Cash-strapped patient with diabetes who turn to low-cost “Walmart Insulins” could be putting their lives at risk, an expert warns.
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Warning: This story may cause alarm — or apathy
Under its Prop. 65, California has designated more than 900 substances as toxic, ranging from the seemingly benign aloe vera to the deadly chemical benzene.
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Why Mobility Managers Can Be Transportation Game Changers for Seniors and the Disabled — AARP
Mobility managers can help people ‘find a ride’ by connecting them to transportation options in their communities
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Drug-resistant fungal infections are an urgent health threat – CDC
Fungi are more closely related genetically to humans than they are to bacteria so it is hard to make antibiotics that attack fungi without hurting human cells
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Aspergillus at Seattle Children’s and Public Health’s response
Aspergillus is a common mold that rarely causes illness in healthy people but can cause serious infections in vulnerable people.
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Inside Purdue Pharma’s Media Playbook: How It Planted the Opioid “Anti-Story”
In the article, Sally Satel, a psychiatrist, argued that law enforcement was overzealous, and that some patients needed large doses of opioids to relieve pain.
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For Newborns With Hearing Loss, Screening Opens Window To A World Of Sound
Hearing loss is the most common congenital condition in the U.S. Three in 1,000 infants are born with it.
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Cannabis found not to be a substitute for opioids
A meta-analysis of the studies found cannabis use didn’t reduce illicit opioid use during treatment nor did it retain people in treatment.
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The Startlingly High Cost Of The ‘Free’ Flu Shot
At a Sacramento, Calif., facility, the insurer paid $85, but just a little more than half that at a clinic in Long Beach. A drugstore in Washington, D.C., was paid $32.
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Loneliness is a social cancer, every bit as alarming as cancer itself
Young adults and people living in the inner city are among those most likely to be lonely. Few realize loneliness can kill.
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When Caring For A Sick Spouse Shakes A Marriage To The Core
Marriages are often shaken to the core when one spouse becomes sick or disabled and the other takes on new responsibilities.
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Hormonal replacement therapy has benefits and risks
A fortunate few have minimal symptoms, but at least three-quarters of women will have some symptoms. One-third are moderately to severely affected.
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Kombucha, kimchi and yogurt: how fermented foods could be harmful to your health
Fermented foods may have some health benefits but for some people they can cause serious health issues.
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Mailed test kits helped more women get screened for cervical cancer
Mailing self-sampling kits that test for HPV — the virus that can cause cervical cancer — helps more women get screened for the cancer.
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Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. Adults Hits All-Time Low
Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has reached an all-time low of 13.7 percent in 2018 — but nearly 1 in 7 U.S. adults continue to smoke cigarette
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