Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Dave Lantz is no stranger to emergency department or doctor bills. With three kids in their teens and early 20s, “when someone gets sick or breaks…
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Federal government may be paying twice for care of veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain From 2011 to 2020, the Veterans Health Administration spent $78 billion to care for U.S. military veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, raising questions about federal…
Banning tobacco sales among young people could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths, study suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Creating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer globally, according to a study led by researchers from the…
Study suggests harmful diagnostic errors may occur in 1 in every 14 general medical hospital patients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Harmful diagnostic errors may be occurring in as many as 1 in every 14 (7%) hospital patients—at least those receiving general medical care—suggest the findings of…
Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end
In 2023, 42 state attorneys general sued Meta to remove Instagram features that Meta’s own studies had shown – and independent research had confirmed – are harmful to teenage girls.…
Abortion rights worldwide: a snapshot
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite being liberalized in scores of countries over recent decades, women’s access to abortion remains a precarious right globally with numerous countries restricting the procedure or…
Federal government to offer more free COVID-19 tests
The U.S. government is offering another round of free COVID-19 tests, which will be available by the end of September. “U.S. households will be eligible to order four free COVID-19…
Self-esteem can boost sexual well-being—and vice versa
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A long-term study by the Universities of Zurich and Utrecht has confirmed a dynamic correlation between self-esteem and sexual satisfaction. The results provide valuable insights about…
Women still missing out on treatment for cardiovascular disease, despite major progress in disease management
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women in the UK, and elsewhere, are still missing out on vital treatment for their No 1 killer—cardiovascular disease—despite significant progress in the medical management of…
UK study examines stigmas against LGBTQ and people with mental health problems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study of stigma against LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) people in British Society has shown that there is less stigma against these groups…
