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Florida Becomes Second State To Ban Fluoride In Public Water

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the legislation yesterday, joining Utah. The bill does not mention fluoride specifically and is intended to allow more medical freedom, according to The Hill. Other news comes from Texas, Kentucky, California, Georgia, and Michigan. The Hill: Florida Joins Utah In Fluoride Ban Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Thursday making Florida the second state in the country to ban fluoride from public water. The bill doesn’t...

Hospital blocks family of “brain-dead” Georgia woman from aborting her unborn baby

ATLANTA — A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered, a move her family says a hospital told them was required under the state's strict anti-abortion law. With her due date still more than three months away, it could be one of the longest such pregnancies. Her family is upset that Georgia's law...

Pharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs

KFF HEALTH NEWS – In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wall in a tariff war. Independent pharmacist Benjamin Jolley and his colleagues worry that the tariffs, aimed at bringing drug production to the United States, could instead drive companies out of business while raising prices and creating more of the drug shortages that have plagued American patients for...

‘I want to reclaim my skin’: Why these people are removing their tattoos

Zach, who lives in New York, abandoned plans to start a traditional patchwork sleeve after beginning it with a bold panther head. Courtesy Zach Gilyard

American basketball player arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling, could face death penalty

The Indonesian Basketball League banned Shaw from playing for life..

Mayo Clinic expert explains dengue fever

An infected Aedes aegypti mosquito can transmit several viruses, including dengue fever.

How Did So Many Elected Democrats Miss Biden’s Infirmity?

"Biden was even worse behind the scenes than in public..."

A dangerous E. coli strain has emerged; a small mutation may explain its rise

ARS TECHNICA – Since 2017, a particularly dangerous strain of E. coli O157:H7 has emerged across the country to spark outbreaks, severe disease, and deaths. It spreads in various ways: via leafy greens and contaminated beef, like its relatives, but also recreational waters. Hundreds of people across 46 states have been infected, and health officials have documented at least nine separate outbreaks. One in 2018, linked to lettuce, caused over 200 infections across 37 states, killing five...

The New Playbook for Ditching Dangerous Senior Meds

“It’s not just about stopping the medication. It’s about doing so thoughtfully and supporting the patient through the transition.”

Should you call in sick if you aren’t?

If workers have a sick child to care for, they may be forced to claim illness for themselves.

A man was wheeled into surgery to harvest his organs. Weeks later, he left the hospital alive

Critics of the country’s organ procurement system say TJ’s story is not unique – that without major reform and oversight, it could happen again and not all patients will be lucky enough to survive.

Do Hair Growth Supplements Work?

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Online and off, many people have credited supplements with helping them overcome hair loss. Videos abound on TikTok of people saying that brands like Nutrafol and Viviscal made their hair thicker, healthier and shinier. So do these hair growth supplements really work? Such supplements often contain vitamins (like biotin and vitamins A, C and D), minerals (like zinc and selenium) and extracts from plants including turmeric and horsetail. They can also...

UnitedHealth Group CEO Resigns ‘For Personal Reasons’; Shares Keep Falling

KFF HEALTH NEWS – UnitedHealth chief executive Andrew Witty vowed to help fix the health care industry in the wake of CEO Brian Thompson's 2024 killing. Other industry news is on Atrium Health's pay raises; a strike among doctors and health care workers at PeaceHealth; and more. Axios: UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty Leaves "For Personal Reasons" The CEO of the health care giant whose insurance leader was killed in New York in December is abruptly leaving the...

Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos into United States

This undated photo provided by Polina Pugacheva in April 2025 shows Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist who was a researcher at Harvard University.

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