The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11 as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter.
Oct 13, 2022
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On January 1, 2021, the federal government began requiring U.S. hospitals to maintain clear, accessible online price lists for 300 common services. Yet only 32% of hospital websites sampled a year later were fully compliant ...
Jun 24, 2022
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The national obesity campaign launched by the U.K. government to improve health and protect the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic was "unproductive," "ineffective," "irresponsible" and could have led to "fat-shaming."
Oct 13, 2022
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Around 3% of people are estimated to be autistic and it is a lifelong disability. Most autistic people experience the sensory world differently, such as places being too loud or too bright. We also typically communicate in ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Binge drinking is more common in the United States than previously thought, particularly among young adults, though the most frequent offenders are over 65, said a US government study on Tuesday.
Jan 10, 2012
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COVID-19 is again surging in Western Europe due to a "perfect storm" of governments lifting restrictions, waning immunity and the more contagious BA.2 Omicron subvariant, experts said Monday.
Mar 21, 2022
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The Biden's administration's Inflation Reduction Act has been dubbed "game-changing" legislation for seniors on Medicare, as the bill provides a slew of cost-cutting health care measures, including phased-in annual caps on ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Replacing visual acuity screenings for new Medicare enrollees with coverage of a dilated eye exam for healthy patients entering the government insurance program for the elderly "would be highly cost-effective," suggests a ...
Jan 9, 2012
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Humans are social animals. We might define ourselves as introverts, but the survival of our species rests on safety in community. Loneliness unleashes excess stress hormones, causing an elevated heart rate, and increased ...
Mar 27, 2023
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(Medical Xpress) -- Increases in copayments of only a few dollars for ALL Kids, Alabama's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), led to declines in the use of several healthcare services for the children they affected, ...
Feb 17, 2012
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