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It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?

Written by KFF Health News’ Madison Czopek The fall must-do list can seem to be getting longer and longer for parents of school-age children. ...

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Kratom faces increasing scrutiny from states and the feds

According to Amanda Hernández of Stateline.org, State legislators have been in charge of regulating kratom, a contentious herbal supplement used to treat pain, anxiety, ...

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Considering a life change? Brace for higher ACA costs

Written by KFF Health News’ Julie Appleby In order to determine the exact cost of their Affordable Care Act health insurance for the upcoming ...

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‘A fear pandemic’: Immigration raids push patients into telehealth

Written by KFF Health News’ Christine Mai-Duc Throughout the 1990s federal immigration sweeps, a sitting governor’s push to remove birthright citizenship, and the widely ...

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Experts say rural emergency rooms are increasingly run without doctors

By KFF Health News’ Arielle Zionts Mont. EKALAKA. In early June, a patient arrived at the emergency room of the little hospital at the ...

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Here’s what to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues

From the Associated Press, by Jimmy Golen Boston (AP) In the most brutal way yet, the degenerative brain disease that has plagued the National ...

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Immigration crackdown could stymie efforts to fight bird flu outbreak, experts fear

By Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times As authorities brace for a potential resurgence in bird flu cases this fall, infectious disease specialists warn that ...

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Keeping animals of all sizes, from cats to horses, cool during record heat

By DAVID FISCHER WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — With record temperatures hitting the U.S., pet owners have to protect their four-legged family members ...

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As mosquito season peaks, officials brace for new normal of dengue cases

KFF Health News’s Phillip Reese Health and vector control experts are preparing for the prospect of another year with record-breaking dengue rates as summer ...

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Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy changes

Written by AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe NEW YORK (AP) On Monday, a consortium of medical associations and public health groups filed a lawsuit ...

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