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As doctors age, hospitals struggle with how to assess cognitive decline

Image Independent Record 12 Feb 2026
In 2005, more than 11% of doctors who were seeing patients were 65 or older. Last year, the proportion reached 22.4%, with nearly 203,000 older practitioners ... .
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Obamacare sign-ups drop, but the extent won’t be clear for months

Image The Daily Item 12 Feb 2026
More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were dramatically cut — but it remains to be seen whether they’ll keep the coverage as their costs mount ....
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Public health workers are quitting over assignments to Guantánamo

Image The Daily Item 12 Feb 2026
Rebekah Stewart, a nurse at the U.S. Public Health Service, got a call last April that brought her to tears. She had been selected for deployment to the Trump administration’s new immigration detention operation at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba ....
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When health insurance costs more than the mortgage

The Willoughby News-Herald 12 Feb 2026
By Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News ... (Luke Sharrett/KFF Health News/TNS) ... Most of the public says that inaction by Congress was the “wrong thing,” according to the KFF poll ... ©2026 KFF Health News.
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US Cancer Institute studying ivermectin’s ‘ability to kill cancer cells’

Image The Brunswick News 11 Feb 2026
The National Cancer Institute, the federal research ...
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If you’re pregnant and uninsured, Medicaid might be your answer

The Citizens' Voice 11 Feb 2026
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Cara Anthony, Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio, KFF Health News ... and an even higher percentage in rural areas, according to KFF ... (Cara Anthony/KFF Health News/TNS) ... ©2026 KFF Health News.
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Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Guantánamo Assignments

Truth Dig 11 Feb 2026
They treated immigrants detained in a dark prison called Camp 6, where no sunlight filters in, said the officers, whom KFF Health News agreed not to name because they fear retaliation for speaking publicly.
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New Medicaid work rules likely to hit middle-aged adults hard

Image News And Tribune 11 Feb 2026
Lori Kelley’s deteriorating vision has made it hard for her to find steady work ... .
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Burgan Bank and KFF launch safety awareness campaign | Kuwait Times Newspaper

Kuwait Times 10 Feb 2026
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KFF launches electronic licensing inquiry service | Kuwait Times Newspaper

Kuwait Times 10 Feb 2026
The Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) has ...
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It’s 2026 and you’re uninsured. Now what?

Image Tulsa World 10 Feb 2026
Health policy changes in Washington are set to cause millions of Americans to lose their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage, leading to concerns about affording health care ... .
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With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients

Image Hastings Tribune 10 Feb 2026
The Trump administration’s move to give deportation ...
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Poison at play: Unsafe levels of lead found in half of new Orleans playgrounds

Image Hastings Tribune 10 Feb 2026
NEW ORLEANS — Sarah Hess started taking her toddler, Josie, to Mickey Markey Playground in 2010 because she thought it would offer a refuge from lead ... .
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Bill of the Month: Blurry line between medical and vision insurance leaves patient with unexpected bill

Image Hastings Tribune 10 Feb 2026
Barbara Tuszynski was concerned about her vision but confident in her insurance coverage when she went to an eye clinic last May ... .
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This Ballad hospital, flooded by Hurricane Helene, will be rebuilt for $44M in a flood plain

Image Lebanon Democrat 10 Feb 2026
A small Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will soon be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face several feet of flooding in a much smaller storm, risking another disaster if the new facility ....

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