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For decades, people have been encouraged to choose low-fat dairy over full-fat options. Now, a new study suggests that three daily servings of full-fat dairy can be part of a healthy diet without causing weight gain or worsening cholesterol levels, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports

About 200,000 low-income Arkansans could see major changes to their health coverage next year after the Trump administration recently informed state officials it will not renew a key Medicaid agreement with the federal government

Move blocking funds through Medicaid and Chip to make it harder for vulnerable children to get healthcare, experts say

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, he’s been vowing to stamp out gender-affirming medical care—what his administration terms “sex-rejecting procedures”—for young people diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Now, his administration is specifically going after the health care of trans kids from low-income families. On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released…

Research shows that access to transgender health care is associated with significantly lower rates of depression and suicide risk among transgender and nonbinary young people

Izzy Kadrmas, a medical assistant at a clinic for people without stable housing in Missoula, Montana, tests Tywon Pugh’s blood oxygen saturation. Pugh has recurring seizures that make it hard to find a job, which worries him as Montana implements Medicaid work requirements. (Photo/Katheryn Houghton of KFF Health News)

That’s one reason sugar substitutes like aspartame have become so popular. But when it comes to aspartame, many people — and science — wonder whether the replacement is actually any better

Izzy Kadrmas, a medical assistant at Partnership Health Center’s Watershed Clinic in Missoula, Montana, prepares to take Tywon Pugh’s blood for testing. Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health Newshide caption

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Every few months, a new nutrition trend takes over social media. Most fade away as quickly as they appear, but every now and then one catches on because it’s built on advice that’s been around for years