Mental health From Brooke Steinberg June 16, 2023 | 10:02 Well that’s depressing. A new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States have been diagnosed with depression, and prevalence varies depending on where they live. In 2020, 18.4% of US … Read more
This resource is part of AMA’s Debunking Regulatory Myths series, supporting AMA’s practice transformation efforts to equip clinicians and their care teams with resources to reduce the guesswork and administrative burden. All test results must be submitted and reviewed by the patient’s primary care physician (PCP). Debunk the myth Debunk the myth As far as … Read more
The plans require members to ask for charitable treatment before submitting bills. A new report has provided the first nationwide tally of Americans who rely on shared health care plans — arrangements through which people agree to pay each other’s medical bills — and the number is higher than previously realized. The Colorado Division of … Read more
Taurine supplementation increases healthy lifespan. The illustration shows an elderly man going through a taurine shower and emerging a healthy, rejuvenated man. The taurine structure is depicted as a ball and stick model in the taurine shower. Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Research indicates that taurine deficiency may contribute to aging and supplementation could … Read more
Estimated reading time: 3-4 minutes ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Gambling giant MGM Resorts International says it has done nothing wrong in its dealings with a New York City man who accuses it of exploiting his gambling addiction with repeated cash bonuses intended to keep playing. In court documents, MGM says Sam Antar, a twice-jailed “con man” … Read more
A large number of cyclists experience pain in their hands and wrists while cycling. A 1995 study of cycling overuse injuries found that 31% reported hand/wrist discomfort. But does wrist mobility – or lack thereof – play a role? Wrist mobility refers to how easily we can move our wrists and depends on both flexibility … Read more
Business From Shannon Taler June 16, 2023 | 9:44 The 125-year-old pharmaceutical giant behind morphine and codeine owes $200 million by day’s end Friday to an opioid victims’ compensation fund and could reportedly renege on payment as deal threatens to crumble . Mallinckrodt, which began manufacturing morphine, codeine and other potent painkillers in 1898, reached … Read more
Research has shown that radiation in fresh eggs can be detected up to five months after a nuclear disaster. D-Keine/Getty Images Food and water can be hard to come by in the aftermath of a nuclear attack or plant meltdown. If so, stick to foods stored inside refrigerators, cabinets, or other sealed containers. Avoid fresh … Read more
Comment on this storyComment At first, it often seemed like my mother’s oncologist, with his mostly bald head and dry sense of humor, was the God of our family. God in the sense that he was omniscient, keeper of secrets, bearer of good or bad news. For the first two years of my mom’s cancer, … Read more
Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds drink nectar from bird feeders? Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can relish sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions needed to detect sugar molecules. Like hummingbirds, we humans can sense sugar because our DNA contains gene sequences that code for the molecular detectors that allow … Read more