After an abnormal result on her Pap smear, her doctor brought her back in to check the tissue for signs of cancer.
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Trivia Nights, Valentine’s Cards: Overlooked Social Connections Can Prevent Suicide
In addition to seeing a counselor regularly and speaking openly about mental health, he prioritizes social connection.
In addition to seeing a counselor regularly and speaking openly about mental health, he prioritizes social connection.
Could Your Kid Benefit From Counseling? Experts Offer 3 Questions to Help You Decide
Divorce rocked the lives of Marcela Cabay and her daughter, who was a preschooler at the time.
Divorce rocked the lives of Marcela Cabay and her daughter, who was a preschooler at the time.
Anguished Parents. Doctors in Tears. Utah’s Long Measles Outbreak Takes a Toll.
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
MAHA’s Treatments for Autism: Camel’s Milk, Stem Cell Injections — and Spelling Therapy
“We are misunderstood and underestimated,” Bonker typed, occasionally humming or lightly groaning as she considered where to place a slender forefinger on the keyboard.
“We are misunderstood and underestimated,” Bonker typed, occasionally humming or lightly groaning as she considered where to place a slender forefinger on the keyboard.
By September, Nearly a Third of Americans Will Live In States With Legal Aid in Dying
She recovered and felt well until the cancer returned a few years later.
She recovered and felt well until the cancer returned a few years later.
Focused on Work, Needed at Home: A Federal Caregiving Policy Might Help
Need to take time away from work for caregiving? HealthQ’s Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer spoke with Jocelyn Frye of the National Partnership for Women & Families to find out how the Family and Medical Leave Act protects your job — if you qualify to use it.
Need to take time away from work for caregiving? HealthQ’s Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer spoke with Jocelyn Frye of the National Partnership for Women & Families to find out how the Family and Medical Leave Act protects your job — if you qualify to use it.
Telehealth Booms as Demand for GLP-1s Surges and Questions Mount About Safety, Oversight
Some medical experts are concerned that virtual care may be insufficient for prescribing weight loss drugs.
Some medical experts are concerned that virtual care may be insufficient for prescribing weight loss drugs.
Amid Ebola, Hantavirus Outbreaks, Democrats Decry Trump’s Health Cuts
They have seized on the situation to charge that the U.S. is ill prepared to respond to outbreaks — let alone a pandemic — after President Donald Trump slashed jobs and funding for public health infrastructure and pandemic preparedness.
They have seized on the situation to charge that the U.S. is ill prepared to respond to outbreaks — let alone a pandemic — after President Donald Trump slashed jobs and funding for public health infrastructure and pandemic preparedness.
3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need
Recent research has shown again that the benefits of a repeat colonoscopy are slim after age 75.
Recent research has shown again that the benefits of a repeat colonoscopy are slim after age 75.
ICE Arrests Are Separating Families. Here’s How to Plan Ahead.
Depression. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Developmental delays. The trauma of family separation can have serious health consequences for children. On WAMU’s May 13 “Health Hub” segment, KFF Health News correspondent Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez discussed what families without legal status can do if a parent is detained by immigration agents, as well as strategies to keep children out of foster care.
Depression. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Developmental delays. The trauma of family separation can have serious health consequences for children. On WAMU’s May 13 “Health Hub” segment, KFF Health News correspondent Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez discussed what families without legal status can do if a parent is detained by immigration agents, as well as strategies to keep children out of foster care.
Efforts to Understand the Nation’s Drugged Driving Problem Stall Under Trump
The workers, Nathan Jones and Trent Umberger, died in the September 2024 crash, as did a passenger in the Jeep.
The workers, Nathan Jones and Trent Umberger, died in the September 2024 crash, as did a passenger in the Jeep.
Kids Keep Getting Stuck in Hospitals, Even After Being Cleared for Discharge
Across the country, the practice of allowing children to remain hospitalized “beyond medical necessity” has become a costly problem, and states have struggled to address the issue.
Across the country, the practice of allowing children to remain hospitalized “beyond medical necessity” has become a costly problem, and states have struggled to address the issue.
Low Wages, Empty Plates, Heavy Toll: Rethinking Suicide Prevention
The counselor seemed shocked into silence, Scott said. Eventually, the person provided reassurance and kindness.
The counselor seemed shocked into silence, Scott said. Eventually, the person provided reassurance and kindness.
A New Medicare Option for Weight Loss Drugs: What Older Americans Should Know
The drugs, such as Wegovy and Zepbound, are effective but can be expensive without insurance coverage.
The drugs, such as Wegovy and Zepbound, are effective but can be expensive without insurance coverage.
She Survived 2 Shootings. Research Helps Explain Why Her Pain Persists Years Later.
When she graduated from high school, she enrolled at Brown University, the scene of another shooting in December 2025, while she was studying for finals in her dorm room.
When she graduated from high school, she enrolled at Brown University, the scene of another shooting in December 2025, while she was studying for finals in her dorm room.