Senate approves stricter PBM regulations
Senators approved a plan Thursday night that would reform how pharmacy benefit managers operate in Illinois.
I Thought I Was Dying. When I Learned The Truth, I Became Desperate To Keep It Secret.
The author on a moms’ night out. “This was just one of the ways I busied myself to avoid some of the hard feelings and anxieties I was dealing with,” she writes. Courtesy of Lauren Dunn If you know me, or see me on the street, I might appear to be carefree. That is a […]
Jet lag disorder associated with shift work can lead to brain changes increasing appetite
Scientists have uncovered why night shift work is associated with changes in appetite in a new University of Bristol-led study. The findings, published in Communications Biology, could help the millions of people that work through the night and struggle with weight gain. Scientists from Bristol and the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Japan, […]
Pete Davidson Enters Rehab For Mental Health Struggles
Pete Davidson has entered treatment for his mental health. The “Saturday Night Live” alum is receiving inpatient care at a Pennsylvania rehab facility for issues around his post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder, Page Six reported on Wednesday. A source close to the star confirmed the news to People, telling the magazine Davidson was […]
The Time It Takes To Fall Asleep Can Reveal A Lot About Your Health
Kilito Chan via Getty Images The length it takes you to fall asleep at night could reveal some insights into your health and well-being, according to sleep experts. After a long day, falling asleep quickly can feel like a blessing. Getting the right amount of sleep can be hard enough as is — especially if […]
Opinion | You Choose: Food or Medications?
The phone rings at 2 a.m. The resident doctor on call that night is contacted to discuss a Latinx patient who presented with seizures. He had missed his medication for about a week. He had recently been laid off and lost insurance coverage. He couldn’t afford to refill his eslicarbazepine acetate (Aptiom) prescription. This was […]
Biden Pledges to Extend Medicare’s Solvency for ‘At Least Two Decades’
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address on Tuesday night contained at least one healthcare surprise, according to an expert — a pledge to extend the solvency of the Medicare program. During a section of the speech dealing with addressing the debt ceiling, Biden said that “instead of making the wealthy pay […]
Her Mom Went To Prison When She Was 13. Here’s How It Affected Her Ability To Trust Other Women.
Until she was 21, Ariana Steen cried herself to sleep every night, terrorized by the thought of her mom being killed in prison. It’s a fear that permeated her psyche throughout her young adulthood; her mother was incarcerated when Steen was just 13. Steen, now a 24-year-old living in Seattle, was primarily raised by her […]
Why late-night eating leads to weight gain, diabetes: Health benefits come from eating during the daytime, demonstrating a potential link to energy release
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind why eating late at night is linked to weight gain and diabetes. The connection between eating time, sleep and obesity is well-known but poorly understood, with research showing that over-nutrition can disrupt circadian rhythms and change fat tissue. New Northwestern research has shown for the first time […]
Could Hot Flashes and Night Sweats Serve as Early Signs of Poor Brain Health?
ATLANTA — Hot flashes and night sweats, particularly those that happen during sleep, may be an an early marker for cognitive illness, a study found. Frequent vasomotor symptoms that occurred during sleep were associated with increased white matter hyperintensity volumes (B[SE]=0.17 [0.06], P<0.05), brain lesions that have been linked with cognitive impairment, reported Rebecca Thurston, […]