November 18, 2025

‘Designed to Scare People’? New Contraception Data

Hormonal contraception shows overall safety with a modest, short-term rise in breast cancer risk.

KFF Health News

November 14, 2025

Epilepsy Trends: Do Long-Term Outcomes Improve?

Researchers found seizure reductions over time in patients with focal treatment-resistant epilepsy.

Conexiant

November 14, 2025

The Risk Factor Going Unscreened

Adverse childhood experiences drive elevated all-cause mortality across medical conditions, with emergency department patients also showing nearly double the death rates.

Conexiant

November 13, 2025

Why Is the US an ‘Outlier’ in Road Safety?

US traffic fatalities have increased over the past decade despite ongoing safety initiatives.

KFF Health News

November 13, 2025

‘FDA Said Yes, Despite Inconclusive Evidence’

The FDA’s authorization of the Q-Collar is under scrutiny after researchers identified duplicated data, altered study endpoints, and unsubstantiated “brain protection” claims.

Conexiant

November 06, 2025

‘Wasteful’? Doctors Call It Essential

Proposed cuts to the Hospital Preparedness Program may limit hospitals’ capacity to manage pandemics, natural disasters, and mass-casualty events affecting U.S. health systems.

KFF Health News

November 06, 2025

Young Vapers Face Growing Addiction

Study of over 115,000 middle and high school students reveals troubling trends in nicotine dependence despite overall decline in youth vaping rates.

Conexiant

November 05, 2025

Medical Oddities: It Actually Pays To Get Old 

From despair to repair, these studies flip what we thought we knew.

Conexiant

November 05, 2025

Shame in Medicine—A Quiet Epidemic

A new movement in medicine aims to teach “shame competence,” helping physicians recognize and manage one of the field’s most corrosive yet overlooked emotions.

KFF Health News