We all know there are foods and behaviors we need to avoid in order to feel healthy. We might lose sleep or get stomach upset if we eat foods with gluten or drink wine. We might mess up our backs if...
Diane Archer
Supplements can damage your liver
Supplements are a multibillion dollar business in the US ($200 billion globally,) with more than half of Americans taking one or more of the 80,000 different supplements sold. But, in most instances...
2025: Programs that lower your costs if you have Medicare
Medicare only covers about half of a typical person’s health care costs, leaving people with average annual out-of-pocket costs of $7,000. So, even with Medicare, many people struggle to afford...
Don’t trust social media for wellness advice
You likely see dozens of clips each day providing wellness advice. Unfortunately, a lot of what you see on social media and TV should not be trusted. What should you do? Jude Joffe Block reports for...
Congress could end overpayments to big insurers in Medicare...
Instead of gutting Medicaid, Congress could save $1 trillion by ending hundreds of billions of dollars in overpayments to corporate health insurers in Medicare Advantage. A new report by Arnold...
What can your nails tell you about your health?
Your nails are an outgrowth of your skin. They are made of protein–keratin–which protects your toes and fingers. Jazmin Fox-Skelly reports for the BBC on what your nails can tell you...
Can RFK Jr. limit harmful chemical additives in our food supply?
Corporations add a multitude of chemicals into our food supply, about which you are likely not aware. What’s worse is that the FDA allows it. RFK Jr., our new Secretary of Health and Human...
Why do Americans die younger than people in other wealthy...
Americans have shorter life expectancies than people in other wealthy nations, even though we spend more on health care than other nations. The Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker looks at why it is...
Trump signs executive order creating “MAHA” commission
President Trump signed an executive order creating a Make America Health Again (“MAHA”) Commission to be chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly confirmed head of the US Department of Health...
2025: What will become of Medicaid?
At the moment, Republicans in Congress are eyeing major cuts to Medicaid–a program that provides critical health care to more than 70 million low-income Americans–as part of their push to...