Kaiser Health News

Abortion Pregnancy care

Ripple effects of abortion restrictions confuse care for miscarriages

Why won't more older Americans get their COVID-19 booster shots?

Children's Health

Babies die as congenital syphilis continues a decade-long surge across the U.S.

Baby in Hospital

Losing sleep over the pandemic? Work flexibility may be a boon for night owls' health

Night Owl Work

Can melatonin gummies solve family bedtime struggles? Experts advise caution

Melatonin Sleep Children

COVID's 'silver lining': Research breakthroughs for chronic disease, cancer and the flu

Gun ownership is increasing among Black people in the U.S. Is it driving up Black suicide rates?

A $35 insulin cap is welcome, popular and bipartisan, but Congress may not pass it anyway

Insulin Cap

Health Insurance

HIV preventive care is supposed to be free in the US. So, why are some patients still paying?

Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses

Teen traveled to Philly to get vaccinated against his parents' wishes

Don't nurse that Moscow mule — it could be a health hazard

Copper mugs safe

Ready for another pandemic malady? It's called 'decision fatigue'

COVID-19 Decision Fatigue

It's day 6 of COVID, and a rapid antigen test comes back positive. Stay home, say virologists.

What patients can learn with confidence from one negative rapid test (Hint: very little)

Children's Health

As omicron surges, effort to vaccinate young children stalls

The war on cancer at 50: The origin story begins with a socialite citizen-lobbyist

Nixon National Cancer Act

Children's Health

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

COVID-19 Babies Health

With overdose deaths surging, advocates on the ground push for over-the-counter naloxone

Is it time to change the definition of 'fully vaccinated?'

Why you can't find cheap at-home COVID tests

Children's Health

A COVID head-scratcher: Why lice lurk despite physical distancing

Patients went into the hospital for care. After testing positive there for COVID, some never came out

COVID-19 Transmission Hospitals

ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don't have COVID

Emergency Departments COVID-19

COVID-19 testing, turnaround times are still uneven this far into pandemic

COVID-19 immunity through infection or vaccination: Are they equal?

What the stalemate on Capitol Hill means for your drug prices

U.S. Capitol Drug Price Reform

How rape affects memory, and why police need to know about that brain science

Rape Memory Brain

Microbiome startups promise to improve your gut health, but is the science solid?

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Children's Health

Reading, 'rithmetic and resisting COVID: The new 3 R's as kids head back to school

Alternative Medicine

COVID-19 renews interest in radiation, but doctors caution against pilgrimages to radon-filled mines

Doctors weigh pros and cons of prescribing hot-button Alzheimer's drug

Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm

Analysis: Why we'll likely never know whether a COVID lab leak happened in China

Why your dentist might seem pushy

Dishonest Dentists

The coronavirus 'doesn't discriminate by age:' Serious cases on the rise in younger adults

Severe COVID-19 Millennials

CVS and Walgreens have wasted more vaccine doses than most states combined

Yurts, igloos and pop-up domes: How safe is 'outside' restaurant dining this winter?

Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus … until it was too late

Health Insurance

During ACA open enrollment, picking a plan invites new COVID-19 complications

ACA Open Enrollment COVID-19

Health Insurance

Think your health care is covered? Beware of the 'junk' insurance plan

Short-term health insurance

Why employers find it so hard to test for COVID-19

Fear of flying is a coronavirus-era conundrum

COVID-19 Airplane Flights

'Breakthrough finding' reveals why certain COVID-19 patients die

COVID-19 breakthrough study

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Physical Activity Work

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Distracted Driving Fatalities

Car crash deaths spike on days that big albums are released, study finds

Clancy Postpartum Depression

Lindsay Clancy trial puts focus on postpartum psychosis; here's how it differs from depression

Brain Dump Anxiety

Waking up to a mind filled with worries? A 'brain dump' may help ease that stress

Toothbrushes Electric Manual

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