Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows around the country. Tests have detected the virus among cattle in nine states, ...

Genetic "breadcrumbs," virus particles left behind, suggest H5N1 was spreading in cattle in Texas in December. Meanwhile, researchers are concerned that human bird flu cases among farm workers may be ...

Republican-led states keep finding ways to challenge the authority of the federal government on anything that doesn’t line up with their conservative worldview. This time the target is a new law that ...

KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. This week's selections include stories on orangutans, iodized salt, IVF, baby talk, and more.

Researchers found that a negative colonoscopy could be followed by another screening every 15 years, instead of 10. Separately, studies linking cellphone use with nearsightedness trigger worries over ...

Since becoming a father a few months ago, I’ve been nursing a grudge against something tiny, seemingly inconsequential, and often discarded: instructional manuals. Parenthood requires a lot of ...

Marisol Pantoja Toribio stands outside the Hijas del Campo offices in Brentwood, California, in February. (Hiram Alejandro Durán for El Tímpano/CatchLight Local/Report for America corps member) ...

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, is joining a list of governors ordering their state to ignore new federal civil rights rules. And in Tennessee, an appeals court is weighing whether the ...

The complex case involves an argument that drugmakers could be held negligent if they don't develop a particular drug. Also in the news: Amgen drops plans for an obesity pill, focusing instead on new ...

Sure, new parents are an anxious lot. But instruction manuals for devices meant to keep the baby safe and healthy are daunting and add to the anxiety. Why are they so confusing? (Darius Tahir, 5/3 ) ...

Health facilities will soon be required to update features such as elevators, ramps, exam tables, scales, mammogram machines, and more. Other health policy news is on Medicaid reimbursements, home ...

The Biden administration has announced that undocumented immigrants with protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be eligible for a federal health plan under ...