Category: Health News
Millions will see rise in health insurance premiums if federal subsidies expire
The Trump administration is unlikely to extend aid that has cut the cost of exchange plans.
Elton John loses sight after eye infection – how to avoid them and what to do if you get one
The more serious eye conditions causing the kind of sight loss Elton John describes, are, fortunately, rarer. The main infections of concern are orbital cellulitis, endophthalmitis and infectious keratitis.
LONG POWER OUTAGES AND ROAD CLOSURES: HOW TO STAY SAFE
High winds and power outages can bring several health and safety risks. If you see damaged or downed power lines, don’t go near them, avoid any standing water, and call the utility company about the line.
In hundreds of communities across the US, finding a dentist is like pulling teeth − but in 14 states, dental therapists are filling the gap
For more than 50 million Americans, finding a dentist is a difficult – in some cases, impossible – proposition. Many rural communities don’t have a dentist. People of color and those with disabilities often lack access, and only about one-third of dentists accept Medicaid.
6 things to do if your child’s weight is beyond the ideal range – and 1 thing to avoid
It’s important to help our kids maintain a healthy weight. Around 80% of children who are obese when they reach adolescence will struggle with their weight for life.
Why has COVID been so much worse this summer? The health belief model has the answer
The reason I think we’re seeing such a surge now is because people don’t believe COVID is a risk, and they also don’t understand how getting vaccinations beyond the initial vaccine series from a few years ago would protect them now.
Deaths linked to chatbots show we must urgently revisit what counts as ‘high-risk’ AI
Last week, the tragic news broke that US teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on the Character.AI website.
As his relationship with the companion AI became increasingly intense, the 14-year-old began withdrawing from family and friends, and was getting in trouble at school.
A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical team said it couldn’t act until the fetal heartbeat stopped
What you need to know about clonazepam, the drug found in Liam Payne’s hotel room
Although there has been a general fall in the use of benzodiazepines, clonazepam has bucked that trend. The reason for this is unclear, but it could be the drug’s potency. It is not without reason that on the street it is sometimes referred to as “super Valium”.
Health News Headlines
More bird flu cases – Whooping cough on the rise – McDonald’s E. Coli outbreak – New pandemic plan – Patient harm from hospital misdiagnosis
Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: sales pitches are often from biased sources, the choices can be overwhelming and impartial help is not equally available to all
The decision is complicated. Medicare has an enormous variety of coverage options, with large and varying implications for people’s health and finances, both as beneficiaries and taxpayers. And the decision is consequential – some choices lock beneficiaries out of traditional Medicare.
Health News Headlines
E-coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s quart pounders – Flesh-eating bacteria in Florida – Abortions increase –
1 million+ patients lose coverage as insurers, hospitals drop Medicare Advantage
Experts worry older patients could be exposed to ‘catastrophic’ costs and interrupted access to care.
Four farm workers in Washington appear to test positive for bird flu
They’d been in contact with infected poultry in Franklin County. The test results aren’t final.
The mosquito-borne virus ‘triple E’ continues its spread, worrying state health officials
Eight states — Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin — have reported human cases of the virus this year, for a total of 16 cases. Other states have seen cases in animals only. In Maine this year, triple E was found in two emus and one wild bird.