Each year, about 30 million people take cruises. And, thousands of them catch a stomach flu or suffer an injury. Kaiser Health News reports on how best to prepare for a health problem on a...
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Do new cancer treatments offer meaningful benefits?
Stat News reports on a new study, published in BMJ, which finds that around 50 percent of the clinical trials for cancer treatments approved in Europe may not demonstrate meaningful benefits. Risk...
Skin care products carry big risks
A 2017 research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine speaks to the big risks of cosmetics and other skin care products, which do not require Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval;...
Senator Warren proposes $200 a month increase in Social Security...
Senator Elizabeth Warren just proposed a $200 a month increase in Social Security benefits in order to help ensure people have decent retirement income. Warren has the boldest proposal yet for...
Senators ask Medicare agency why it is not holding Medicare...
On September 13, 2019, six Democratic Senators sent a letter to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Seema Verma, detailing their concerns about the well-being of people...
Well Connected provides companionship to older adults by phone
Well Connected, a free program launched by Covia, a nonprofit organization that promotes positive aging, offers phone and online companionship to older adults. It aims to address social isolation and...
Small businesses support Medicare for All
A new Public Private Strategies poll reveals that a solid majority (58 percent) of small businesses in the US support Medicare for All. Small businesses today struggle to provide health insurance to...
What to do with unused medicines?
Prescription drugs can be harmful, if used by people in your home who should not be taking them or if disposed of improperly. Here’s how the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the US Food...
Pelosi drug proposal would bring down drug prices
Politico reports on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing proposal. If Politico’s information about key elements is accurate, Americans could see prices cut in half for scores of the...
What’s the secret to a very long life?
Today 110 million Americans are over 50 years old. And, half of people born today are expected to live past 100. What’s the secret to a very long life? Here are a few. Harvard Health offers the...