Workers’ Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) Health insurance has gotten slightly more expensive during the pandemic: A new survey shows that annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 4%, to an average of $22,221 this year. Of that amount, employees paid an average of nearly $6,000 toward […]
Year in Review: HIV
Long-acting therapies headlined a year of continued drug development, both in the treatment and prevention of HIV. Meanwhile, CDC recommended a third dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for certain patients living with advanced or untreated HIV to boost their protection. Cabotegravir’s Big Year The year started with the approval of cabotegravir-rilpivirine (Cabenuva), the first […]
Time to Replace Your Smoke Alarm Batteries – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Nov. 8, 2021 Setting your clocks back an hour this Sunday also means it’s time to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says. Working alarms are especially important because people are spending more time at […]
Hepatitis B Shots Advised for All Adults Under 60 – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Nov. 5, 2021 All U.S. adults younger than 60 should be vaccinated against hepatitis B, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended Wednesday. Until now, the shots were recommended only for certain groups of adults, including prisoners, health care workers, international travelers, people with diabetes and certain […]
18 Million Americans Can’t Pay for Needed Meds
Latest Prevention & Wellness News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) As many as 18 million Americans can’t afford their prescribed medications, a new nationwide poll finds. That’s 7% of the adult population in the United States. But when it comes to households making less than $24,000 per year, the percentage jumps to […]
Scientists claim that overeating is not the primary cause of obesity
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that obesity affects more than 40% of American adults, placing them at higher risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer. The USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020 — 2025 further tells us that losing weight “requires adults to […]
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) Wildfires are killing people around the world — even those with limited exposure to wildfire-related pollution, an international team of researchers reports. The new research revealed that short-term exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air is increasing deaths worldwide […]
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) Algeria recently became the last country in the world to halt sales of highly toxic leaded gasoline, the U.N. Environment Agency (UNEP) said Monday. The agency said that marked the “official end” of the use of the fuel that’s been linked to […]
How can I avoid heart disease or stroke?
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice are published online today in European Heart Journal. As much as 90% of the risk of a heart attack, stroke, or peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can be explained by smoking, poor eating habits, lack of physical activity, abdominal obesity, high blood […]
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic’s First Year
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on the economy and jobs, it didn’t result in fewer Americans having health insurance. The number of 18- to 64-year-olds in the United States without health insurance held steady at 11% between March […]