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Montana’s Small Pharmacies Behind Bill To Corral Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Apr 1, 2025

HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s small, independent pharmacies say they’re getting increasingly squeezed on reimbursements by pharmacy benefit managers — and are pushing an ambitious bill to rein in what they say are unfair...

‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

Apr 1, 2025

HENRICO, Va. — Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company. Sometimes, as the minutes tick by and her frustration mounts, Ekirch, 30, opens a meditation app on her phone. It was recommended by...

Top FDA Vaccine Official Quits, Warns of Vaccine Misinformation

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A top vaccine official at the U.S. Food and Drug...

Lung Cancer Screening Rates Increased After 2021 Update to USPSTF Guidelines

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Increased lung cancer screening uptake was seen...

Ground Coffee Recalled in 15 States for Caffeine Labeling Error

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...

FDA Approves Cabozantinib for Previously Treated Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved...

Low Creatinine-to-Cystatin C Ratio Tied to Lower Muscle Volume in Midlife Women

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Among middle-aged women, low...

Persistently High Stroke Risk Seen After TIA, Minor Stroke

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The risk for subsequent stroke is persistently...

Speed of Resuscitation Critical to Survival Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest Events

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...

Evidence Supports Continuing Buprenorphine for Acute Pain in Those With Opioid Use Disorder

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD),...

Guideline Adherence Suboptimal for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Treatment

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Across primary care practices, guideline adherence...

Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 and influenza burned through the U.S....

Sleep Deficiency Linked to Atrophy of the Inferior Parietal Region of the Brain

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sleep deficiency is associated with atrophy of the...

Weight Loss Greater With Intermittent Fasting Than Calorie Restriction

Apr 1, 2025

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An intermittent fasting (IMF) intervention yields...

Trump Turns Homelessness Response Away From Housing, Toward Forced Treatment

Mar 28, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — President Donald Trump is vowing a new approach to getting homeless people off the streets by forcibly moving those living outside into large camps while mandating mental health and addiction treatment — an...

With Few Dentists and Fluoride Under Siege, Rural America Risks New Surge of Tooth Decay

Mar 28, 2025

In the wooded highlands of northern Arkansas, where small towns have few dentists, water officials who serve more than 20,000 people have for more than a decade openly defied state law by refusing to add fluoride to the drinking...

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The Ax Falls at HHS

Mar 28, 2025

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A...