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Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in June. A medication his doctor prescribed days earlier to ease his breathing problems…
When political leaders disclose mental health challenges, the public debate usually focuses on their personal experiences, resilience and even electoral prospects. Meanwhile, a growing body of ...
ISLAMABAD: The federal government, in collaboration with global and local partners, has launched the National Mental Health ...
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Getting financial assistance from hospitals often involves filling out cumbersome forms. Some states now require hospitals to identify and automatically enroll patients eligible for charity care.
Think you can terrify us in 17 syllables? KFF Health News’ eighth annual Halloween haiku contest is now open. Send us your most haunting healthcare verses.
Today’s topic concerns youth mental health–and how specialized telehealth can provide remote psychiatric backup to assist pediatricians in making critical treatment decisions. The author, Andy ...
President Donald Trump has championed sprawling health policy changes under the Make America Healthy Again movement, but a KFF-Associated Press survey of rural voters found people aren’t seeing the initiatives reach…
Counties have been urged to establish dedicated budget lines for mental health rather than relying on general health allocations. The call was made in Kisumu during a Regional Mental Health Conference ...
The Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect Oct. 1. A KFF Health…
Staff raced against rising floodwater to evacuate 36 residents from a nursing home in New Richland, Minnesota. It’s one of 100 facilities KFF Health News identified as facing some of the nation’s worst flood risk.
Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage their use. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman illuminates the…
ICICI Lombard launches VIBE health insurance for Gen Z with hospitalisation, OPD, mental health, fitness and wellness benefits.
World Mental Health Day is an opportunity to increase awareness and reduce stigma surrounding mental health, while bringing down the systemic barriers that make care inaccessible.
By Sola Ogundipe Who should step in when a young Nigerian is battling addiction, depression, suicidal thoughts or struggling to access care? This question will take centre stage at the 4th Vanguard ...
The council today released the industry’s response to the reviewer’s 85 recommendations targeting several areas including mental health, support for vulnerable customers, claims handling and code ...
A major new report from the Future Minds campaign has warned that England’s children and young people’s mental health system is ...
The death penalty is legal in 27 states, and lethal injection is the primary method. That means involving medical professionals to store, test, and inject the drugs. After a botched execution in Tennessee, doctors and…
In most states, people with Medicaid coverage will have to prove they’re working, volunteering, or studying starting Jan. 1. But Montana put the rules into effect early, and they’re sowing uncertainty and anxiety.
Autumn Daniels went to the hospital with a severe migraine. After four hours in the waiting room, she left to try a different facility — but the ER still charged her.
PITTSBURGH--MoneyStack, the financial counseling platform built for behavioral healthcare, today announced it has raised $1,000,000 in new funding led by Cistern Capital, with participation from the ...
The in-house assembly "Towards the Realization of an Inclusive Society Where One Can 'Be Ill with Peace of Mind' and Be Okay," hosted by the Association for Thinking About the Future of Mental Health, ...
Recent outbreaks of foodborne illness and high-profile recalls have made this issue a concern of voters.
RBC's Vincent Ng says the same untapped gap shows up in nutrition support – Canadians rank it as their second-biggest health priority, yet most plans leave it just as hard to find ...
The West Virginia Psychological Association named Dr. Casey Jo Cottrill of Barbour Community Health Association its 2026 Early Career Citizen Psychologist for her work expanding behavioral health care ...
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Jess Davies blogs a GP records study finding that many women experience ongoing or new mental health issues in the second year postpartum.
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November, marking the fourth time in five years that millions of Americans will weigh in on their states’ abortion rules. The measures follow the Supreme…
The disease has long been a risk of coal mining, an industry the Trump administration is trying to reinvigorate.
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