The Uninsured Rate Is Down, Just In Time For Congress To Debate Health Care Again
The percentage of Americans without health insurance has fallen again, according to a government study released early Thursday. But whether that progress continues will depends greatly on what happens in Congress in the next few weeks. The study was a long-planned, regular update to the National Health Insurance Survey, one of several tools that government […]
Ob/Gyn Board Certification Exam Stays Virtual in Light of Dobbs
The American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ABOG) will again make its board certification exam virtual this year, partly because of safety concerns following the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision is intended to save prospective ob/gyns from having to travel to the organization’s Dallas headquarters. Many advocates had expressed concerns […]
Opinion | How Many More Must Die From Firearm Violence?
Once again, the headlines are dominated by a gruesome mass shooting, this time resulting in the deaths of 19 school children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, right on the heels of the white supremacist attack in a Buffalo, New York supermarket that killed 10 people. Public mass shootings have profound impacts on survivors, families, […]
COVID Was Third Leading Cause of U.S. Deaths in 2021, Says CDC
While COVID-19 in 2021 was again the third leading cause of death in the U.S., racial and ethnic disparities narrowed from the year before, provisional CDC data indicated. Overall, 65.2% of the COVID-19 deaths in 2021 were among white individuals, 16.5% were among Hispanic individuals, and 13.3% were among Black individuals. In 2020 these proportions […]
SCOTUS Keeps Obamacare Alive
Once again, a Republican challenge to former-President Barack Obama’s signature health care law has failed.
U.S. Should Take Heed Of Europe, Pandemic’s New Epicenter, WHO Official Warns
Europe has again become the epicenter for the COVID-19 pandemic, with the World Health Organization warning Wednesday that deaths from the coronavirus had risen in Europe by 10% over the past week. The European region was the only one of the WHO’s six regions where cases and deaths had risen, with the other world regions […]
3 Tricks That’ll Help Your Morning Yogurt Keep You Full Past 10 A.M.
A cup of yogurt may seem like the perfect on-the-go breakfast, but if you’re hungry again by midmorning, you might be making some basic yogurt mistakes. First, let’s be clear that we love — love! — yogurt, in all its many permutations, flavors and countries of origin. The experts we spoke to agree it’s a […]
The Best Teeth Whitening Products You Can Buy, According To The Pros
As you’re heading back to the office and getting together with friends again, you may want to brighten up your smile. And at-home teeth whitening products are more popular than ever these days. Teeth whitening has always been popular with her patients, but dentist Courtney Hain, owner of a general and cosmetic dental practice in […]
Naomi Osaka Talks To Media Again After Winning Olympic Tennis Match
Then the tennis superstar talked to the media again after shunning press conferences and eventually withdrawing from the French Open in May to preserve her mental health. Bouts of anxiety had prompted her to rethink subjecting herself to probing questions about her performance. She hadn’t competed since the Paris Grand Slam ― and hadn’t faced […]