Here are some signs that you’re holding stress in your body without even knowing it
INTERVIEWER: April is Stress Awareness Month. You’d probably be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t deal with stress at least sometimes, so felt like a good idea to talk about it. We have Mayo Clinic Family Physician, Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen back with us today with some tips on how to identify and release stress […]
What are Stellate Ganglion Blocks? A look inside the treatment that has helped long COVID-19 patients
CATHY WURZER: The US national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended a week ago today, as President Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years. COVID, though, as you know, is still lurking, still making people, sick and still killing many others. After three years, there […]
Supreme Court looks at whether Medicare and Medicaid were overbilled under fraud law
Bottles of prescription pills go through an automated packaging machine in a pharmacy plant. The Supreme Court on Tuesday hears a case that considers whether pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicare and Medicaid under the False Claims Act. Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could […]
Out-of-staters flocking to places where abortions are easier to get
An exam room is seen inside Planned Parenthood Friday, March 10, 2023, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Jeff Roberson/AP When Mara Pliskin started working at Planned Parenthood Illinois, she didn’t expect to feel like a travel agent. Now, the abortion navigation program manager and her co-workers joke that’s half the job – booking flight, train and […]
Out-of-staters flocking to places where abortions are easier to get
An exam room is seen inside Planned Parenthood Friday, March 10, 2023, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Jeff Roberson/AP When Mara Pliskin started working at Planned Parenthood Illinois, she didn’t expect to feel like a travel agent. Now, the abortion navigation program manager and her co-workers joke that’s half the job – booking flight, train and […]
One in 18 Minnesota adults experiencing long COVID
This past week President Joe Biden signed into law an official end to the national COVID-19 emergency response. Relatedly, the nation’s official COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on May 11. As reported by KFF, the ending of federal COVID-19 emergency status impacts a host of pandemic-era health programs, ranging from requiring private […]
The pharmaceutical industry urges courts to preserve access to abortion pill
A patient prepares to take mifepristone during a visit to an abortion provider in Kansas City, Kan., in October. A federal judge’s preliminary injunction invalidating the FDA’s approval of the common abortion medication could have far-reaching effects if it’s allowed to stand. Charlie Riedel/AP With the future of a commonly used abortion medication on its […]
U.S. appeals court preserves partial access to abortion pill, but with tighter rules
The Justice Department had asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans for an emergency stay of an abortion pill ruling by a federal judge in Texas while the court hears the case. Jonathan Bachman/AP A federal appeals court will allow partial access to the abortion drug mifepristone while a high-profile federal […]
Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban, DeSantis supports
The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run. DeSantis is expected to sign the bill into law. Florida currently prohibits abortions after 15 weeks. A six-week ban would give DeSantis a key political […]
Medicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it
Hospice provides vital end-of-life support and palliative care to terminally ill patients. But it’s costing Medicare billions. A new approach would eliminate waste in the program. Westend61/Getty Images/Westend61 Hospice doctor Bethany Snider sees the writing on the wall: “The hospice care we’ve known and loved won’t be the same 10 years from now.” Hosparus Health, […]