Stories by KFF Health News

The FDA has authorized just one type of avian flu test, and it is only available to livestock workers

Anthony Fauci, who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases early in the COVID pandemic, is facing a congressional committee about questionable e-mails from agency officials

Detecting bird flu signs in dairy cows sooner could have helped staunch the virus's spread

A decade after Congress told the FDA to expedite the approval of more effective sunscreens, the federal government still has not approved sunscreen ingredients that are safely being used around the world

Two medical devices that mechanically pump blood to the heart have caused hundreds of injuries and more than a dozen deaths

The urban-rural mortality rate gap in the U.S. is increasing, especially among young women and Native Americans. Limited access to health care could help explain why

A cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a company owned by UnitedHealth Group, had a wide impact that's expected to grow

The Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to release a proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products a decade after it was classified as a carcinogen

A spillover of the neurological disease to humans from deer, elk, and other animals could be devastating

A new variant of the COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 is behind the latest surge in infections this winter, but it doesn't appear to cause more severe disease

Self-driving cars could give people who live outside big cities and are unable to drive more mobility, but the technology must still overcome some hurdles

Critics push back on proposed CDC guidelines that they say leave health care facilities free to cut corners on N95 masks and other measures that protect workers against airborne diseases such as COVID

A deadly food poisoning outbreak highlights how little we know about morel mushrooms

Staggering amounts of toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in freshwater fish, but there is no federal guidance on what is a safe amount to eat

Doctors want to ban the term “excited delirium,” which has been cited as a possible factor in high-profile police killings of George Floyd and others but is not a recognized medical diagnosis

Ten medications, costing tens of billions of dollars, will be the first to be subject to Medicare price negotiations

Limited data on adults age 60 and older raise questions on whether high-priced weight-loss drugs will really help with lowering rates of chronic illness and disability

Experts are more concerned about a lack of activity in older adults who are somewhat overweight than about weight loss

A federal rule would require companies to disclose whether their products contain chemicals known as PFASs

States will get less funding for childhood vaccines, a move linked to the recent debt ceiling deal

Many generic drugs for cancer and ADHD, blood thinners and antibiotics are in short supply, in part because there is little profit in making them

Many physicians say they are reluctant to practice in states with abortion bans, harming access to regular exams and screenings

Criminalizing patients could have adverse consequences, experts warn

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, physical and legal attacks against clinics that provide abortions have increased