KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The Walz Record
09 Aug
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The Walz Record

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Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’Episode Title: ‘The Walz Record’Episode Number: 359Published: Aug. 8, 2024Julie Rovner: Hello, and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, and I’m joined by some of the best and smartest health reporters in Washington. We’re taping this week on Thursday, Aug. 8, at 10 a.m. As always, news happens fast and things might’ve changed by the time you hear this, so here we go.We are joined today via videoconference by Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call.Sandhya Raman: Good morning.Rovner: And Shefali Luthra of The 19th.Shefali Luthra: Hello.Rovner: No interview this week, but plenty of news for a hot summer week so we will get right to it. So for the second time in three weeks, we have a...
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Shingles Vaccine May Stall Dementia, and Vaccine Mandates Save Lives, Studies Suggest
04 Aug
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Shingles Vaccine May Stall Dementia, and Vaccine Mandates Save Lives, Studies Suggest

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Health News tamfitronics Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health, on “CBS Mornings” discussed new research that found the shingles vaccine may delay the onset of dementia. Gounder also discussed a covid-19 study that shows state mask and vaccine mandates save lives on CBS’ “CBS News 24/7.”Click here to hear Gounder on “CBS Mornings”Click here to hear Gounder on “CBS News 24/7”Related TopicsPublic HealthCOVID-19DementiaStudyVaccinesContact UsSubmit a Story Tip
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Abortion Heats Up Presidential Race
03 Aug
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Abortion Heats Up Presidential Race

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Health News tamfitronics KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’Episode Title: ‘Abortion Heats Up Presidential Race’Episode Number: 358Published: Aug. 1, 2024Mila Atmos: The future of America is in your hands. This is not a movie trailer. And it’s not a political ad. But it is a call to action. I’m Mila Atmos, and I’m passionate about unlocking the power of everyday citizens. On our podcast “Future Hindsight,” we take big ideas about civic life and democracy and turn them into action items for you and me. Every Thursday, we talk to bold activists and civic innovators to help you understand your power, and your power to change a status quo. Find us at futurehindsight.com, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Julie Rovner: Hello, and welcome back to “What the Health?” I’m Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for...
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Readers Weigh In on Abortion and Ways To Tackle the Opioid Crisis
31 Jul
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Readers Weigh In on Abortion and Ways To Tackle the Opioid Crisis

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Health News tamfitronics Letters to the Editoris a periodic feature. Wewelcome all commentsand will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names.Debunking Abortion MythsI want to send a big THANK YOU to Matt Volz for writing a fact-checking article on the nonsense rhetoric around “abortion up until and after birth” that has run wild and unchallenged in the media (“GOP’s Tim Sheehy Revives Discredited Abortion Claims in Pivotal Senate Race,” July 9). Thanks for putting abortion later in pregnancy in context and debunking false assumptions.I am a near-third-trimester abortion patient (nonviable pregnancy, terminated at 26 weeks), and I am so sick of hearing politicians like Tim Sheehy talk about something they have never experienced or bothered to learn about. It is as though I am watching the entire nation maliciously...
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