Creatine has long been a popular supplement among athletes and body builders, who say it supplies them with quick bursts of energy needed for high-intensity workouts and helps them build muscle. But on social media, claims about creatine go beyond the weight room, with some users saying it can improveContinue Reading
Oona Zenda, KFF Health News Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who was born, raised, and trained in the United States, packed up his family and left the country. Michael now works in a small-town hospital inContinue Reading
Federal agencies identified listeria contamination in some Boar’s Head deli meats last year. Since Trump’s cuts to federal agencies, experts worry inspectors can’t keep up with demand. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Paula Soldner inspected meat and poultry plants around southern Wisconsin for 38 years:Continue Reading
The drug use survey team worked for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which saw massive staff cuts in the Trump administration overhaul. Cappi Thompson/Moment RF/Getty Images Cappi Thompson/Moment RF/Getty Images A federal study on mental health problems and substance use across the country that has been runningContinue Reading
Cars need oil changes to keep their engines running smoothly. Some anti-aging influencers, along with a handful of scientists, believe exchanging the plasma in your blood can do a similar thing for humans to help slow biological aging. The procedure is currently offered for thousands of dollars a session atContinue Reading
Two weeks before my father died last June, I wrote to my old psychotherapist, L.P. We’d exchanged a few brief emails, but we hadn’t spoken in 15 years. I hoped she would be willing to see me. L.P., who asked that I use her initials to maintain her privacy, wasContinue Reading
The mental health of mothers in the United States declined significantly from 2016 to 2023, according to a large new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Tuesday. The percentage of mothers who rated their mental health as “excellent” dropped sharply during the study period. At the same time, theContinue Reading
The CDC team responsible for aggregating and disseminating best practices around contraception has been cut. Liudmila Chernetska/iStockphoto/Getty Images Liudmila Chernetska/iStockphoto/Getty Images To most people, the eight-person team was indistinguishable from the hundreds of other scientists and researchers cut in April during the mass firings at the Centers for Disease ControlContinue Reading
An old mine cart is parked outside the Gila County Historical Museum in Globe, Arizona. Mining is still part of the local economy, but many area residents have low-wage jobs that make them eligible for Medicaid. Linda Gross for KFF Health News Linda Gross for KFF Health News GLOBE, Ariz.Continue Reading
The Covid vaccine will no longer be recommended for healthy children or healthy pregnant women, ending a pandemic-era policy aimed at protecting all Americans from the coronavirus. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the new policy on Tuesday, saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would drop itsContinue Reading
