Amid what has been called the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic, doctors and researchers are walking back medication-heavy ...

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It scares the bejesus out of me because he is really, I would say, one of the big leaders in an anti-science philosophy that we see in this country — which is really concerning, deeply concerning,” ...

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The psychiatric hospital chain is accused of extending stays of patients longer than medically necessary and profiting from U.S. insurance programs in the process. Other industry news covers a ...

The new study, lauded as “a leap beyond previous studies," found that severe infections can lead to long-term cognitive problems. In other news about the brain, the military has begun testing new ways ...

The Washington Post reports that intense public backlash and a lawsuit led the FDA to reconsider its declaration, made two weeks ago, that the shortage of weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound is ...

The CDC said the cases of Mycobacterium pneumoniae in kids ages 2-4 are notable because the illness "historically hasn't been recognized as a leading cause of pneumonia in this age group." Plus: ...

Birth control, condoms, emergency contraception, and other products would be covered by insurance under the proposed rule. "We have made clear that in all 50 states, the Affordable Care Act guarantees ...

Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their drug coverage. Few take the time. This year, ...

Conditions are improving, but some nursing homes still don't have running water. Also: prevention measures for overdoses and suicides, psychiatry options for the unhoused, and more.

KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony appeared in a two-part special of Nine PBS’ “Listen, St. Louis with Carol ...