Inside the Pentagonās Painfully Slow Effort to Clean Up Decades of PFAS Contamination
Cost estimates balloon and complications mount as the Defense Department grapples with PFAS pollution at hundreds of its bases and surrounding communities.
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Watch: She Had a Home and a Good-Paying Job. Then Illness and Debt Upended It All.
A chronic health diagnosis and medical debt reordered Sharon Woodward's life.
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āForever Chemicalsā Found in Freshwater Fish, Yet Most States Donāt Warn Residents
At least 17 states have issued PFAS-related fish consumption advisories, Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News found. But with no federal guidance, what is considered safe to eat varies significantly among states, most of which provide no regulation.
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āLike a Russian Rouletteā: US Military Firefighters Grapple With Unknowns of PFAS Exposure
Federal research linking āforever chemicalsā to testicular cancer confirms what U.S. military personnel long suspected. But as they seek testing for PFAS exposure, many wonder what to do with the results. Thereās no medical treatment yet.
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Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to āForever Chemicalsā
The military first documented health concerns surrounding chemicals known as PFAS decades ago yet has continued to use firefighting foam made with them. Despite scores of lawsuits by its personnel and high rates of testicular cancer among troops, it has been slow to investigate a connection.
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What You Need to Know About the Opioid Settlement Funds
States and localities are receiving more than $54 billion over nearly two decades.
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Social Media Is Fueling Enthusiasm for New Weight Loss Drugs. Are Regulators Watching?
Online platforms are overflowing with testimonials for GLP-1s. The drugs show promise for inducing weight loss, but many arenāt FDA-approved for that use.
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Raincoats, Undies, School Uniforms: Are Your Clothes Dripping in āForever Chemicalsā?
The full health risks of wearing apparel made with PFAS, also known as āforever chemicals,ā are still unknown. But states are taking action so clothing makers will remove them.
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Will Your Smartphone Be the Next Doctorās Office?
Entrepreneurs see smartphones as an opportunity to meet patients where they are. But many app-based diagnostic tools still need clinical validation to get buy-in from health care providers.
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How Private Equity Is Investing in Health Care: A Video Primer
Investors are putting money into everything from emergency room obstetrics units and dermatology practices to nursing homes and hospice care ā from cradle to grave.
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Weight Loss Gadgets: They Provide Data to Help Consumers Achieve Diet Goals, but It Still Wonāt Be Easy
You may have seen the ads that promise weight loss and better health ā phone apps, rings, and other devices ā by giving you data on how your body reacts to food, exercise, and sleep. Is this information enough to help consumers achieve their goals?
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KHN Spotlight
Watch: Navigating Social Media After Mass Shootings
A University of Pennsylvania professor shares advice on navigating the intersection of gun violence and social media as part of KHNās new āSpotlightā interview series.
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KHN Spotlight
Watch: UVA Doctor Talks About the State of the Pandemic and Health EquityĀ
KHN checks back in with Dr. Taison Bell to pinpoint changes in health care equity since the rollout of the covid-19 vaccines.
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Should You Worry About Data From Your Period-Tracking App Being Used Against You?
After a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion was published May 2 suggesting that Roe v. Wade would soon be overturned, social media users started worrying that their use of period-tracking apps could lead to trouble if they sought an abortion and lived in a state with strict limits or bans on the procedure.
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Travel Nurses See Swift Change of Fortunes as Covid Money Runs Dry
Travel nurse contracts that were plentiful and paid the temporary nurses far more than hospital staff nurses are vanishing. Hospitals nationwide are turning their energies to recruiting full-time people.
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Why Nurses Are Raging and Quitting After the RaDonda Vaught Verdict
The former Tennessee nurse faces prison time for a fatal error. Reaction from her peers was swift and fierce on social media and beyond ā and it isnāt over.
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Black Therapists Fight to Be Seen on TikTok. When They Are, They Find Solidarity.
Black mental health therapists talk openly on TikTok about working in a predominantly white field, while at the same time making mental health care more accessible for people of color who might be shut out of the health care system.
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Why You Canāt Find Cheap At-Home Covid Tests
You probably wonāt be testing everyone at your Thanksgiving table for covid because the tests are expensive and hard to find. Why? The federal government is partly to blame.
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Why At-Home Rapid Covid Tests Cost So Much, Even After Bidenās Push for Lower Prices
Germans pay less than $1 per test. Brits get them free. Why do Americans pay so much more? Because companies can still demand it.
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Microbiome Startups Promise to Improve Your Gut Health, but Is the Science Solid?
A raft of startups are charging consumers hundreds of dollars to analyze the microbes in their gut and offer dietary advice based on the results. But scientists say scant research has been done, and as customers of one company have learned the hard way, the experience isnāt always smooth.
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