This News Might Ruin Your Appetite 鈥 And Summer
Fresh studies expose a gap in the FDA鈥檚 assessments of foods: Widely used additives could damage the mix of bacteria in your gut, causing health problems.
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RFK Jr.鈥檚 Hearing With Senate HELP Committee: A Live Discussion
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner, Stephanie Armour, and Darius Tahir and KFF鈥檚 Jennifer Kates break down the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 first hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee as HHS secretary 鈥 and answer your questions.
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Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts
Taxpayers 鈥 through federal infrastructure programs 鈥 have paid billions of dollars to internet companies to hook up rural Americans. Some communities have nothing to show for it, leaving medically vulnerable rural patients disconnected and without access to telehealth.
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Watch: How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America’s Food Supply
To a great extent, the FDA leaves it to food companies to determine whether their ingredients and additives are safe. Some chemicals and additives are tied to health risks while others are absent from product labels. Watch this video explainer to learn more.
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Watch: Why Insurance Companies Are Denying Coverage for Prosthetic Limbs
Although knee replacements are usually covered by health insurance, amputees face roadblocks to coverage and often must prove their prosthetics are medically necessary.
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Rural Hospitals and Patients Are Disconnected From Modern Care
Technological gaps handicap rural hospitals as billions in federal funding to modernize infrastructure lags. The reliance on outdated technology and piecemeal systems challenge staffs and erode patient care.
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Watch: The Dr. Oz Show Comes to Congress
The Senate Finance Committee questioned Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump鈥檚 nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News reporters discussed the biggest takeaways from the hearing.
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Under Trump, Social Security Resumes What It Once Called ‘Clawback Cruelty’
Last year, the government stopped cutting off people鈥檚 monthly Social Security benefits to claw back overpayments. Last week, under President Donald Trump, it reversed that change.
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Millions in US Live in Places Where Doctors Don鈥檛 Practice and Telehealth Doesn鈥檛 Reach
Nearly 3 million Americans live sicker, shorter lives in the hundreds of rural counties where doctor shortages are the worst and poor internet connections mean little or no access to telehealth services.
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Watch: What Is Medicaid, Again?
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News correspondent Sam Whitehead discusses Medicaid's history and role in the U.S. health system.
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Recapping the RFK Jr. Hearings: A Live Discussion With 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Journalists
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News reporters break down the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Watch: ‘Going It Alone’ 鈥 A Conversation About Growing Old in America
Judith Graham, 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News' "Navigating Aging" columnist, talks with older adults who live alone by choice or circumstance. They share what it means to thrive in later years.
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Social Security Tackles Overpayment 鈥業njustices,鈥 but Problems Remain
With his term soon to expire, Social Security chief Martin O鈥橫alley鈥檚 efforts to address the agency鈥檚 overpayments to beneficiaries remain incomplete.
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Watch: Why the US Has Made Little Progress Improving Black Americans鈥 Health
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News senior correspondents Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam discuss how government decisions undermine Black health.
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How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers鈥 Lives
Laborers have suffered in extreme heat triggered by climate change. Deaths aren鈥檛 inevitable, researchers say: Employers can save lives by providing ample water and breaks.
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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here鈥檚 Why There鈥檚 So Little Progress.
The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit.
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Watch: 鈥楽ilence in Sikeston & The Effects of Racial Violence鈥
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony talks about how racism affects health on Nine PBS鈥 鈥淟isten, St. Louis with Carol Daniel,鈥 stemming from her reporting for the 鈥淪ilence in Sikeston鈥 multimedia project, on the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community.
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Watch: Biggest Dangers and Health Concerns From Hurricane Milton
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News' C茅line Gounder聽shares advice on how to prepare before a hurricane.
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Watch: What You Reveal, You Heal 鈥 Meeting the Makers of 鈥楽ilence in Sikeston鈥
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony sat down with WORLD executive producer Chris Hastings to discuss the origins of the 鈥淪ilence in Sikeston鈥 project, which explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing in the same rural Missouri community.
By Cara Anthony