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KFF Monitor provides ongoing, current data on U.S. vaccine attitudes and knowledge
Explore KFF’s ongoing polls and dashboards tracking U.S. vaccine attitudes, safety concerns, public trust, misinformation and health information.
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How journalists can use NHATS data to report on aging, disability and caregiving
The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) is a source of national data on aging, disability, dementia, caregiving and…
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Could a robotic blood draw device help address phlebotomist staffing shortages?
Florida health system BayCare plans to pilot Aletta, the first standalone robotic blood draw device cleared by the FDA in…
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SWAN public datasets offer a deeper look at menopause and midlife health
SWAN offers something most menopause reporting lacks: population-based, multi-racial evidence that can fact-check viral claims, put local stories in context,…
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Nearly half of US adults under 65 had little to no health insurance in 2026: Report
Nearly half of U.S. adults had inadequate health insurance in 2026, as ACA marketplace enrollment declined and millions lost Medicaid…
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Tips for covering this year’s flu season
Flu can be a serious, even deadly illness for older adults. People over 60 make up less than 20% of…
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The latest on CAR-T cell therapy and story ideas
Bristol Myers Squibb, a global biopharmaceutical company, recently disclosed that a patient enrolled in an early-stage trial of its experimental…
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Mapping birth control access: Dataset captures 12-year state policy trends
Explore how state laws on birth control mandates, 12-month prescription refills and pharmacist prescribing vary across the U.S. in a…
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Biotech experts debunk the hype around AI disease cures
Some technology executives promise that their artificial intelligence models will cure “all disease” over a decade or so. But drug development and…
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Study links Chicago school closures to rise in neighborhood shootings
A study found a 10.2% increase in shootings near 50 Chicago schools closed in 2013. Reusing vacant school buildings appeared…
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