KFF Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Millions of new parents in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt during and after pregnancy, forcing many to cut back on food, ...

Democrats running for office are using abortion rollbacks to galvanize voters, with abortion rights ballot initiatives ...

Democrats running for office are using abortion rollbacks to galvanize voters, with abortion rights ballot initiatives ...

The measure blocks Medicaid reimbursements to health centers affiliated to abortion providers, which the Missouri Independent notes will impact Planned Parenthood's health services to low-income ...

The U.S. is one of nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. Since the covid pandemic, advocates in states ...

Although the risk to humans is still low, a proactive stance—incorporating protective gear, research, and vaccine readiness—could stem the spread of the virus afflicting mainly poultry and cattle.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, says reforms at the federal health agency are "overdue." Separately, an NIH official will appear later this month before the Select Subcommittee on the ...

Editorial writers discuss telemedicine, AI in health care, bird flu, and more.

CNN covers improvements in deep brain stimulation treatments. Also, an experimental spinal cord implant helped a patient with Parkinson's disease to walk. A gene therapy trial that allowed a baby born ...

Meanwhile, infectious disease experts are monitoring the newest covid variant — known as FLiRT — as concerns grow over a summer uptick in cases.

Peripheral intravenous catheters are commonly used for hospital inpatients, but the WHO wants to improve poor practices in insertion and maintenance that can cause infections. Also in the news: ...