Your genes and gut bugs can influence weight gain, but the effects are modest. Calories in, calories out are what determine your body weight.
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.
Obesity has become the new normal but it’s still a health risk
Obese people — fit or unfit, active or not — are on average at greater risk of heart disease, diabetes and early death than lean people with similar behaviors.
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Stem Cell Company Persuades Employers To Steer Workers Toward Controversial Therapy
The benefits of stem cells are hotly debated in the medical community, and federal regulators have warned the public to beware of clinics that peddle unapproved injections as a cure-all.
Surgeons’ Opioid-Prescribing Habits Are Hard To Kick
As opioid addiction and overdoses escalated into an epidemic, many surgeons continued to hand out far more pills than needed for postoperative pain relief
Get Ready for Wildfire Smoke Season
Children, older adults, pregnant women and people with heart and lung disease are especially sensitive to wildfire smoke.
“Alexa, monitor my heart.”
UW researchers have developed software that would allow smart speakers and smartphones to detect heart attacks in the home and call for help.
Sens. Murray and Alexander detail their surprise medical bill fix
The unexpected and often high bills patients face when they get care from a provider not in their insurance network are a perpetual complaint from consumers.
How to find a doctor using Medicare’s “Physician Compare” Tool – Video
Physician Compare helps you find and compare physicians and other clinicians enrolled in Medicare.
What you need to know about CBD products – FDA
Some CBD Products are Being Marketed with Unproven Medical Claims
Why You Should Read Your Doctor’s Notes
A majority of patients who looked at their doctor’s notes reported they felt more in control of their care and said they were more compliant taking medication.
Senators Agree Surprise Medical Bills Must Go. But How?
How to protect patients from the unexpected and often high charges they face when they get care from a doctor or hospital that isn’t in their insurance network.
Miracle machine can leave patients in limbo
ECMO is designed to be a bridge to somewhere — recovery, transplantation or an implanted heart device. But for some patients it can be “bridge to nowhere.”
Federal Grants ‘A Lifesaver’ In Opioid Fight, But States Still Struggle To Curb Meth
The number of drug overdose deaths involving the meth tripled from 2011 to 2016 and hospitalizations involving amphetamines are spiking.
Surgery was covered, but monitoring service was not. Bill: $94,031
Most of the cost of the surgery was covered by her insurance. But more than $93,000 for out-of-network neuromonitoring services was not