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In Kenya, untreated depression and other forms of psychological distress are not merely individual health concerns; they have profound socioeconomic consequences.
The federal government has announced nearly $1.3 million in funding to expand youth mental health services in southeast New Brunswick.
Generative AI can identify ways around legal limits and safety filters governing mental health chats, raising new risks for users, lawmakers and AI companies.
The "KFF Health News Minute" brings original healthcare and health policy reporting from our newsroom to the airwaves each week.
In a church in rural Missouri, mourners lined up to say goodbye to Lloyd Gilmore, a 44-year-old Black father who died in police custody last month. His death sparked protests in a city with a long history of racial…
A year after the Environmental Protection Agency stripped grant money from dozens of communities nationwide during Trump’s DEI crackdown, a small Georgia city is struggling to address environmental health concerns.
Ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new technical package to help governments and communities implement seven proven measures to reduce drowning deaths.
In the wake of the officer-involved shooting that led to the death of 27 year old Biagio Kauvil, state funding is being allocated to establish better mental health response for the hill towns like ...
PROFESSOR and Head of the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada, Prof. Tolulope Sajobi, has said that methodologists are central to ...
Useful advice on a pilot grants programme to fund organisations supporting perinatal mental health among racialised communities.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will “pseudonymize” medical records it collects on more than 8 million people —federal workers and retirees, and their family members. Democrats and employee unions say the…
Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell KFF Health News the inactivated samples they carried posed no threat to…
Mental health is increasingly recognized as both a precondition and an outcome of social development. However, global advances have been uneven, reflecting ...
In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) mandated significant health care funding cuts and policy changes related to low-income health insurance programs like Medicaid and the Children’s ...
The Decatur County Community Foundation has announced a new round of funding for projects addressing Decatur County’s mental health needs.
Prisoners with severe medical conditions can be granted compassionate release, but without a long-term care facility willing to accept them, many continue to wait in prison as their conditions worsen.
Complex computer systems that decide whether people, including the disabled, get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump’s signature tax and domestic policy law are inundating those…
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development…
A preventative and proactive approach offered as a stand-alone benefit will help avert crises and the accompanying ripple effect on well-being and productivity.
Upskilling healthcare professionals through mental health training can help reduce workforce shortages and improve access to care.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today marks the 25th anniversary of Research4Life, a public-private partnership that provides researchers, educators, health professionals and policy-makers in low- and middle-income…
The deaths of Harmony Ball-Stribling and her unborn daughter five years ago have galvanized local leaders determined to reopen a Mississippi Delta hospital. But once a rural community loses a hospital, bringing it back…
Final regulations on Medicaid work requirements say enrollees must regularly obtain documentation — possibly from medical professionals — to prove that they’re too sick to work. Doctors say the rules put them in a tough…
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be fertile ground for violence between residents with dementia, including fatal assaults. A KFF Health News examination of health reports and court records shows how…
Despite the addition of more than one billion motor-vehicles to the world’s roads, road traffic deaths declined by 21% between 2011 and 2025, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The…
“When people lack access to crucial services, they will find them elsewhere — including from commercial chatbots on their smartphones at three in the morning.” Maurice Mulvenna, a professor of ...
Attorney General Nick Brown led a lawsuit on Friday, July 10, with 14 other attorneys general to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved ...
Oceans Behavioral Health in Longview offered free mental health screenings to reduce stigma and improve access. Future quarterly events are planned.
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
WHO Member States have advanced negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a central component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, while agreeing that continued discussions are needed to finalize a…
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