Getty Images Spending just 20 minutes in nature can trigger measurable changes inside your body If you’ve ever felt calmer after a walk in the park or a stroll through the woods, it’s not your imagination – it’s biology. Being outdoors can trigger measurable changes inside your body from lowering stress hormones, easing blood pressure…
Over the past decade, cost-sharing (the out-of-pocket portion of household health spending) has grown faster than both workers’ wages and general inflation for those with employer coverage. In recent years, that growth has reached a rate more similar to inflation. Since 2003, average out-of-pocket costs have increased by 37%. In 2023, a majority (66%) of…
Health communicators face the persistent challenge of balancing correcting misinformation with the risk of amplifying claims that audiences might not have noticed otherwise. As KFF’s President and CEO, Drew Altman noted in a previous column, reporters and communicators “likely [have] no choice when [politicians] spread false information but to cover it and correct the lies…
Introduction What used to be rare extreme weather events have increased in both intensity and frequency due to climate change. August 29, 2025 marked the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest storms to hit the continental U.S., resulting in the deaths…
Health communicators face the persistent challenge of balancing correcting misinformation with the risk of amplifying claims that audiences might not have noticed otherwise. As KFF’s President and CEO, Drew Altman noted in a previous column, reporters and communicators “likely [have] no choice when [politicians] spread false information but to cover it and correct the lies…
Getty Images Among the restricted procedures are liposuction, tummy tucks, breast reduction, removal of breast implants, tonsillectomies, carpal tunnel and tattoo removal Northern Ireland’s health trusts spent almost £22m in a single year on restricted procedures which should only be carried out in very specific circumstances, according to the auditor general. Dorinnia Carville said about…
Summary This volume analyzes the resurgence of false narratives about autism rates in Cuba and among Amish people in the U.S. following recent statements by President Trump. It also examines health-related cases before the Supreme Court this term, including challenges to state bans of conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people and on school vaccine mandates. Lastly,…
Vicky Johnson, Lucy Parry, Alice Evans and Gerry GeorgievaBBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Investigations Mike Barley Mike Barley was in hospital for a month following a motorbike accident When Mike Barley almost died in a motorbike crash on the way home from work, he did not think his biggest worry during recovery would be the council…
Following the Trump administration’s warning last month that using acetaminophen – the active ingredient in Tylenol – during pregnancy can increase the risk of autism in children, very few (4%) adults say the claim about a causal relationship is “definitely true,” a new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds. About a third…
Key Findings KFF’s latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust, fielded a day after the Trump administration warned that taking Tylenol during pregnancy can cause autism in children despite no evidence of a causal relationship, finds that three-quarters (77%) of the public report having heard this claim, and many are unsure whether it is…
