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GLP-1 weight loss drugs have transformed obesity treatment, but not everyone loses lots of weight. Researchers say figuring out why is the key to the future of this treatment method. …

GLP-1 weight loss drugs have transformed obesity treatment, but not everyone loses lots of weight. Researchers say figuring out why is the key to the future of this treatment method.

Family photos and hospital records of Quincy Jackson III, gathered by his mother, Tyeesha Ferguson. The mental health system makes it “easier to criminalize somebody than to get them help,” …

Oona Zenda/KFF Health News When a librarian in Berkeley, Calif., was looking to take PrEP to prevent HIV, the doctor hadn’t heard of the medicine, and the bills that came …

Stressed out by holidays? Don’t want to overindulge? We’ve got tips and strategies to help AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: It’s easy to get swept up in the holiday swirl of to-dos …

Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) Patrick Sison/AP hide …

Flu cases are soaring in New York and picking up in other parts of the country. Experts worry it will be another bad season. COVID and RSV have been less …

Flu cases are soaring in New York and picking up in other parts of the country. Experts worry it will be another bad season. COVID and RSV have been less …

Bethany Kozma speaks to a U.N. meeting in September 2025. She has just been named to lead the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Global Affairs — a …

Robert and Emily Sory are starting an animal sanctuary at their home in Thompson Station, Tenn. In 2026, they plan to be uninsured. They’re looking for ways to pay for …