The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Thursday that it is investigating 13 states that require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover abortion services. HHS officials said in a news release that the department’s office for civil rights (OCR) is looking into the states for allegedly violating the federal Weldon amendment,…
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The Kent meningitis outbreak may have reached its peak, after only two new cases were reported by officials on Friday. The UK Health and Security Agency said that as of 12.30pm on Thursday, there were 18 confirmed and 11 probable cases of meningitis linked to the Kent outbreak, taking the total number of people with…
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George Strausman’s wife asks him in a video what his plans are for the day. Strausman, 101, says he’s going to the office. He then details the rest of his day: “Join my poetry class, write some poetry, then off to my pottery class, in time to make some pieces and pots. And then take…
My friend and former colleague Christine McCartney, who has died aged 79, was a distinguished medical microbiologist and a tireless champion of public health microbiology. As executive director of the Health Protection Agency’s Regional Microbiology Network, Christine played a central role in strengthening the links between laboratory microbiology and epidemiology, recognising that effective public health…
A few decades back, people didn’t care as much about sleep. Margaret Thatcher led by example, getting only four hours a night. But over recent years, there’s been pushback on the narrative that sleep doesn’t matter. It does. Anyone who has worked night shifts, had their nights disrupted by a newborn baby or delved into…
Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR How do you creatively limit your phone use? We asked NPR’s audience this question last week in a story about how to resist the urge to keep checking your phone. Experts shared practical tips, like keeping your device outside the bedroom or downloading blockers that…
By Rachana Pradhan March 20, 2026 Article HTML Rachana Pradhan LISTEN: Fewer breakthroughs. Weaker responses to public health crises. That’s what some former National Institutes of Health scientists predict for the agency as thousands of researchers leave. Workers from the Washington, D.C., region spoke with KFF Health News senior correspondent Rachana Pradhan, and she appeared…
