September 15, 2025

The Hidden Hazard: Fall-Risk Drugs

US fall-related deaths in older adults are rising, with prescription drugs a key contributor and safer alternatives urged.

KFF Health News

September 12, 2025

FDA Considers Ending Routine Advisory Committees on New Drugs

The FDA move to limit advisory committee involvement in drug approvals has prompted debate on the balance between efficiency and transparency.

KFF Health News

September 11, 2025

"Magic Mushroom" Edibles Lack Psilocybin

Analysis of retail products reveals widespread adulteration with synthetic compounds, posing unknown health risks.

Conexiant

September 10, 2025

Prenatal Acetaminophen and ADHD/ASD: Linked?

Review of 46 human studies links prenatal acetaminophen to higher ADHD/ASD risk; evidence is heterogeneous; cohort effect sizes are generally modest but larger in some biomarker studies; authors advise cautious, short‑term use under medical guidance.

Conexiant

September 09, 2025

Merger Cure? Rural Hospitals Try Networks

Mobile magnetic resonance imaging units and rural hospital networks support independent hospitals in improving access to diagnostic imaging and patient care in underserved areas.

KFF Health News

August 27, 2025

High Brain Pain Activity Tied to Better RA Outcomes

"These data highlight the role of subjective patient-related parameters in the response to cytokine inhibition and suggest that a high-volume representation of the disease in the CNS—involving more frontal-associative brain circuits—increases the likelihood to respond to TNF inhibitor.

Conexiant

August 27, 2025

Drug for Dizziness May Increase Falls

Researchers find elevated risk across adult age groups, not just in older adults.

Conexiant

August 25, 2025

Three Years Later, Still Pain-Free?

Cognitive functional therapy demonstrates durable effects on disability and pain intensity at 3 years, with outcomes remaining stable beyond the 12-month mark in patients with chronic low back pain

Conexiant

August 19, 2025

‘Enough Is Enough’—But When?

How Bogalusa, Louisiana became a lens on the US gun violence epidemic—where race, poverty, policy, and profit converge and communities bear the cost.

KFF Health News