Category: healthcare

Big Health Insurers Will Expand Medicare Advantage To Hundreds Of New Counties For 2023

Humana, CVS Health’s Aetna unit, Elevance Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna are launching Medicare Advantage in hundreds of new counties for 2023.

Ultra-Processed Foods Associated With Colorectal Cancer, Premature Death, 2 New Studies Show

This ain’t ultra-good news considering that ultra-processed food and beverages now consist of over half of the calories that Americans consume.

Microsoft’s Latest AI Tool Can Predict Missed Doctor’s Appointments

This tool may potentially add significant value to all types of clinical settings.

You Have The Right To Your Radiology Test Results: What You Need To Know

Your body; your data.

The Kids Are Not Alright: New Report Shows Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations Rose 61%

Even before the pandemic, children’s mental health was suffering. New data shows just how much the need for acute mental healthcare has increased since then.

Commitment To America: Just What The Doctor Ordered

The Commitment is important, because it illustrates the glaring contrast between the two parties—especially on contentious issues like health care.

U.K. Ditches Major Health Inequalities White Paper: Report

The news is a blow to public health experts, who have long called for action on widening health inequalities.

Covid Virus Accelerates With Each New Variant

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve, each new emerging variant is gaining growth advantages over its predecessor.

‘Replaying’ Evolution May Help Avoid Antibiotic Resistance

Colombian biologist Camilo Barbosa is looking to replicate the process of evolution because if some evolutionary paths are consistent, then science may one day be able to predict when and how antibiotic resistance will evolve.

Worries Over Blue Light Exposure Lead To New Safety Ratings For Screens

In response to the growing concerns over blue light exposure, leading screen manufacturers are using a new rating system designed to establish standards for measuring blue light and color performance of screens.