The nation’s biggest health insurance companies will continue to cover vaccinations – including those against Covid-19 and seasonal flu – previously recommended by a federal advisory committee, America’s Health Insurance Plans said…
Category: 5. Health
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Brains don’t all act their age
Amid the petty drama of internet arguments, one never fails to entertain me: Do millennials actually look younger than their age? Sunscreen, vaping, hair parting choices and Botox for people who don’t have wrinkles are used as…
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A new drug shows promise for hard-to-treat high blood pressure
A new drug may help people with high blood pressure that does not respond to existing medications.
The results of a large clinical trial, published August 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest that baxdrostat could offer…
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Calling deaths ‘preventable’ can obscure barriers to health care access and shift blame to individuals
Each year in the U.S., tens of thousands of deaths are categorized as “preventable” — meaning, in theory, they did not need to happen. A missed cancer screening, a fatal asthma attack or a death from untreated infection might all be…
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Vaccines Are A Hard Business. RFK Jr.’s CDC Is Making It Even Harder
The CDC’s immunization advisory committee—whose membership Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. purged in June and replaced with people more aligned with his anti-vaccine views—is slated to meet this week, starting on…
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Scientists reverse stroke damage with stem cells
Stem cell transplantation can reverse stroke damage, researchers at the University of Zurich report. Its beneficial effects include regeneration of neurons and restoration of motor functions, marking a milestone in the treatment of brain…
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Stanford scientists reveal simple shift that could prevent strokes and obesity nationwide
Every spring, Americans dutifully adjust their clocks forward to daylight saving time, and every fall, back to standard time — but no one seems very happy about it. The biannual time shift is not only inconvenient, it’s also known to be acutely…
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Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro makes food taste sweeter and saltier, and that may quiet cravings
New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (September 15-19) shows that some individuals who are taking Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro find that foods taste…
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Semaglutide may silence the food noise in your head
New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (September 15-19) shows that individuals who are taking semaglutide for weight loss experience less food noise…
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A Neurosurgeon Explains The Science
SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 13: Marcus Ratcliffe #3 and Daymion Sanford #27 of the Texas A&M Aggies tackle Jeremiyah Love #4 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a loss of yardage on a fourth down play during a college football game on September…
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