WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An overwhelming majority of older Americans think health insurers and Medicare should cover the cost of weight-loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy or Zepbound, a new survey has found. More than four out of five older adults (83%) think insurance companies should pay forContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctor’s brains are great decision-makers, but even the smartest physicians might be well-served with a little diagnostic help from ChatGPT, a new study suggests. The main benefit comes from a thinking process known as “probabilistic reasoning” — knowing the odds that something willContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration is flexing some federal muscle in its push for lower drug prices, warning pharmaceutical companies that it might use its authority to cancel patent protections if a medication costs too much. Federal law allows the government to grant patent licensesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Games like football, soccer and rugby come to mind when thinking about sports-related concussions. But a smashing tennis shot could cause a traumatic brain injury if the ball whacks a player’s head, a new study argues. Concussions can happen if a tennis ballContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — States that ban abortion could be headed to a brain drain when it comes to up-and-coming medical professionals. Three out of four future U.S. doctors say state access to abortion is a key factor in choosing where they’ll apply for their residency training,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new ‘technopill’ can safely monitor a person’s vital signs from inside their bodies, researchers report. The vitals-monitoring (VM) Pill works by tracking the small vibrations in the body associated with lungs breathing and the heart beating. It can detect if a personContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you need medical care, you’re more likely to skip it due to cost issues if you’re American than if you’re Australian, Canadian, British or French, a new report finds. Rising costs aren’t just causing poorer Americans to forgo needed care: The CommonwealthContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About one in eight military families are turning to food banks and community pantries to make ends meet and feed their children, a new study finds. More than 13% of military families with at least one child said they used a food bankContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 (Healthday News) — A new drug to treat postpartum depression will cost nearly $16,000 for a 14-day course of treatment, a price tag that has doctors worried that some patients won’t be able to afford the medication. Zurzuvae (zuranolone) was first approved by the U.S. Food andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When doctors advise patients to lose weight, an optimistic approach is more likely to get results. Researchers found that patients were more likely to participate in the recommended program and shed pounds if doctors presented obesity treatments as an “opportunity.” They compared thatContinue Reading