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Keeping Abreast of Heart Disease Risk May. 04, 2022
Routine mammograms often reveal calcifications in the breast — bright white lines snaking thro... Read More
Trained Fat Apr. 27, 2022
Fat, or adipose, tissue isn't just inert blubber threatening our health and self-esteem; it's a func... Read More
At the Heart of the Problem: Money Apr. 20, 2022
Among older people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack, severe financial strain — ha... Read More
The Season Flu By Apr. 13, 2022
We're wrapping up a second full flu season in the middle of a pandemic, and like 2020-2021, the late... Read More
Why Doctors and Nurses Need Our Support More than Ever Apr. 08, 2022
Dr. Richard E. Besser is president and chief executive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Prin... Read More
COVID's Longer-lasting Consequences Apr. 06, 2022
There's "long COVID," defined as cases in which people experience new, returning or ongoing health p... Read More
Diabetes Patients Deserve a Break From Skyrocketing Insulin Costs Apr. 05, 2022
Diabetes patients' access to affordable insulin tends not to be among the big front-burner issues co... Read More
US Mental Health Continues Its Decline Apr. 01, 2022
Imagine that, in addition to weathering the constant stream of crises that have befallen folks over ... Read More
Wanted: Disease Detectives Mar. 30, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic isn't necessarily the cause, but it has revealed a current shortage in epidemi... Read More
Changing in Mid-bloodstream Mar. 23, 2022
Differences in blood types can mean the difference in whether a person qualifies for an organ transp... Read More
Prior Authorization Is Part of What's Wrong With Our Health Care System Mar. 18, 2022
If you've ever undergone a medical procedure, you've probably encountered prior authorization. It is... Read More
Speed of Thought Mar. 16, 2022
Our minds inevitably slow with age, but there's new evidence that it doesn't necessarily happen as e... Read More
Who's in Control? Mar. 16, 2022
The central issue in health care can be summed up in one word: Control. And not just controlling cos... Read More
The Search Goes on for New Ways of Treating Brain Conditions Mar. 11, 2022
Among the military veterans interviewed for a recent Kaiser Health Network story on the role service... Read More
Sex Education Equals Declining Teen Pregnancy Mar. 09, 2022
Comprehensive sex education that does not rely solely on abstinence works, at least in terms of redu... Read More
Country Living Mar. 02, 2022
There are a lot of pluses to living in the country, such as open space and fresh air. Good health, h... Read More
Canines Providing Much More Than Comfort Feb. 25, 2022
Dog days are here — and I am not talking about the weather. Just look around. As confirmed by ... Read More
In the End, Who's Best? Feb. 23, 2022
Researchers ranked 81 countries on how well their health systems provide for the physical and mental... Read More
Mental Wealth Feb. 16, 2022
Most American adults over 65 have some mental health coverage through Medicare, but it's far from ad... Read More
No Pregnant Pause Feb. 09, 2022
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine doesn't affect a couple's chances of becoming pregnant, but skipping th... Read More
