Illinois will soon run its own Affordable Care Act health insurance market and have the power to stop skyrocketing price hikes on plans sold on it. Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills on Tuesday aimed at giving Illinois more control over health insurance prices and the Affordable Care Act market, also known as […]
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Stephen Mehrer died of a drug overdose in 2017. An appeals court ruled that his parents can proceed with their lawsuit against Walgreens over his death. Stephen Mehrer died of a drug overdose in 2017. An appeals court ruled that his parents can proceed with their lawsuit against Walgreens over his death. Walgreens pharmacy dispensed
Share on PinterestNew research sheds light on the effectiveness of intermittent fasting versus calorie counting for weight loss. AsiaVision/Getty Images Both intermittent fasting and calorie counting are popular ways to lose weight. Some prefer intermittent fasting to calorie counting since it’s easier to follow. However, it’s unclear whether both are equally effective in the long
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By Marco Melchionna June 27, 2023 – In support of access to virtual reproductive health care services, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to allow health care providers to prescribe abortion drugs to patients in states with barriers to accessing reproductive health care. In the United States, access to abortion services is becoming increasingly
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When faced with traumatic events, we may develop dissociative phenomena. But what are the elements, factors or properties that make this type of experience normal or pathological? Last update: June 27, 2023 Dissociation is intimately linked to trauma. To explain this, we can use a metaphor. Imagine that you are in a room with a
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iStock/Getty Images Plus Keeping up with all the latest health news can be a breeze. Luckily, we’ve got you covered. Here are this week’s most captivating stories from Yahoo News partners. Crapsules… may offer new hope for patients A clinical trial funded by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research is testing whether
Federal regulators want most patients to see a healthcare provider in person before receiving prescriptions for potentially addictive drugs through telehealth, which hasn’t been required in more than three years. During the covid-19 public health emergency, the Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed doctors and other healthcare professionals to prescribe controlled medications during telehealth appointments without
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In telling the story of mental health treatment and psychosis, the dominant voices often belong to academics and professional experts, marginalizing the perspectives of service users with lived experience of psychosis and mental health services. This omission obscures the long and rich history of user-driven social movements that courageously challenged psychiatric authority for decades. In
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I felt that I had been left on my own before this treatment was offered to me. The therapists had told me they had no more options to offer. I stood there with no hope of help, no hope of recovery. The 48-year-old began making plans for how she was going to end it all.
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Conservative MP sentenced for unsolicited attack on woman’s mental health (UK Parliament) A Tory MP has been widely criticized for a tweet attacking a woman after she thanked the Samaritans for offering mental health support at Glastonbury. Brendan Clarke-Smith has lashed out at political commentator Tan Smith, who calls himself Supertanskiiii on Twitter, calling her
Ozempic’s maker said it expects the current shortage of the diabetes drug to continue in 2024 as it has called for a reduction in off-label prescriptions for weight-loss treatment. Ozempic, a brand name for the drug semaglutide, was introduced in the UK four years ago to help type 2 diabetics manage their blood glucose levels.
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According to a National Family Health Survey (2019-2021), many women in India experience domestic violence. It revealed that nearly 30 percent of married women in India aged between 18 and 49 have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Scars may fade from the body but wounds on the mind can last a long time. People can
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Dear Amy: My daughter is 36 years old. Her father and I divorced when she was little. She got all the visits she wanted and (reluctantly) paid her child support. When he was 16, he stopped seeing her because he got his driver’s license and said she could drive to see him instead of driving
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Hospitals are pushing against proposed changes to Medicare payment policies for some outpatient services, even as Congress appears to be expressing more interest. Some members of Congress have expressed a growing interest in site-neutral policies. Hospitals say such policies could cost them billions. (Image credit: Pierrette Guertin – stock.adobe.com) Hospitals and health care systems could
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Verona Farmaceutica srl LONDON & RALEIGH, NC, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verona Pharma plc (Nasdaq: VRNA) (Verona Pharma or the Company) announces the filing of a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of ensifentrin for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
