For more than half a century, physicians ranked among the most trusted professionals in America. Today, that trust has eroded.
getty
For more than half a century, physicians ranked among the most trusted professionals in America. Even before modern…
Category: 5. Health
-
A Bipartisan Path To Save Medicare’s Home Health Benefit
Home healthcare plays a vital role for many Americans.
getty
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that runs the Medicare program, issued a proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system….
Continue Reading
-
Nobel Prize Awarded For Basic Research Into Immune Tolerance
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for research into the mechanism of immune tolerance. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Copyright 2020 Jacquelyn Martin. All rights reserved.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was…
Continue Reading
-
New research reveals what’s really hiding in bottled water
The sun-drenched paradise of Thailand’s Phi Phi islands isn’t the usual starting point for a PhD. But for Sarah Sajedi, those soft, sandy beaches – or rather, what she found under them -inspired her pivot from a business career to an academic…
Continue Reading
-
New oral GLP-1 drugs could offer more options for weight loss
GLP-1 injections use needles and require refrigeration. Pills that work in a similar way could be a cheaper, simpler solution.
Continue Reading
-
When pharmacists’ and patients’ values collide
Imagine walking into your pharmacy, handing over your prescription and having it denied. Now imagine that the reason is not insufficient insurance coverage or the wrong dose, but a pharmacist who personally objects to your medication. What…
Continue Reading
-
When pharmacists’ and patients’ values collide
Imagine walking into your pharmacy, handing over your prescription and having it denied. Now imagine that the reason is not insufficient insurance coverage or the wrong dose, but a pharmacist who personally objects to your medication. What…
Continue Reading
-
Employer Health Plan Lawsuits Can End Insurance Overcharges And Boost Paychecks
patientrightsadvocate.org
The lack of transparency in prices in so much of our healthcare system is shocking. All actual prices should be revealed, and bills should be itemized, just as we expect them to be at hotels, grocery stores and for all…
Continue Reading
-
Nanotech transforms vinegar into a lifesaving superbug killer
Wounds that do not heal are often caused by bacterial infections and are particularly dangerous for the elderly and people with diabetes, cancer and other conditions.
Acetic acid (more commonly known as vinegar) has been used for centuries as a…
Continue Reading
