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

Microbiome: COVID-19's Hidden Factor?

Pre-pandemic microbiome composition influences severe disease outcomes years later in a population study. 

Conexiant

November 05, 2025

New Insights into Asthma’s Hidden Comorbidity

Sleep-disordered breathing may worsen asthma control and increase long-term health risks.

Conexiant

November 04, 2025

‘A Train Wreck’ of Whooping Cough Cases?

Louisiana’s delayed response to a severe whooping cough outbreak highlights concerns about vaccine communication and public health response.

KFF Health News

October 29, 2025

H-1B Visa Changes: Who Pays the Price?

New fee structure could hit hardest where physicians are needed most.

Conexiant

October 22, 2025

Fall Vaccines: What’s New, What’s Not

Updated CDC fall vaccine guidance simplifies covid, flu, and RSV shots with broad access and minimal changes from last year.

KFF Health News

October 29, 2024

New Data Challenges Pediatric Sinusitis Treatment Guidelines

A JAMA review revealed that only 26% of pediatric ABRS patients treated with placebo required subsequent antibiotic therapy, prompting questions about current guidelines recommending first-line antibiotic use in children with sinusitis.

Conexiant

November 01, 2024

Are Antibiotics Needed for Pediatric Pneumonia?

Nearly one in five children diagnosed with pneumonia in outpatient settings did not receive antibiotics, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open.

Conexiant

July 02, 2024

Black Docs Lacking Amid Growing Attacks on Diversity Programs

Research has shown that patients of color prefer seeing doctors of their own race — and some studies have shown health outcomes are better for Black patients seeing Black doctors.

KFF Health News