Health care is getting more and more expensive, and low-wage workers are bearing more of the cost
Tue, 10/01/2019 - 07:42
vox.com - Half of all Americans get their health insurance through work. Trouble is, doing so is becoming less and less affordable — especially for already low-wage workers. In 2019, the Kaiser…
Category: Business
vox.com - Half of all Americans get their health insurance through work. Trouble is, doing so is becoming less and less affordable — especially for already low-wage workers. In 2019, the Kaiser…
Infection hits Queen’s College again, 1,000 leave school
Tue, 10/01/2019 - 06:53
punchng.com - No fewer than 1,000 pupils of Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, have been taken home by their parents after the outbreak of what is suspected to be an infection. “It is over 1,000 (pupils)…
Category: Health
punchng.com - No fewer than 1,000 pupils of Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, have been taken home by their parents after the outbreak of what is suspected to be an infection. “It is over 1,000 (pupils)…
Julie Silver: Medical journals must address gender bias - The BMJ
Tue, 10/01/2019 - 05:48
blogs.bmj.com - Reports demonstrate gender bias in academic medicine, and an important subset of this evidence focuses on journal level disparities, for example the numbers of women as authors,…
Category: Science
blogs.bmj.com - Reports demonstrate gender bias in academic medicine, and an important subset of this evidence focuses on journal level disparities, for example the numbers of women as authors,…
Fruit fly trial unlocks clues for 'polypill' to beat aging - Reuters
Tue, 10/01/2019 - 03:45
reuters.com - LONDON (Reuters) - 100 Scientists who gave fruit flies a triple drug combination treatment and found that it extended their lives by almost 50% say their work offers clues on how to…
Category: Science
reuters.com - LONDON (Reuters) - 100 Scientists who gave fruit flies a triple drug combination treatment and found that it extended their lives by almost 50% say their work offers clues on how to…
Report: Vegas child nearly dies after eating marijuana edibles
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 22:02
ktnv.com - LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A four-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital after eating marijuana edibles, according to a report from the Clark County Department of Family Services. The child was…
Category: Health
ktnv.com - LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A four-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital after eating marijuana edibles, according to a report from the Clark County Department of Family Services. The child was…
Research finds cutting back on red and processed meat won’t improve your health — so why were we told it would?
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 21:30
globalnews.ca - A series of new studies published in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine has called into question a long delivered piece of health advice, that people should limit their consumption…
Category: Science
globalnews.ca - A series of new studies published in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine has called into question a long delivered piece of health advice, that people should limit their consumption…
Surgeon General Sounds Alarm On Risk Of Marijuana Addiction And Harm
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 21:22
npr.org - Marijuana use is risky for teens and pregnant women and can be habit-forming, says the U.S. surgeon general. At a time when more than 30 states and the District of Columbia have legalized…
Category: Health
npr.org - Marijuana use is risky for teens and pregnant women and can be habit-forming, says the U.S. surgeon general. At a time when more than 30 states and the District of Columbia have legalized…
Dems Vote To Enhance Med Care for Illegals Now, Vote Down Vets Waiting 10 Years for Same Service
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 16:00
westernjournal.com - House Democrats voted Thursday to fast-track an electronic medical records system that would serve illegal immigrants, something America’s veterans have been seeking for years.…
Category: Politics
westernjournal.com - House Democrats voted Thursday to fast-track an electronic medical records system that would serve illegal immigrants, something America’s veterans have been seeking for years.…
A viral fake news story linked trans healthcare to “thousands” of deaths
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 13:21
nbcnews.com - A recent article published by Catholic news outlet LifeSiteNews alleged that the drugs used to treat gender dysphoria in some transgender children are linked to “thousands” of deaths.…
Category: Science
nbcnews.com - A recent article published by Catholic news outlet LifeSiteNews alleged that the drugs used to treat gender dysphoria in some transgender children are linked to “thousands” of deaths.…