Health Insider HonorHealth, BCBS continue contract negotiations ahead of August deadline abc15.com staff
PHOENIX — HonorHealth and Blue Cross Blue Shield are still working to reach a new agreement before the end of their contract on Aug. 1, 2025. According to HonorHealth, existing appointments will continue as planned unless a new contract is not finalized. If a contract isn’t finalized, all HonorHealth facilities and physicians will be out-of-network […]
Health Insider Most sunscreens may contain harmful ingredients, research group says Justin Boggs
An annual report by the Environmental Working Group claims that 77% of sunscreens on the market offer inadequate skin protection, contain potentially harmful ingredients, or both. Out of more than 2,200 products analyzed by EWG, fewer than 500 meet its criteria for effectiveness and safety, the nonprofit, which advocates for the removal of toxic chemicals […]
Is Exercising When You’re Sick Safe Or Can It Help? Experts Weigh In.
LOADINGERROR LOADING Questions about the safety of working out when sick with an upper respiratory infection are a common concern, according to doctors. Many folks pressure themselves to exercise even when they aren’t feeling 100% well — or hope a good workout will help sweat out their illness. (Spoiler alert: It won’t.) It is frustrating […]
Wyoming Department of Health Working to Reduce Stillbirths – Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Department of Health Working to Reduce Stillbirths November 13, 2023 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is working to help expectant parents learn how paying attention to their baby’s movements can sometimes help prevent stillbirths. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests roughly 1 in every 162 pregnancies ends in […]
Health Organizations Making Strides In Health Equity, AMA Leader Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Half of healthcare organizations surveyed have eliminated or are working to eliminate race-based clinical algorithms and decision-making tools that incorrectly use race as a proxy for genetic or biological ancestry, a survey by the American Medical Association (AMA) found. “This is critically important,” Aletha Maybank, MD, the AMA’s chief health equity […]
Doctors, Nurses Charged in Wide-Ranging COVID Fraud Schemes, DOJ Says
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a slew of criminal charges against 18 individuals working in healthcare — including doctors and nurses — for allegedly stealing a total of $490 million in funds from federal health and COVID-related programs. “Today’s announcement marks the largest-ever coordinated law enforcement action in the United States targeting healthcare fraud […]
How To Set Up Your Home Office If You Have Seasonal Depression, According To Interior Designers And Therapists
Amazon Happy Lamp, shadow box and desk organizer. If you have seasonal depression, working from home can be a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you get to wear comfy clothes and sleep through your previous commute time. On the other, it’s easy for a week to go by without ever going outside as […]
Positively charged nanomaterials treat obesity anywhere you want
Researchers have long been working on how to treat obesity, a serious condition that can lead to hypertension, diabetes, chronic inflammation, and cardiovascular diseases. Studies have also revealed a strong correlation of obesity and cancer — recent data show that smoking, drinking alcohol, and obesity are the biggest contributors to cancer worldwide. The development of […]
Georgia Set to Implement Medicaid Work Requirements
Georgia’s new Medicaid demonstration program that requires recipients to be working, going to school, or volunteering is expected to start up next year, but critics say it will be expensive to administer and will result in far fewer people added to the Medicaid rolls compared with a regular Medicaid expansion. “The systems being set up […]
Researchers Propose List of Core Symptoms to Better Define Long COVID
Researchers proposed a list of core symptoms that could offer a better working definition of long COVID, based on an observational cohort study from the Netherlands. Among over 1,700 COVID patients, 21.4% had at least one core symptom — including chest pain, breathing difficulties, painful muscles, ageusia or anosmia, tingling or heavy extremities, lump in […]