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Dads Drive Growth in California’s Paid Family Leave Program
Phillip Reese
In a sign of growing domestic equality, more new dads are claiming paid family leave to bond with their babies and support their partners during the first weeks of parenthood. In California, which has one of the…
When That Supposedly Free Annual Physical Generates a Bill
Christine Rogers of Wake Forest, North Carolina, didn’t hesitate when she was asked to fill out a routine mental health questionnaire during a checkup last November.
Her answers on the form led her primary care doctor to ask…
Watch: California and Feds Invest in Health Care for Homeless People
KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart appeared on Spectrum News 1’s “Los Angeles Times Today” on Oct. 24 to discuss her coverage of state and federal efforts to expand street medicine — a growing field that focuses on…
A New Era of Vaccines Leaves Old Questions About Prices Unanswered
Elisabeth Rosenthal
The world is entering a new era of vaccines. Following the success of covid-19 mRNA shots, scientists have a far greater capacity to tailor shots to a virus’s structure, putting a host of new vaccines on the horizon.…
Storing Guns Away From Home Could Reduce Suicides, but Legal Hurdles Loom
Aaron Bolton, MTPR
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988,” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741.
HELENA, Mont. — Mike…
Doubts Abound About a New Alzheimer’s Blood Test
For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results in the privacy of their homes.
This might seem appealing on the surface, but the development has…
¿Por qué sigue siendo tan difícil encontrar vacunas contra covid para niños pequeños?
El 12 de septiembre, los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) recomendaron la siguiente ronda de vacunas contra covid para todas las personas, desde los 6 meses en adelante. Estas dosis iban a estar…
Pruebas genéticas rápidas a bebés pueden salvar vidas, pero muchas aseguradoras no las cubren
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
A 48 horas de su nacimiento en un hospital del área de Seattle en 2021, Layla Babayev fue sometida a una cirugía por una obstrucción intestinal. Dos semanas después, tuvo otra cirugía de emergencia. Luego…
California Expands Paid Sick Days and Boosts Health Worker Wages
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California continues to burnish its reputation as a progressive state for health policy as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills expanding paid sick leave, adding bereavement leave for miscarriages, and boosting…
Residents of a Rural Arkansas County Grapple With Endemic Gun Violence
ELAINE, Ark. — On a recent September afternoon, Courtney Porter counted his losses: his mom from old age, his wife from diabetes complications, two of his brothers. While one died of an aneurysm, the shooting death last year of…