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Define 'Healthy' May. 31, 2023
Last fall, the Food and Drug Administration published new guidelines about which foods could be labe... Read More
New Alzheimer's Research Signals Hope May. 26, 2023
According to data from a new Harris Poll commissioned by the American Academy of Physician Associate... Read More
Problems With Health Care Services -- Take Your Pick May. 12, 2023
The health care system in this country, depending on who you ask, is either under attack, changing f... Read More
AI Applications in Health Care Producing Both Promise and Fear Apr. 21, 2023
It is natural when someone coughs to speculate about what that cough means. Maybe just a clearing of... Read More
Death by the Numbers Apr. 14, 2023
Thirty years ago, I only went to the doctor when the newspaper I was working switched health plans a... Read More
Vaping and Oral Health Mar. 29, 2023
There's a growing body of evidence that vaping (e-cigarettes) is associated with poorer health, incl... Read More
Technological Advances in Health Care Both Friend and Foe Mar. 24, 2023
As recently reported by USA Today's Tony Leys, Bette Helm, 71, lives in a nursing home located in Kn... Read More
Life Is a Marathon Mar. 22, 2023
But extending it might just involve short bursts of activity. A recent study found that brief bouts ... Read More
Settling Disparities in Care and Getting Back to Treating the Whole Patient Mar. 17, 2023
What is happening to the blissful joy of country living? While it remains for those who can afford i... Read More
Celebrating the Sacrifice and Skill of Good Old Country Doctors Mar. 10, 2023
For people living in rural America, finding a family doctor or adequate health care services has nev... Read More
Medicaid Update Mar. 08, 2023
The Affordable Care Act, originally passed in 2010 and sometimes called Obamacare, created access to... Read More
At-home Flu Tests Mar. 01, 2023
By now, many (perhaps most) Americans have used and become comfortable with the idea of at-home test... Read More
Losing Sleep Over Glaucoma Feb. 22, 2023
When glaucoma is undetected and untreated, it can lead to blindness from the progressive loss of ret... Read More
Doctors and Nurses Are Not Racists Feb. 15, 2023
Doctors and nurses are not racists. They're everyday heroes. But left-wing activists and their media... Read More
Trans Families as Targets Feb. 11, 2023
Do families with trans kids need to move out of red states? This week, legislatures in three more s... Read More
Alcohol and Cancer Feb. 08, 2023
Now that Dry January is over, most participants who were "sober-curious" have resumed their familiar... Read More
Seeing Dog Days Ahead for Science Feb. 03, 2023
American humorist Dave Barry once observed that "you can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog... Read More
Drug Price Cap, but Not Hospital or Doctor Bills Feb. 01, 2023
More than 63 million Americans are covered by Medicare. Here's the good news: By 2025, they'll pay n... Read More
Dry January Leaves Behind Sobering Thoughts Jan. 27, 2023
For those of you who have successfully navigated Dry January without a slip up, your liver, heart an... Read More
