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...
Diane Archer
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...
Poll shows most Americans want more than incremental health...
A new Kaiser Health Tracking poll looks at how Americans are feeling about Medicare for All as well as other health care reforms. A solid majority support Medicare for All. They want more than...
Proposed Trump Rx policy will drive up people’s drug costs
The New York Times reports on a new proposed Trump administration policy that would drive up people’s drug costs further. It would raise the cap on total out-of-pocket costs for people with...
Hospital prices should be disclosed, but knowing them...
A new Trump administration policy requires all hospitals to disclose their prices for people without insurance as a means to help people shop for health care. This policy will never help people save...