With Midterms Looming, Journalists Consider Measles, Food Recalls, and Obamacare
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
M&A: Globus Medical Acquires Duke Incubator Higgs Boson Health to Expand Surgical Intelligence
What You Should Know Musculoskeletal technology leader Globus Medical, Inc. announced the acquisition of Higgs Boson Health, a digital healthcare experience company based in Durham, North Carolina, and incubated out…
 Gartner Research: Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders Must Transition to Self-Managing AI Inventory Rooms
What You Should Know Gartner advises healthcare Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) to replace manual inventory counting and legacy scanning tools with autonomous supply rooms driven by computer vision and…
When the Cost of Food is a Health Risk: Dollar Stores, Tariffs, Family Meals, and the Rising Cost of Food
“Shoppers are feeling less control of their spending on food and more concerned about food prices than in February 2026.” Researchers with The Food Industry Association discussed their latest research…
Philips Wins $33.7M ARPA-H Award to Scale Autonomous Robotic Thrombectomy
What You Should Know Philips secured an award of up to $33.7M from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) under its Autonomous Interventions and Robotics (AIR) program, led…
The Healthcare Experience Is Broken: Why Healthcare Must Rethink the Way Work Gets DoneÂ
Every industry reaches a point where incremental improvements are no longer enough. I believe healthcare has reached that point. In recent decades, we’ve invested heavily in digital transformation. EHRs, patient…
GE HealthCare Expands Cardiovascular Ultrasound Portfolio with Vivid Explorer, Vivid Advanced, and Vivid Focus
What You Should Know GE HealthCare unveiled three new cardiovascular ultrasound systems—Vivid™ Explorer, Vivid™ Advanced, and Vivid™ Focus—showcased at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2026 in Munich, Germany.…
Trump and Kennedy’s Health Industry Deals Haven’t Been Enforced and Are at Risk of Vanishing
The agreements, covering issues like drug pricing, reducing the use of synthetic food dyes, and cutting back on insurance prior authorization rules, were announced with fanfare and touted as victories.…
Why Older Pedestrians Fare Worse in Car Crashes
People age 65 and up are more likely than other age groups to die after being hit by a vehicle.
High Fertility Costs Push Americans Abroad for IVF Treatment
Despite President Donald Trump’s promises to make fertility treatment more affordable, the overall costs for one IVF cycle in the U.S. remain in the tens of thousands of dollars. So…