This lizard can tolerate extreme levels of lead
Cuban brown anoles have the highest blood lead levels of any vertebrate known — three times that of the previous record holder, the Nile crocodile.
Walgreens and KFF’s Greater Than Campaign to Offer Free HIV/STD Testing in Stores on June 27
DEERFIELD, Ill. & SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 – Walgreens and Greater Than HIV/STDs, a public information campaign from KFF, are joining with health departments and community organizations to provide free rapid …
The Spotlight Is on Medicaid Cuts, But the ACA Marketplaces Could See a One-Third Cut in Enrollment
While all eyes are on the big Medicaid cuts being proposed in the House, significant changes are also being proposed that together would dramatically reduce enrollment in the ACA Marketplaces. So …
Volcanic eruptions may have helped spark the French Revolution
An illustration of an uprising that preceded the French Revolution Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images Severe volcanic eruptions and changes in the activity of the sun may have set the …
Attempt to oust CDC director sparks key resignations by agency officials
Susan Monarez, who clashed with the U.S. health secretary over vaccine policy, refuses to step down
A new antiviral blocks 6 deadly viruses in mice but faces a long road ahead
A sugar present on virus envelopes might become the target of new antiviral treatments for a range of viruses, researchers report August 27 in Science Advances. This treatment, shown to shut down …
Poll: Public Views “Big Beautiful Bill” Unfavorably by Nearly a 2-1 Margin; Democrats, Independents and Non-MAGA Republicans Oppose It, While MAGA Supporters Favor It
Medicaid Work Requirements Are Generally Popular, But Arguments Can Shift Views Nearly two-thirds (64%) of the public holds unfavorable views of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed last month by …
Making the Marketplaces Great Again?
It’s a rare event that one of the most interesting findings in a KFF poll is hidden in the demographics, but that’s the case this month: Nearly half (45%) of …
Steroids are almost everywhere on social networks– but exactly how dangerous are they?
South_agency/ Getty Images If you have actually swiped via fitness-related material on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok recently, opportunities are that an influencer on your feed has taken steroids. A recent …
<em>Erin Brockovich</em> toxic metal detected in air after LA fires
The unusually tiny particles of hexavalent chromium could pose a health hazard despite low levels, researchers say