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August 22

This week on KFF Health News Minute: New treatments and vaccines are available for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and fentanyl-laced stimulants are driving a new wave of opioid overdose deaths.

August 15th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Fears about social media may cause policymakers to overlook the mental health benefits it can provide for teens, and nursing home residents are missing out on Covid vaccines that could help keep them safe.

August 8th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: More women are terminating their pregnancies without medical assistance since the fall of Roe v. Wade, and some states are taking steps to protect workers from deadly heat.

August 1st

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Drones could speed up life-saving treatment in an emergency, and paperwork issues can leave patients with scary medical bills they may not have to pay.

July 25th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: A new program in Philadelphia hopes to reduce gun violence trauma by making sure the city cleans up quickly after a shooting, and the country’s 911 system is on the brink of its own emergency.

July 18th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: More young people are seeking sterilization since the end of federal abortion protections, and it’s becoming harder to see a doctor without paying hundreds of dollars in membership fees.

July 11th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: A new Supreme Court ruling could change who has the final say in setting federal health care standards, and emergency room branding is creating confusion for patients.

July 4th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: HIV doctors are learning how to care for their older patients, and states that voted to protect abortion rights in their constitutions could still face years of court battles to restore the service.

June 27th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: CDC testing isn’t reaching the front lines of the bird flu outbreak, and some medical translators fear artificial intelligence could end up confusing doctors and patients who speak different languages.

June 20th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Some tribal nations are treating addiction with traditional healing ceremonies funded by money from companies accused of fueling the opioid epidemic, and nursing homes are weighing how to care for their residents in a time of increasingly intense wildfires.

June 13th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Bird flu could pose a risk to the egg supply that vaccine makers rely on, and millions of Americans could lose the internet service they use to access health care when a pandemic-era program expires.

June 6th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Dairy farm workers weigh the risks of testing positive for bird flu and potentially losing pay, and cruise ship passengers could face costly medical bills if they get sick at sea.

May 30th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: High demand and high prices keep drugs like Ozempic out of reach for diabetes patients on fixed incomes, and why switching the type of respiratory inhaler you use could be a better choice for the planet.

May 23

This week on KFF Health News Minute: A 1930s law keeps state-of-the-art sunscreens off the market in the United States, and survivors of gun violence often have to decide what to do with the bullets still in their bodies.

May 16th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: At-home gel manicures could trigger an allergic reaction and some aspiring medical specialists are avoiding states with strict abortion laws.

May 9th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Beware the fine print in a doctor deal that could hinder a health insurance reimbursement, and health risks from climate change have Oregon looking to send air conditioners and purifiers to Medicaid recipients.

May 2nd

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Young adults who became addicted to vaping are struggling to quit and vehicle tires emerge as a major source of air pollution.

April 25th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Some homeless people who are eligible for Medicaid are falling through the cracks as states rush to purge their rolls and a wave of communities have stopped adding cavity-preventing fluoride to their drinking water.

April 18th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: A shortage of dentists has led to more primary care doctors taking over dental work, and providers risk jail time in states that still ban needle exchanges.

April 11th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Rising attacks on emergency room staff have nurses calling for tougher penalties, and a loophole in the No Surprises Act left one mother with an air ambulance bill of more than $97,000.

April 4th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: A faster, technology-based way to diagnose the blinding disease related to diabetes, and emerging research on alcohol use and risks for women.

March 28th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Questions about abortion rights could be on ballots in more than a dozen states this November, and a new report points to rising rates of alcohol-related deaths among women.

March 21st

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Public health experts are concerned that the anti-vaccine movement pits parental rights against public health, and a Michigan widower joins the fight for minimum staffing levels for hospital nurses.

March 14th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Medicaid expansion could help some rural hospitals stay open, and upcoming rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would keep all medical debt off credit reports.

March 6th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Some providers are reserving penicillin for pregnant patients amid a shortage of the drug, which is used to treat syphilis, and why larger hearing aids might be better.

February 28th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Calls for confidential mental health treatment are mounting as some medical providers postpone care for fear of losing their jobs and lawmakers grapple with how to regulate artificial intelligence in medicine.

February 22

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Pain specialists say injections for kids don’t have to hurt so much, and states overwhelmed by the housing crisis are using Medicaid funds to curb homelessness.

February 15th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Some cities are reconsidering the role of police in responding to a mental health crisis, and the FDA takes aim at a carcinogen commonly found in hair straightening products.

February 8th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: The Federal Trade Commission says drugmakers are misusing patents to keep prices high for drug delivery devices like inhalers and injectors, and some providers are using a loophole in the Affordable Care Act to charge patients for preventive care that’s supposed to be free.

February 1st

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Americans are having a hard time finding a primary care provider, and some aging experts are asking older drivers to sign an advance directive to determine when they should stop driving.

January 25th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: The federal government will force some insurers to review prior authorization requests more quickly, and it’s still worth getting flu, COVID and RSV vaccines amid respiratory virus season.

January 18th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: Workers at smoke-filled casinos say they shouldn’t have to risk their health on the job, and some Medicare Advantage enrollees feel trapped in their plans as they get older and sicker.

January 11th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: A national Adderall shortage leaves people with narcolepsy struggling to live normal lives and researchers find little evidence that mental health courts are keeping those who need them most out of confinement.

January 4th

This week on KFF Health News Minute: In some states, fishermen receive little guidance about “forever chemicals” in freshwater fish, and California once again expands access to its Medicaid program, opening the door wider for immigrants regardless of age or legal status.