Public Health
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New RSV shots for infants, Abrysvo and Beyfortus, face hurdles in U.S.
A doctor vaccinates an infant against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a treatment room of her paediatric practice. Swen Pförtner…
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Health Care ‘Game-Changer’? Feds Boost Care for Homeless Americans
The Biden administration is making it easier for doctors and nurses to treat homeless people wherever they find them, from…
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Feds Try to Head Off Growing Problem of Overdoses Among Expectant Mothers
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez and Katheryn Houghton LAS VEGAS — When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the…
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Under Fire, Social Security Chief Vows ‘Top-to-Bottom’ Review of Payment Clawbacks
The head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday the agency has been sending about 1 million people a year…
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Pfizer to price Covid drug Paxlovid at $1,390 per course
Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral medication to treat the coronavirus disease, is displayed in this picture taken on Oct. 7, 2022. Wolfgang…
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Suzanne Somers’ Legacy Tainted by Celebrity Medical Misinformation
Liz Szabo, KFF Health News Before there was Gwyneth Paltrow or Jenny McCarthy or Dr. Oz, there was Suzanne Somers.…
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Covid Relief Payments Triggered Feds to Demand Money Back From Social Security Recipients
As the nation reeled from covid-19, the federal government sent many Americans a financial lifeline. But some recipients say the…
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Pregnant and Addicted: Homeless Women See Hope in Street Medicine
REDDING, Calif. — Five days after giving birth, Melissa Crespo was already back on the streets, recovering in a damp,…
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Abortion Coverage Is Limited or Unavailable at a Quarter of Large Employers, KFF Survey Finds
About a quarter of large U.S. employers heavily restrict coverage of legal abortions or don’t cover them at all under…
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Pregnant Latinas face greater maternal health concerns
Zaza Cristina Robles worked as a pregnancy coach in her native Peru, so when she arrived in the U.S. at…
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