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Happy Weight vs. Healthy Weight
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Supper Team
February 04, 2024
If you’re wondering, "How much should I weigh?" or can’t seem to reach your ideal weight, WebMD can help. You can be healthy and happy by eating well and exercising often, even if you aren’t at your "perfect" weight. Read More..
Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal government for the first time will negotiate directly with drug companies to determine the prices that Medicare will pay for certain high expenditure drugs covered under Medicare Part D (starting in 2026) and Part B (starting in 2028). Part D covers retail prescription drugs and Part B covers…Read More…
by Hayley DeSilva
Saint Peter's Healthcare System and Atlantic Health System signed a letter of intent to fully integrate their organization. Read More… subscription required
by Caroline Hudson
A CVS spokesperson said the closures would help support the company's future growth strategy. Read More… subscription required
by Marissa Plescia
Being Health, a startup that launched last week, offers a care team that includes psychiatrists, psychotherapists, nurse anesthetists, functional medicine physicians, nutritionists, acupuncturists and care advocates. It serves patients both virtually and in person. Read More…
by Dr. Stephen Erickson
Point-of-care lung ultrasound – also known as lung POCUS – is a safer, more reliable alternative to X-ray in diagnosing pneumonia that provides information quickly. Yet it’s not widely considered the standard of care. Read More…
by Lauren Sforza
Less than 20 percent of Americans say they know how much they will have to pay before receiving health care treatments, according to a report.
The Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report survey, released Wednesday, found that 79 percent of Americans do not know the cost of their health care before receiving care, while just 17 percent said they do. Roughly 95 percent of respondents said health care providers should make the costs more transparent before receiving care. Read More…
by Aishwarya Pillai
9 Most Common Reasons For Chronic Back Pain and Slip Disc With Dr Himanshu Tyagi
Back pain has become synonymous with our lifestyle. Almost every other person suffers from back pain in today’s world. According to NIH :
23% of the world’s adults suffer from chronic low back pain.
The population also shows a 24% to 80% one-year recurrence rate.
Estimates of lifetime prevalence are as high as 84% in adults.
Obesity is one of the 9 Most Common Reasons For Chronic Back Pain and Slip Disc. Read More…
by Rebecca Pifer
The transaction exits Cigna from a sector that’s been a huge source of growth for insurers but has seen its earnings potential shrink. Read More…
by Miranda Nazzaro
The account for "Sesame Street's" famous red muppet, Elmo, took to X on Monday to ask users a seemingly straightforward question: "Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?"
The inquiry was met with an outpouring of angst and existential dread form thousands of social media users who told Elmo things aren't actually going too well for them.
With over 47,000 reposts, 12,000 replies and over 175 million views as of Wednesday morning, the post drew responses from everyday people, sports team, celebrities, lawmakers in Congress and even President Biden.
One user told Elmo they were just laid off, while another informed Elmo their dog "just rolled around in goose poop." One user told the childhood character simply, "Elmo, we are not okay." Read More…
Initiative aims to bridge the gaps in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment in these vulnerable populations. Read More…
by Nathaniel Weixel
Syphilis rates have continued to surge, reaching levels the nation hasn’t seen since 1950, according to new federal data released Tuesday.
According to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), syphilis cases increased 17 percent in the past year and 80 percent in the past five years. With Congress set to cut the funding for workers who fight sexually transmitted infections, experts warn the record-setting epidemic isn’t likely to abate. Read More…
by Crain's Chicago Business
The Deerfield-based pharmacy giant made cuts across the company, primarily affecting its corporate workforce. Read More… subscription required
by Joseph Choi
A group of Democratic senators called on the Biden administration Tuesday to completely deschedule marijuana, arguing the White House's recommendations to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reschedule the drug do not go far enough to address the harm that has occurred from the current system.
In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, 11 Democratic senators, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), argued the administration "should deschedule marijuana altogether."
"Marijuana’s placement in the [Controlled Substances Act] has had a devastating impact on our communities and is increasingly out of step with state law and public opinion," they wrote. Read More…
by Michael McAuliff
Medicare physician reimbursements dipped almost a month ago. A fractious Congress with a packed agenda may or may not do anything about it. Read More… subscription required
by Elisabeth Rosenthal
When Kristy Uddin, 49, went in for her annual mammogram in Washington state last year, she assumed she would not incur a bill because the test is one of the many preventive measures guaranteed to be free to patients under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. The ACA’s provision made medical and economic sense, encouraging Americans to use screening tools that could nip medical problems in the bud and keep patients healthy. Read More
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