HealthMore than 5,000 Allegheny County residents are evaluated for involuntary psychiatric hospitalization each year. adamkaz/iStock collection via Getty Images PlusPittsburgh-area courts have a new tool for people in mental health crisis: the power to order treatment instead of incarceration or hospitalization. Between 2015 and 2022, more than 5,000 people a…
HealthA person's testosterone level does not determine their manliness or ability to fight. wilpunt/iStock via Getty Images PlusHow low is too low when it comes to testosterone levels? When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in July 2026 that U.S. service members ages 30 and older will have their testosterone tested…
HealthSam 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 report found, Sunrise switched Timaloa’s room…
HealthAlice Thornton has spent more than two decades treating people living with HIV in Lexington, Kentucky. Her team tends to “cringe” anytime they hear about patients having to fill out lots of paperwork, like when applying for Social Security Disability payments, because it can be a difficult, burdensome process. Thornton…
HealthBELZONI, 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 her due date approached in the summer of 2021, her health improved and those storm clouds seemed to scatter. “It was just…
HealthThousands of Americans who undergo a common knee surgery might be making their problems worse rather than better. Researchers who followed patients for 10 years after they received either the actual procedure, arthroscopic knee surgery to trim degenerative cartilage tears, or merely “sham surgery” — a skin incision — for…
HealthReflect Orbital's plans to have more than 50,000 satellites reflecting sunlight back to earth could disrupt the circadian rhythms of plants, animals and humans. (Unsplash/Mariana Proença)A giant mirror to create “sunlight on demand” was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), despite opposition from astronomers and the…
HealthNick and Charlie's love story may be coming to an end on TV, but it lives on in the minds of their fans. Samuel Dore/NetflixDespite the success of shows like “Heated Rivalry” and “Euphoria,” seeing queer people on screen is still rare. Only 9.3% of characters on American TV screens…
HealthWhile U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco UgarteFrom tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle. Recent headlines have focused in particular on soaring tomato prices. They spiked by roughly one-fifth from…
HealthBill Gates' decision to have his foundation shut down by 2045 isn't the norm. John MacDougall/AFP via Getty ImagesBill Gates, Jensen Huang and many of today’s tech titans have two things in common with Gilded Age robber barons like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. After playing a role in…
HealthYou don't want a lone star tick, or any tick, to get to this point if you can help it. CDC via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesTicks are small, and you might not notice when they bite, but the diseases they carry can dramatically harm your health. Each year, deer ticks alone…
Health0:00 0:00 Produced in partnership with: Embed Download Volume Speed 0.5x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x Embed this player × <iframe src="https://kffhealthnews.org/courts/shield-laws-abortion-pills-extradition-doctors-governor-california-newsom-hilton-becerra/embed/" width="600" height="200" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="Lawmakers Look To Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who’s Governor"></iframe> Copy When Gov. Gavin Newsom, using his executive power, refused to extradite a…