by Paula Span, KFF Health News Shirley Jennett, a retired nurse, loves her spacious ranch-style house in Denver, with its big backyard and gazebo. "I want to stay here," she vowed. "And die here." She might pull that off. In relatively good health, Jennett still drives to lunch with friends,
by Annie Waldman, ProPublica I never thought I’d spend six months of my life investigating raw milk. But I did. In early June, ProPublica published a story I reported that features Mark McAfee, who runs America’s largest raw-milk dairy. The story came about after months of reporting on how the
By Amanda Seitz, Maia Rosenfeld and Darius Tahir, KFF Health News The Trump administration is forging ahead with a controversial plan to collect the medical records of millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management said in a notice posted last
By Ashley Mizuo, KFF Health News July 21, 2026 ʻAIEA, Hawai‘i — Christian Alameda used a cane to push himself up out of bed in his cell at the Halawa Correctional Facility in Honolulu. He has been recovering in the prison’s medical infirmary since a January stroke left the right
By Shweta Kumar, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Kentucky Colorado is one of a handful of states with a review board for drug prices and one of only four with a board empowered to set upper limits on what state agencies, insurers and other purchasers may pay or be
By Aneri Pattani, KFF Health News Companies accused of recklessly marketing and distributing prescription opioid painkillers are paying roughly $58 billion to settle lawsuits over their role in fueling the addiction crisis. It’s a pot of gold eyed by addiction treatment providers, companies creating the latest opioid-related products, and government
By Rachana Pradhan, Samantha Liss and Kate Wells, KFF Health News Marie Noon takes eight medications a day. One keeps her heart rate from spiking to avoid a stroke. One prevents debilitating headaches. Another ensures she doesn’t retain excess fluid. More than a decade ago, Noon said, she was diagnosed
By Gwen Dilworth, Mississippi Today / KFF Health News This story also ran on Mississippi Today. It can be republished for free. BELZONI, Miss. — Harmony Ball-Stribling’s path to pregnancy had been turbulent, from an endometriosis diagnosis to an arduous in vitro fertilization process and sky-high blood pressure. But as
By Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News Alice Thornton has spent more than two decades treating people living with HIV in Lexington, Kentucky. This story also ran on The Washington Post. It can be republished for free. Her team tends to “cringe” anytime they hear about patients having to fill out
By Jordan Rau, KFF Health News Sam Ato Timaloa, a paroled sex offender who also served time for attempted murder, had dementia and an acute intolerance of noise — especially from roommates at Sunrise Post Acute, a nursing home in Banning, California. Over four months in 2025, a state investigative
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