As of this week, consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as a 2017 federal law finally takes effect. Where for decades it cost thousands of dollars to get a device that could be purchased only with a prescription from an audiologist or other hearing […]
As The 19th reports, over 40 medical and advocacy groups submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for miscarriage management to be added as a use case for mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medical abortions, and ease the restrictions around who can prescribe it. Groups including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists(ACOG), SisterReach, Physicians […]
Breakfast may be known as the “most important meal of the day,” but from piles of bacon to boxes of donuts, it’s often not necessarily the healthiest one, and frankly, many cereal brands aren’t any better. But as Food & Wine reports, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently looking to change its official definition of “healthy,” and […]
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. About 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer during her life. And although breast cancer mostly occurs among women over the age of 45, in some cases breast cancer is diagnosed in women in their 20’s and 30’s. Currently, about 9% of […]
While the global coronavirus pandemic has, and continues to, take its toll on our mental health, the ability to reconnect through World Mental Health Day 2022 provides everyone with an opportunity to re-kindle efforts to protect and improve our mental health. For 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) wants people the world over to “make […]
Clinical trials are the lifeblood of drug development. No medicine can win approval without being proven safe and effective in volunteers. However, as USA Today reports, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, most clinical research was derailed by shuttered clinics and hospitals that didn’t have time for anything but urgent care. Suddenly, virtual visits […]
More than 1,200 prescription drugs rose in price faster than the rate of inflation between 2021 and 2022, according to a new report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday. Between July 2021 and July 2022, the prices for 1,216 drugs rose more than the 8.6 percent rate of inflation, […]
NBC News reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning about the spread of a common childhood virus that can cause muscle weakness or paralysis in rare cases. According to their report released just last week, the CDC recorded 260 cases of “enterovirus D68,” aka EV-D68, which most commonly leads to respiratory illness […]
As ABC News reports, Megan Thee Stallion is urging her fans to seek help amid a mental health crisis among U.S. youth that was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapper recently launched a resource website called “Bad Bitches Have Bad Days Too,” which lists a diverse array of mental health and substance abuse helplines, organizations that provide free […]
As USA Today reports, the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, scheduled to take place this week, will recommend a pilot program to cover medically tailored meals as part of Medicare Advantage plans. It is one of a laundry list of new plans proposed Tuesday by the Biden administration to “end hunger and […]