Erin Bodwin makes the case in Stat News that wearable health technology offers a benefit most people might not appreciate–it could detect a COVID-19 infection before you have symptoms. In...
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How you sleep could turn on what you eat
Trouble sleeping? Typically, people who exercise and stay away from computer screens sleep better at night. Anahad O’Connor writes for the New York Times that recent studies show that how well...
Biden picks California AG Xavier Becerra to head HHS
There is some good news for people with Medicare and Americans writ large! President-elect Joe Biden has named California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, to head the US Department of Health and...
Coronavirus: Plan for the vaccine!
Right now, there’s a a lot of talk about who will get the vaccine first. Health care workers, essential workers, poor people, older adults? Every state will likely roll out the vaccine...
Should your dentist be able to give you a Covid vaccine?
The COVID-19 vaccine is on the verge of approval. Should your dentist and eye doctor be able to administer the vaccine? Rachel Bluth reports for Kaiser Health News that dentists and optometrists are...
Avoid buying junk insurance
The Obama administration banned the sale of junk health insurance–policies that offer only limited coverage–as an alternative to comprehensive coverage because junk insurance provides...
COVID: Treatment costs for people with Medicare
No one disputes that older and disabled Americans are most at risk for COVID-19. To date, 1.2 million people with Medicare, about 2 percent of them, have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. If...
President-elect Biden proposes German model for drug pricing
President-elect Joe Biden is proposing that the US look to Germany as a model for drug pricing. On one hand, a German model could be a step forward, putting in place a national system for evaluating...
Coronavirus: Doctors and nurses reconsider their professions
The novel coronavirus has taken a huge toll on the lives of millions of Americans, particularly health care workers and other essential workers. Kaiser Health News reports on how some doctors and...
Coronavirus: Digital app could simplify air travel
The novel coronavirus has limited air travel and hit the airline industry hard. A new digital app is designed to simplify air travel. The app, CommonPass, would report your COVID-19 status at the...
