Cut salt, cut blood pressure
Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure-reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake, reports a new study from Northwestern Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. “In the study, middle-aged to elderly participants reduced their salt intake by about 1 teaspoon a day compared […]
How Can the U.S. Achieve Universal Coverage? With a Two-Part Plan, Expert Says
What’s the best way to ensure that everyone in the U.S. has health insurance and access to care? Amy Finkelstein, PhD, who has studied health economics for 20 years, is pretty sure she finally knows the answer. After her father-in-law challenged her to tell him what was needed to fix the healthcare system, Finkelstein, at […]
I Made A Decision At 17 That Completely Changed My Body. I Kept It A Secret — Until Now.
“My surgery was a secret from everyone I knew,” the author writes. Pramote Polyamate via Getty Images I was 16 when I first learned about the surgery. My mother told me she had heard of something that could help me. Something that could fix me. The lap band surgery would place an adjustable ring around […]
Does Cold Plunging Actually Do Anything Or Is It B.S.?
Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost Cold plunging isn’t safe for everyone — and also isn’t the all-in-one wellness trend that many say it is. One scroll through social media lately and you may stumble on videos of fitness influencers or celebrities dunking themselves in cold water in the name of health. Say hello to the world of cold […]
Let’s Make Insulin More Affordable for All Who Need It, Biden Says
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The U.S. needs to “finish the job” and make insulin more affordable for everyone who needs it, President Biden said here Tuesday. “We capped the cost of insulin at $35 a month for seniors on Medicare,” said Biden, who spoke at the Kempsville Recreation Center. “When I introduced it, it was […]
Opinion | The Eye Surgery Turf War Isn’t Serving Veterans
Ask any American how they think our government should be treating the nation’s veterans, and almost everyone will say that those who served our country should be treated at least as well as the average person on the street. Thankfully, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking proactive steps to honor the debt […]
Opinion | I Won’t Be Tossing My Mask Any Time Soon
During a television interview on September 18, everyone heard President Biden say “the pandemic is over.” Healthcare workers want this to be true as much as anyone else, but is it? After 2 and a half years, we have certainly come a long way. First, we learned about how to best care for patients with […]
This Is The Best Time To Get Your Flu Shot This Year
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone 6 months and older should get their flu shot every season, with a few rare exceptions. While the flu has a reputation of being mild, that is not the case for many people. The flu kills tens of thousands of people every year ― the […]
What is a pond? Study provides first data-driven definition
Nearly everyone can identify a pond, but what, exactly, distinguishes it from a lake or a wetland? A new study co-led by Cornell University offers the first data-driven, functional definition of a pond and evidence of ponds’ distinct ecological function, which could have broad implications for science and policy. “The lack of a universal pond […]
Everyone eats three extra cheeseburgers a day than they admit, study shows
Everyone eats the equivalent of three extra McDonald’s cheeseburgers a day than they admit — regardless of their waistline, University of Essex researchers have revealed. The study shows obese and thin people all fib about food to the same amount regardless of the number on the bathroom scale and this could be undermining national health […]