Illustrated Report: How Gun Violence Goes Viral
By Oona Tempest and Liz Szabo
August 25, 2023
KFF Health News Original
As chatter and images about guns and violence slip into the social media feeds of more teens, viral messages fueled by “likes” can lead to real-world conflict and loss.
Journalists Delve Into Gun Violence, Medicaid’s ‘Unwinding,’ Opioid Lawsuits, and More
December 9, 2023
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Readers Rail at Social Security Overpayments and Insurers’ Prior Authorizations
September 28, 2023
KFF Health News Original
KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Watch: Why the Public Health System Is Having Trouble Containing Monkeypox
July 20, 2022
KFF Health News Original
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber appeared on CBS News’ streaming network to discuss “Fighting Monkeypox, Sexual Health Clinics Are Underfunded and Ill-Equipped,” an article she wrote with KHN senior correspondent Liz Szabo. It details how ill-equipped the nation’s sexual health clinics and public health system are to tackle monkeypox after decades of underfunding. Weber described […]
Journalists Discuss Cracks in the Health Care System and Roadblocks to Covid Booster Shots
February 12, 2022
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Women and Minorities Bear the Brunt of Medical Misdiagnosis
By Liz Szabo
January 18, 2024
KFF Health News Original
Hundreds of thousands of Americans become disabled or die each year because of a diagnostic error. But some patients are at higher risk than others.
Children Who Survive Shootings Endure Huge Health Obstacles and Costs
By Liz Szabo
Updated November 7, 2023
Originally Published November 6, 2023
KFF Health News Original
A new study finds that young people who have been injured by firearms are more prone to psychiatric diagnoses and developing a substance use disorder than kids who have not been shot — and their families also suffer long-term ill effects.
Suzanne Somers’ Legacy Tainted by Celebrity Medical Misinformation
By Liz Szabo
October 18, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The popular actress and author, who died this week, also can be remembered as a progenitor of selling dubious medical information to a trusting public.
“Lo que queremos es venganza”: cómo las redes sociales alimentan la violencia armada entre adolescentes
By Liz Szabo
August 25, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Los adolescentes publican en Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat o TikTok, fotos o videos de sí mismos con armas y montones de dinero, a veces desafiando a sus rivales. Cuando los mensajes se hacen virales, alimentados por los “likes” y los comentarios, el peligro es difícil de contener.
‘All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens
By Liz Szabo
August 25, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Teens share photos or videos of themselves with guns and stacks of cash, sometimes calling out rivals, on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok. When posts go viral, fueled by “likes” and comments, the danger is hard to contain.
Más niños pequeños se intoxican al inhalar la nicotina líquida de los cigarrillos electrónicos
By Liz Szabo
August 3, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Miles de menores al año están expuestos a la nicotina líquida de los cigarrillos electrónicos, también conocidos como vapeadores. Para un niño pequeño, incluso unas pocas gotas pueden ser fatales.
Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the US Market
By Liz Szabo
August 3, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Popular e-cigarettes lack packaging that stops kids from consuming the hazardous nicotine inside.
Más adolescentes adictos a cigarrillos electrónicos con altas dosis de nicotina
By Liz Szabo
June 26, 2023
KFF Health News Original
El vapeo se ha disparado hasta convertirse en una industria de $8.2 mil millones, y los fabricantes están inundando el mercado con miles de productos que pueden ser mucho más adictivos.
E-Cigs Are Still Flooding the US, Addicting Teens With Higher Nicotine Doses
By Liz Szabo
June 26, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The FDA, Justice Department, and White House have failed to act as vapes with kid-friendly flavors like cotton candy or gummy bears proliferate.
Journalists Cover Issues From Pollution to Vaccines and the Spread of Covid in Hospitals
November 20, 2021
KFF Health News Original
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Study Reveals Staggering Toll of Being Black in America: 1.6M Excess Deaths Over 22 Years
By Liz Szabo
May 16, 2023
KFF Health News Original
The profound and painful loss — 80 million years of life, compared with the white population — is a call to action to improve the health of Black Americans, especially infants, mothers, and seniors, researchers say.
Most Americans Say They or a Family Member Has Experienced Gun Violence
By Liz Szabo
April 11, 2023
KFF Health News Original
More than 1 in 5 Americans report having been threatened with a firearm, and almost as many say they worry about gun violence every day or almost every day, a new KFF poll shows.
Estrés pandémico, pandillas y miedo impulsaron un aumento de tiroteos adolescentes
By Liz Szabo
March 14, 2023
KFF Health News Original
Investigaciones muestran que los adolescentes expuestos a la violencia armada tienen el doble de probabilidades que otros de cometer un delito violento grave dentro de los dos años luego del trauma, lo que perpetúa un ciclo difícil de romper.
Pandemic Stress, Gangs, and Utter Fear Fueled a Rise in Teen Shootings
By Liz Szabo
March 14, 2023
KFF Health News Original
With their brains still developing and poor impulse control, teens who carry firearms might never plan to use them. But some do.
As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?
By Liz Szabo
November 18, 2022
KFF Health News Original
The popularity of at-home covid tests has amplified calls from public health researchers and diagnostic companies to make home testing similarly routine for sexually transmitted diseases. But FDA guidelines are lagging.