The Monitor | KFF https://www.kff.org/series/the-monitor/ The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:12:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 The Monitor | KFF https://www.kff.org/series/the-monitor/ 32 32 243654493 Changing COVID-19 Booster Policies and Florida’s Decision to End Vaccine Mandates Create Confusion — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/changing-covid-19-booster-policies-and-floridas-decision-to-end-vaccine-mandates-create-confusion/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/changing-covid-19-booster-policies-and-floridas-decision-to-end-vaccine-mandates-create-confusion/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=689192 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/changing-covid-19-booster-policies-and-floridas-decision-to-end-vaccine-mandates-create-confusion/feed/ 0 689192 250911_TheMonitor_FI (1) Better Prompting May Help Reduce AI Hallucinations, False Vaccine Claims Spread, and Industrial Solvent Promoted as Hidden Cancer Cure — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/better-prompting-may-help-reduce-ai-hallucinations-false-vaccine-claims-spread-and-industrial-solvent-promoted-as-hidden-cancer-cure/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/better-prompting-may-help-reduce-ai-hallucinations-false-vaccine-claims-spread-and-industrial-solvent-promoted-as-hidden-cancer-cure/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=687098 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/better-prompting-may-help-reduce-ai-hallucinations-false-vaccine-claims-spread-and-industrial-solvent-promoted-as-hidden-cancer-cure/feed/ 0 687098 250828_TheMonitor_FI Few Trust Most Health Content on Social Media, Autism Claims Follow Thimerosal Policy Shift, and Misleading Narratives About SSRIs in Pregnancy — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/few-trust-most-health-content-on-social-media-autism-claims-follow-thimerosal-policy-shift-and-misleading-narratives-about-ssris-in-pregnancy/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/few-trust-most-health-content-on-social-media-autism-claims-follow-thimerosal-policy-shift-and-misleading-narratives-about-ssris-in-pregnancy/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/few-trust-most-health-content-on-social-media-autism-claims-follow-thimerosal-policy-shift-and-misleading-narratives-about-ssris-in-pregnancy/feed/ 0 684788 250814_TheMonitor_FI Where Americans Saw Information About Tax and Budget Legislation on Social Media, and False Measles Narratives Target Immigrants — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/where-americans-saw-information-about-tax-and-budget-legislation-on-social-media-and-false-measles-narratives-target-immigrants-the-monitor/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/where-americans-saw-information-about-tax-and-budget-legislation-on-social-media-and-false-measles-narratives-target-immigrants-the-monitor/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=684558 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/where-americans-saw-information-about-tax-and-budget-legislation-on-social-media-and-false-measles-narratives-target-immigrants-the-monitor/feed/ 0 684558 250724_TheMonitor_FI States Expand Access to Ivermectin as Cancer Myths Continue, and Abortion Pill Faces False Water Supply Claim — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/states-expand-access-to-ivermectin-as-cancer-myths-continue-and-abortion-pill-faces-false-water-supply-claim/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/states-expand-access-to-ivermectin-as-cancer-myths-continue-and-abortion-pill-faces-false-water-supply-claim/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/states-expand-access-to-ivermectin-as-cancer-myths-continue-and-abortion-pill-faces-false-water-supply-claim/feed/ 0 684553 250710_TheMonitor_FI Shifts in Funding Priorities and Vaccine Guidance Contribute to Safety Myths, Plus Reactions to Ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/shifts-in-funding-priorities-and-vaccine-guidance-contribute-to-safety-myths-plus-reactions-to-ruling-in-u-s-v-skrmetti/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/shifts-in-funding-priorities-and-vaccine-guidance-contribute-to-safety-myths-plus-reactions-to-ruling-in-u-s-v-skrmetti/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/shifts-in-funding-priorities-and-vaccine-guidance-contribute-to-safety-myths-plus-reactions-to-ruling-in-u-s-v-skrmetti/feed/ 0 684544 250626_HMM_FI Flawed Report Aims to Undercut Established Research on Abortion Pill Safety, Plus How a Federal Initiative to Study Autism May Overemphasize Environmental Toxins — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/flawed-report-aims-to-undercut-established-research-on-abortion-pill-safety-plus-how-a-federal-initiative-to-study-autism-may-overemphasize-environmental-toxins/ 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https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/new-vaccine-requirements-anti-mrna-narratives-and-disputed-gender-affirming-care-report/feed/ 0 684518 250522_TheMonitor_FI Public Trust in Vaccine Information, Misrepresented Vaccine Studies, and HIV and PrEP Stigma — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/public-trust-in-vaccine-information-misrepresented-vaccine-studies-and-hiv-and-prep-stigma/ https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/public-trust-in-vaccine-information-misrepresented-vaccine-studies-and-hiv-and-prep-stigma/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=684509 https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/public-trust-in-vaccine-information-misrepresented-vaccine-studies-and-hiv-and-prep-stigma/feed/ 0 684509 250508_HMM_FI Public Perception of Measles Vaccines and Unsubstantiated Treatment Claims — The Monitor https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/public-perception-of-measles-vaccines-and-unsubstantiated-treatment-claims/ 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