Yes, transitioning to a more equitable system might eliminate some jobs. But the status quo is morally untenable. Won’t you spare a thought for America’s medical debt collectors? And while you’re at it, will you say a prayer for the nation’s health care billing managers? Let’s also consider the kindly, …
Researchers in a long-term analysis of medical data say that while the risk is higher than thought for younger people, earlier intervention appears to mitigate this increased risk. Dec. 3 (UPI) — Men under 45 have as much as a 50-50 chance of developing heart disease or having a stroke by …
The analysis suggests one in five people between 12 and 34 years of age has higher-than-normal blood sugar. Dec. 2 (UPI) — As many as one in five adolescents and one in four young adults has prediabetes, a new analysis has found. In a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, …
The idea that most middle-class Americans have been treading water economically is conventional wisdom. It is already playing a role in the 2020 campaign, as the Democratic presidential candidates propose policies (Medicare-for-all, free college tuition at state schools, subsidies for child care, to mention a few) intended to relieve the …
The idea that most middle-class Americans have been treading water economically is conventional wisdom. It is already playing a role in the 2020 campaign, as the Democratic presidential candidates propose policies (Medicare-for-all, free college tuition at state schools, subsidies for child care, to mention a few) intended to relieve the …
High levels of air pollution may increase your chances of developing the vision-robbing illness glaucoma, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from more than 111,000 people across Great Britain who underwent eye tests from 2006 to 2010. They found that the risk of glaucoma — the leading cause of …
But the rich world must not turn its back on the problem On the principle that no news is good news, the fact that aids has dropped out of the headlines is surely a good thing. Nevertheless, it does no harm for the world to be reminded from time to time that the …
A new poll shows broad support for a ban on flavored e-cigarettes. But those who object to a prohibition are intense in their opposition. When the vaping industry and its allies launched a major push to dissuade President Donald Trump from banning flavored e-cigarettes this fall, they pointed to a …
Nearly a quarter of a million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have been infected by measles in 2019 alone, the World Health Organization said. There has been a rapid increase in the global measles outbreak, with reported cases jumping 300 percent in the first three months of …
Menopausal women who didn’t get enough sleep were at increased risk of osteoporosis. Sleeping too little may increase the risk for osteoporosis. A study of menopausal women has found that sleeping less than five hours a night is associated with significantly increased low bone mineral density. The report, in the Journal …
In the byzantine world of health-care pricing, most people wouldn’t expect that the ubiquitous flu shot could be a prime example of how the system’s lack of transparency can lead to disparate costs. The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to cover all federally recommended vaccines at no charge to …
When Lorraine Griggs’ 86-year-old father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious medical issues, including diabetes, kidney disease and high blood pressure. The treatment left him frailer, Griggs recalls. A few years later, when his …
