According to the Centers for Disease Control, sleep matters–not getting a good night’s sleep is a public health problem. Insufficient sleep leads to poor health outcomes and greater risk...
Diane Archer
Plan ahead for a hospital visit: Talk to the people you love...
Few of us think about preparing in advance for a hospital visit, for someone we love, let alone ourselves. But, eventually, most of us will make a visit as a caregiver or a patient. Talking to the...
Commercial health insurer campaign contributions buy Dem support
Wendell Potter reports for Tarbell on Democrats in Congress who are pushing health care industry talking points. Potter can spot them easily, as he is a former health insurance industry executive who...
What can you do about toenail fungus?
Toenail fungus is quite common, particularly among older people. Unfortunately, it is a type of infection that can be hard to treat. What can you do about toenail fungus? Toenail fungus usually is...
Need home health care? Don’t count on Medicare
Of all the failings with the US health care system for older Americans and people with disabilities, one of the greatest is Medicare’s very limited home care coverage. Millions of Americans need...
Health tech that helps patients in hospital
Some of the latest health technology developments for patients are appearing in the hospital. Today, in some hospitals, you can talk into a computer and call a nurse or order lunch. StatNews reports...
Medicare for All is entirely affordable
In a CNN op-ed, health economist Dean Baker explains why Medicare for All is entirely affordable. Michael Bloomberg and Howard Schultz clearly have not looked carefully at the numbers. To be clear...
Eve’s story: Commercial health insurance, inhumane choices
Millions of hard-working Americans with common health conditions struggle every day to stay healthy because they must rely on commercial insurance to cover their care. Deductibles and coinsurance are...
Ingestible sensors could help treat digestive diseases
Sensors appear to be the “it” new technology for monitoring people’s health. And, not only can you find ones that attach to a bed or an abdomen, you can find ingestible sensors. Casey...
Congressman Larson introduces the Social Security 2100 Act
Today, Franklin D Roosevelt’s birthday, Congressman John Larson (D-CT), Chair of the US House of Representatives’ Social Security Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee introduced...