” his new novel about the health workforce in the age of covid.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

India Says Cough Syrup Factory Linked To Child Deaths Can Reopen

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Most production at a Marion Biotech factory can now restart. The firm is one of several that the WHO linked to over 100 child deaths since the middle of last year. In Israel, the health minister has instructed the country’s public hospitals to turn away wounded Hamas members.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Research Roundup: Iron Deficiency And Depression; Infection Control; Covid

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News compiles a selection of health policy studies and briefs.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Different Takes: Taxpayers Must Foot The Bill For Florida’s Secret Covid Data

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers weigh in on covid, nutrition, abortion, and other topics.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

In 2020, Assaults Were 6% Of All Injuries Treated In Emergency Rooms

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics data doesn’t include sexual assaults but does highlight the impact of violence on the health system, Axios notes. Also in the news: an AI tool for spotting brain tumors during surgery; kidney disease links to cardiac arrest risks for Hispanic adults; and more.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Wisconsin Assembly Set To Vote On Banning Gender Care For Youths

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Bills before the assembly also seek to ban trans women and girls from competing on women’s sports teams. Meanwhile in North Carolina, a doctor and a family with a transgender child are suing to challenge a new state law banning gender care for trans minors.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Grocery Delivery Service Instacart Expands Its Health Partnerships

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

The goal is to enhance patient access to nutritious food and promote a healthy lifestyle, Becker’s Hospital Review explains. Among other news items, the process for settling billing disputes between insurers and providers is still a mess.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Expert: Cancer Patients Skip Radiation Therapy Over Brutal Descriptions

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

A commentary published in JAMA Oncology notes how words like “brutal” and “toxic” impact patient choices over the effective cancer therapy. Meanwhile, other research into animal organ transplants are showing success with pig kidneys, raising hope for human transplants.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Opvee Nasal Spray For Opioid Overdose Reversals Starts Shipping

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Indivior has started shipping a nasal spray version of nalmefene to first responders and pharmacies, four months after the FDA approved it. In L.A. County, libraries are set to offer free naloxone clinics. And in San Antonio, a local pharmacy and pharmacist must pay a $275,000 fine for illegal opioid distribution.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Seniors Soon Will Find Out If They’ll Get More Benefits From Social Security

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

The cost-of-living adjustment is expected to be announced tomorrow. Although the amount is expected to go up, it will be significantly less of a boost than retirees received last year.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

Data Show Half Of 2021’s Abortions In Utah Were For Economic Reasons

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

Of the approximately 3,000 abortions in the state in 2021, half of the patients chose socioeconomic reasons from a list of nine options to explain their decision — the price of giving birth and raising a child was unaffordable. Also in the news: misinformation ahead of the Ohio vote on abortion rights.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

California Doctors, MEs Banned From Using ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnoses

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

The controversial diagnosis now can’t be used on a person’s death certificate or in an autopsy report, and law enforcement won’t be allowed to use it in any incident report. The ban is praised as a move against police justifications of excessive force.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print

CDC Director Says Now Is ‘The Right Time’ To Get Your New Covid Shot

October 12, 2023 Morning Briefing

As some health clinics across the country are reportedly waiting with “bated breath” for new covid vaccines, CDC Director Mandy Cohen said now is the right time to get vaccinated. Also: Researchers find American Indian and Alaska Native patients are more likely to get severe covid.

  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Previous
  • 435
  • 436
  • 437
  • 438
  • 439
  • Next

More From KFF Health News

A partially used blister pack of pills is shown on a countertop

Birth Control Skepticism, Teen Fertility Education Center Stage at Trump’s Women’s Health Summit

A street medicine nurse holds the end of a stethoscope to a woman's chest.

Reckoning With State and Federal Cuts, Los Angeles Safety-Net Clinics Push for a New Tax

A man holds a copy of his Medicare card. Orange pill bottles and medical forms are seen behind it.

In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals

A photo of the healthcare.gov website on a laptop, which shows a page with information about HSAs.

Is It Worth Your Time and Money To Set Up an HSA?

KFF

© 2026 KFF. All rights reserved.

  • About Us
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Staff
  • Republish Our Content
  • Email Sign-Up
  • X
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Powered by WordPress VIP

Thank you for your interest in supporting KFF Health News, the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute our journalism for free and without advertising through media partners of all sizes and in communities large and small. We appreciate all forms of engagement from our readers and listeners, and welcome your support.

KHN is an editorially independent program of KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). You can support KHN by making a contribution to KFF, a non-profit charitable organization that is not associated with Kaiser Permanente.

Click the button below to go to KFF’s donation page which will provide more information and FAQs. Thank you!

Continue