UnitedHealth Group reported a $5.6 billion first quarter profit as the healthcare giant’s UnitedHealthcare insurance plans and Optum medical provider businesses grew by double-digits.
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Healthcare Prices Are Soaring—Guess Who’s Getting Rich!
Three facts and then a question Fact #1: Healthcare prices in the US are rising Fact #2: Physician practices are being gobbled up in unprecedented numbers.
5 Science-Backed Methods To Reduce Stress Right In The Moment
Long-term stress-reduction strategies are good. But when you’re stressed in the moment, you may need a quick-and-dirty way to stop your mind from spinning.
Tuberculosis-Infectious Woman Refuses To Get Treatment And Isolate, Putting Public At Risk
A women in Tacoma, Washington, who has tuberculosis (TB), has been refusing treatment for over a year and was spotted taking public transit and going to a casino.
Walmart Launches Major Employee Mental Health Support Initiative
Walmart is expanding employee mental health support with a new “Workplace Mental Health course” that will teach Walmart leaders how to deal with someone struggling with behavioral health issues.
Healthcare Regulators’ Outdated Thinking Will Cost American Lives
How quickly can artificial intelligence and other technologies improve American healthcare? Unfortunately, only as fast as U.S. regulators will allow.
Covid-19 During Pregnancy Linked To Severe Brain Damage In 2 Infants
If you are wondering what could possibly go wrong with getting Covid-19 while you are pregnant, a pair of case reports just published in Pediatrics has provided some more answers.
David Crosby Died While Battling Covid-19, Per Graham Nash
According to Nash, Crosby had contracted the Covid-19 coronavirus a second time.
You Can Get Covid-19 From Coronavirus-Contaminated Surfaces, New Study Confirms
A study published The Lancet Microbe provides further support for regularly cleaning and disinfecting high-touch surfaces.
Peeps Easter Candy Has Potentially Cancer-Causing Red Dye 3, Warns Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports is also co-sponsoring with the Environmental Working Group a bill in California that would ban Red Dye No. 3 from being put into food products.
