Mental health From Brooke Kato June 13, 2023 | 4:27pm Amid skyrocketing rates of mental ill health among U.S. youth, nearly 15 percent of children received mental health care in 2021, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings, released Tuesday, suggest poor mental health is common among American … Read more
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bill requiring health insurers to cover gender-affirming care for minors and transgender adults, bumping expectations as other GOP-led states across the country roll out anti-gender legislation. -LGBTQ. Lombardo’s bill signed on Monday, SB163, requires health insurers, including Medicaid, to cover all medically necessary gender-affirming treatments and eliminate exclusions that … Read more
The drug rep had a smug look on his face; he knew he had a winner. He didn’t need to sell anything, the American public had already bought the story. There are very few drugs in history where patients are excited by the conversation and want to take a new drug. I’m talking about the … Read more
House Republicans moved Tuesday to prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs from providing abortion services, flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at its facilities, and providing gender-affirming surgeries or hormones to transgender veterans. The effort, made by GOP lawmakers in the annual VA spending bill, aims to prevent the agency from following policies it considers welcoming to … Read more
Adding flavanols to your diet could help with memory, a new study shows. Adding flavanols to your diet could help with memory, a new study shows. Blackberries, cherries, apples and apricots may already be part of your diet. If not, a new study may convince you to add them. The study, conducted by Columbia University … Read more
Uber Health is jumping on the food-as-medicine train. The company is adding grocery and over-the-counter delivery services to its platform announced Tuesday. Based in San Francisco Uber Health is the healthcare arm of the transportation company Uber. Its solution offers non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery. Suppliers, payers and case managers will be able to … Read more
Forearm workouts can help you improve your grip strength, posture, balance, and upper body strength. Advised The forearm is the part of the arm that goes from the elbow to the wrist. There are two bones, one on the lateral side and one on the medial side. The front and back sides of the forearm … Read more
Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur telehealth expansion were associated with telehealth expansion by mental health facilities, but telehealth growth was lowest among facilities in counties with the largest percentage of black residents, according to a new RAND corporate study. Telehealth expansion was also lower among facilities that accepted Medicaid or … Read more
Aetna, the insurance provider chosen to serve a lift to health care for 250,000 municipal retirees, now wants a chance to defend the plan in court. The company filed a petition on Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit New York City retirees filed against the city and Mayor Eric Adams in Manhattan Supreme Court last … Read more