Category: healthcare

More Americans Delaying Healthcare Because Of Cost, New Survey Shows

New research from Gallup shows that more Americans than ever are delaying healthcare due to costs. Rates of delaying care differ based on gender, age, and income.

Mental Health: England Launches Review Into Safety Of Services

The country has seen several patient safety scandals at mental health facilities in recent months.

New Approaches To Macular Degeneration: Test Tube Retinas

Researchers have developed a new model of the retina to study one of the leading causes of blindness: age-related macular degeneration.

Amazon Launches $5 A Month Prescription Drug Scheme As It Leaps Further Into Healthcare

The scheme will let subscribers fill as many prescriptions as they need from a list of generic medicines including an erectile dysfunction drug, hair loss treatment and antidepressant.

Amazon Launches $5 A Month Prescription Drug Scheme As It Leaps Further Into Healthcare

The scheme will let subscribers fill as many prescriptions as they need from a list of generic medicines including an erectile dysfunction drug, hair loss treatment and antidepressant.

‘Thanks Pfizer’ Tweet Shows Legs Shaking, Trying To Blame Covid-19 Vaccines

That dubious claim led to a trend of people using the words “Thanks Pfizer” while posting videos of random people shaking different parts of their bodies.

Kids Who Exercise More Are Less Likely To Get Respiratory Infections, Study Suggests

Researchers gathered data from over 100 children between 2018 and 2019.

Not Just The Elderly: Intense Physical Activity In Middle Age Improves Cognitive Skills, Study Finds

Researchers also found some sedentary activity, like reading and working, can improve cognitive functioning.

In The U.S., Conspiracy Theories And Alternate Facts Undermine Public Health And Cause Death

The insidious agenda of anti-vaccine activism and supporters of so-called “health freedom” has led to hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths. Inexplicably, anti-vaccine activism extends well beyond novel Covid-19 vaccines. It includes childhood vacc…

Elevance Health To Buy Louisiana Blue Cross Plan

Elevance Health will buy Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, adding to its family of Anthem Blue Cross plans in 14 other states.