Your source for health news for the Pacific Northwest
Differences in Medicaid coverage – whether it is in the 10 states that have yet to expand Medicaid, or the unwinding of Covid-19-based Medicaid coverage – has left millions of women either uninsured or with gaps in their health care coverage.
Continue reading
Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and spinal cord, provides nutrients and removes waste products.
Despite its importance, problems related to CSF often go unnoticed until something goes wrong.
Continue reading
Human parvovirus is on the rise – Late-Summer Travel Plans? You Might Want to Put on a Mask – Feeling old? Your molecules change rapidly around ages 44 and 60, study says
Continue reading
Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has taken the unprecedented step of declaring the outbreak sweeping through African countries a continental public health emergency. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also meeting to decide whether to trigger its highest global alert level over the epidemic.
Continue reading
More Than Half of US States Reporting ‘Very High’ COVID Activity Levels – Hot Summer Threatens Efficacy of Mail-Order Medications – Older Adults Do Not Benefit from Moderate Drinking
Continue reading
Researchers found that women with certain types of severe endometriosis are at significantly increased risk of ovarian cancer.
Continue reading
IBS is considered a “functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder.” That means there’s a problem with how your brain and your gut work together. This can cause your gut to be more sensitive, which can lead to more bloating or abdominal pain. It can also change how the muscles in your bowel contract.
Continue reading
A recent study has now revealed that one particular type of workout may be better than others when it comes to boosting brain health. The researchers found a link between high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts with better memory and brain volume in older adults. And, these brain benefits even lasted up to five years after the study was completed.
Continue reading
I.V.F. Threats Drive Clinics to Ship Out Embryos – Teen mental health in US has improved post-pandemic – Is COVID Endemic Yet? Yep, Says The CDC.
Continue reading
Castor oil, which was once used by fascists in Italy as punishment because of its quick-acting laxative effect, is now a weight-loss trend on TikTok. Not drinking it, but rubbing it on your belly.
Influencers are also pouring it in their belly buttons and wrapping towels soaked in it around their midriff. They claim it can melt belly fat and help with bloating.
Continue reading
Measles cases triple – 400 million have had long covid – Pesticides on fruits and vegetables.
Continue reading
From January to March 2024, there were about 19,700 telehealth abortions per month, according to the report. The states with the biggest jumps in the average number of abortions per month compared with the first three months of 2023 include New York, California, Virginia, Kansas and Pennsylvania. Kansas saw 59% more telehealth abortions and 29% more in-person abortions each month.
Continue reading
This compilation is a deep dive on the opioid crisis, thanks in part to funding by the NIHCM. Explore the history of opioids, the science of opioids, and learn about how and why attitudes and US policy regarding addiction treatment and opioid control need to change.
Continue reading
Sometimes our minds work against us. Therapy can help you understand why you think, feel, or act how you do and give you the skills you need to think, feel, or act in healthier ways.
Continue reading
Sarcopenic obesity is where a person with excess body weight – particularly fat – has also lost a lot of muscle mass and strength.
The condition, driven by lack of exercise and poor nutrition, can sneak up on people and set in well before they realise there’s a problem.
Continue reading