Category: Health News
Price transparency: Fool’s gold?
One solution would be to require uniform prices by all providers to all purchasers.
Supplements for brain health show no benefit, study
A quarter of adults over 50 take a supplement for brain health. But a new study suggests seniors should spend their money elsewhere. The supplements don’t work.
Guns second leading killer of kids
After motor vehicle accidents, firearm injuries second leading cause of death for US children and teens.
Payroll Tax will Fund Services to Help Seniors Age At Home
Washington state will employ a new 0.58% payroll tax to fund a $36,500 benefit for individuals to pay for home health care and other services.
A Wake-Up Call On Data-Collecting Smart Beds And Sleep Apps
Your smart bed, mattress pad or sleep app, may know when you go to sleep, when you toss and turn, and It may even be able to tell when you’re having sex.
Colorectal Cancer Among Young Adults Rising Fastest in the West
Rate in Washington State almost doubles over two decades.
Analysis: A Health Care Overhaul Could Kill 2 Million Jobs, And That’s OK
Some in the health care industry argue that “Medicare for All” would cause economic ruin, decimating a sector that represents nearly 20% of our economy.
Traumatic injury has become a health care crisis
Trauma is the leading cause of death for individuals from 1 to 46 years and the fourth leading cause of death for all age groups.
Some foods said to improve health, but you’d have to eat a lot.
If you do the math, you’ll find you actually need to eat enormous amounts of particular foods to get an active dose of the desired ingredient.
‘John Doe’ Patients Force Hospital Staff To Play Detective
Identifying patients helps avoid the treatment risks that come with not knowing a patient’s medical history and find next of kin to help make medical decisions.
No cure for Alzheimer’s in my lifetime
If you understand why there won’t be much headway on Alzheimer’s, you’ll also understand why medicine has been having fewer breakthroughs on major diseases.
Explainer: what is Candida auris and who is at risk?
Candida auris, a deadly, multidrug-resistant fungus emerging around the world, has been called the new “fungal superbug.”
Southern States Slowly Embracing Harm Reduction to Curb Opioid Epidemic
in the Bible Belt, many Southerners who held conservative views often criticized harm reduction as something that encouraged — not ended — the use of drugs.
Surprise Medical Billing: Some States Ahead of Feds
Twenty-five states have passed laws banning medical bills related to an emergency or other situations in which patients have no say in who is treating them.
How Easy Are Vaccine Exemptions? Take A Look At The Oregon
Oregon is one of 17 states that allow exemptions based on philosophical opposition to vaccination, as well as religious or medical reasons.