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Hospitals Say They Found a Tool To Help Reduce Childbirth Risks: Wristbands – KFF Health News
Hospitals across the U.S. are trying to reduce maternal deaths and complications after pregnancies using one small tool: a silicone wristband stamped with the declaration “I Gave Birth.”
About 200,000 low-income Arkansans could see major changes to their health coverage next year after the Trump administration recently informed state officials it will not renew a key Medicaid agreement with the federal government
It was mid-January 2026, and my then-73-year-old husband, Mike Salmon, had just started bouncing back from a three-month ordeal of three operations related to aortic aneurysms, sepsis, and a terrifying descent into delirium tied to a stay in the intensive care unit. Now, after another potentially fatal aortic aneurysm and ambulance ride, the doctors clustered…
Many States Cover Doula Care, but Access to a ‘Birthing Bestie’ Is Often Out of Reach – KFF Health News
Doula Taja Iglesias and her business partner have built a space in Alexandria, Virginia, that’s all things pregnancy, birth, and childcare
Princess Beatrice has been dealing with challenging times as she is set to make an emotional decision
Attacks on Health Care Bi-Monthly News Brief, 22 July – 04 August 2026 – occupied Palestinian territory
Using data collected by Insecurity Insight, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified190 incidentsof violence against or obstruction of health care across the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 2025. Health workers were arrested, threatened, or injured; health facilities were damaged, violently raided, or surrounded; and ambulances and emergency medical teams were repeatedly delayed,…
Q&A: Are environmental chemicals and endometrial cancer linked? Penn State researchers are investigating how environmental exposures may contribute to endometrial cancer, with a focus on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and rural women’s health. Credit: Adobe Stock.
President Donald Trump said a former US Marine held in a Russian prison, whose health was reportedly in extremely poor condition, has been released
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the U.S.’ first flu shot that uses mRNA technology: mFlusiva, from drugmaker Moderna
King Charles has received encouraging news about his medical treatment, with his doctors said to be “very pleased” with his progress.
