KFF HEALTH NEWS ORIGINAL STORIES
Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions
Even people with good insurance aren't guaranteed affordable care, as this KFF Health News follow-up to one patient’s saga shows. (Lauren Sausser, 1/4 )
Doctors Are as Vulnerable to Addiction as Anyone. California Grapples With a Response.
The Medical Board of California, which licenses MDs, is developing a program to evaluate, treat, and monitor doctors with alcohol and drug problems. But there...
MEDIAITE – Former President Bill Clinton was named repeatedly in documents about the deceased serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday.
According to court documents unsealed on Wednesday, Epstein accuser Johanna Sjorberg – who worked as a “massage therapist” for Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell – testified that Epstein had told her, “Clinton likes them young, referring to girls.”
In 2019, after Epstein was hit with additional sex trafficking charges, a spokesperson for Clinton claimed...
The Associated Press – The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for tossing a drink at fans in Jacksonville toward the end of a game on Sunday.
The league called Tepper’s conduct “unacceptable” in a statement released Tuesday.
“All NFL personnel are expected to conduct themselves at all times in ways that respect our fans and favorably reflect on their team and the NFL,” the statement said. Tepper’s reaction came after rookie quarterback...
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is calling for people to stop getting Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines over safety concerns that the shots could possibly deliver DNA contaminants into human cells.
Columbus, OH – The Buckeye Institute released Obesity’s Impact on Ohio’s Workforce, which looked at the economic impact of obesity and found that more than 32,000 Ohioans would be working if obesity were eliminated.
Those newly employed Ohioans would generate nearly $20 million in additional revenues for the state.
“A healthy, productive workforce is key to sustaining a strong economy. But Ohio, like much of the country, suffers from an obesity problem that keeps thousands of...
The Associated Press, Kinshasa, Congo — As Congo copes with its biggest outbreak of mpox, scientists warn discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could make it worse.
In November, the World Health Organization reported that mpox, also known as monkeypox, was being spread via sex in Congo for the first time. That is a significant departure from previous flare-ups, where the virus mainly sickened people in contact with diseased animals.
Mpox has been...
Fox News – When it comes to setting healthy resolutions for the New Year, sleep is just as essential as nutrition and exercise, experts agree.
Below are nine of the most noteworthy sleep findings that Fox News Digital has covered over the past 12 months.
Each of these findings can bring you better sleep in the year ahead.
1. Catching up on sleep during the weekends could have health benefits
A study published in the journal Sleep Health...
OUR WORLD IN DATA – COVID-19 has brought the reality of pandemics to the forefront of public consciousness. But pandemics have afflicted humanity for millennia. Time and again, people faced outbreaks of diseases – including influenza, cholera, bubonic plague, smallpox, and measles – that spread far and caused death and devastation.
Our ancestors were largely powerless against these diseases and unable to evaluate their true toll on the population. Without good record-keeping of the number...
EATING WELL – I've had a sweet tooth for as long as I can remember. Giving up sugar felt a lot like giving up oxygen some days, but I came away with a completely new understanding of cravings and my habits.
Birthdays aren't celebrated around broccoli casserole. Christmas carrots are for the reindeer. The main event at a wedding isn't cutting the roast beef.
Some of the happiest and grandest events in our lives are celebrated...
CNN – Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Cale Yarborough, a Hall of Fame racer known for his toughness, has died at age 84, the auto racing body announced Sunday.
No cause of death was given.
“Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ever seen,” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “His combination of talent, grit and determination separated Cale from his peers, both on the track and...
CNN – In much of the sunny Mediterranean, mealtime is a means to an end.
The food, while freshly prepared and delicious, is secondary to the main event — a gathering of friends and family, where boisterous talk about the events of the day is often mixed with loud and infectious laughter.
This sense of community is the cornerstone of the award-winning Mediterranean diet, experts say.
Add daily walks and meals with little red meat or sweets...