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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…
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is again joining a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education as it continues trying to end federal grants for school-based mental health services. If ...
Last year, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by dozens of insurers to improve prior authorization, which often requires patients to seek approval before treatments. But prior authorization remains…
KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner interviews Elizabeth Mitchell, the president and CEO of the Purchaser Business Group on Health, about systemic healthcare changes backed by large employers, which cover millions of…
Australian life insurers paid out more than $2.2 billion in mental health-related claims in 2024 – nearly double the figure from five years earlier. That data from the Council of Australian Life ...
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, expressed support for vaccines, including covid shots, in her confirmation hearing. That contrasts with the stance…
Spread the love“`html The youth mental health crisis is a growing concern that has captured the attention of experts, advocates, and governments worldwide. Suicide rates among young people are ...
A growing Cyclospora outbreak has sickened more than 400 people in four states, and investigators are still searching for the contaminated food responsible. The CDC warns the actual number of cases is likely much higher…
The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Matt Gaskell, MBE, as the organization's first International Consultant on Gambling Policy. Dr. Gaskell's ...
To achieve a mentally healthy workplace, Lee recommended implementing awareness programmes, training managers to spot early signs of distress, offering confidential counselling via Employee Assistance ...
A mental health policy for the workplace is being planned to create a conducive, safe and harmonious working environment in line with Malaysia's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action Plan, says ...
The Centre has released the draft National Health Research Policy 2026, proposing a major overhaul of India's health research ecosystem to better align scienti ...
In 2025, 90% of infants globally – or nearly 116 million – received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, and 85% – or 110 million – completed the full three-dose series, according to…
Lancaster County Commissioner Alice Yoder and the main lobbying arm for Pennsylvania counties are expressing disappointment that the state budget signed Sunday by Gov. Josh Shapiro does not increase ...
The expansion of a low-cost psychology clinic at East Carolina University aims to address a lack of access to mental health care in the region.
Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding.The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between ...
Attorney General Nessel joins the suit to protect funding for mental health care in schools. Plus local cultural events and more.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated El Salvador as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is the world's leading infectious cause of blindness.
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