Posted on 24 March 2021. Tags: Democrats, Medicare, drug, law, negotiating prices, prescription, prices
Democrats, newly in control of Congress and the White House, are united behind an idea that Republican lawmakers and major drugmakers fiercely oppose: empowering the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate the prices of brand-name drugs covered by Medicare.
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Posted in Health, Finance & Work
Posted on 20 March 2021. Tags: COVID, Diet, Dietitian, exercise, nutrition, routine
People are home more than ever and it’s easy to graze mindlessly through the kitchen. And as a result, the calories can add up quickly.
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Posted in Active Living, Healthy Lifestyle
Posted on 18 March 2021. Tags: Falling, Falls, adults, drugs, elderly, medication, prescription
Nearly every older adult was prescribed a prescription drug that increased their risk of falling in 2017, according to new University at Buffalo research.
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Posted in Family Care, Health studies
Posted on 16 March 2021. Tags: COVID, Nursing home workers, Vaccine, nursing homes, workers
Joan Phillips, a certified nursing assistant in a Florida nursing home, loved her job but dreaded the danger of going to work in the pandemic. When vaccines became available in December, she jumped at the chance to get one.
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Posted in Health, Family Care
Posted on 15 March 2021. Tags: Appointment, COVID, Retiree, Vaccine
Martha Gallagher, a 75-year-old retired school nurse, wanted to volunteer for the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps to administer covid-19 vaccines.
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Posted in Health
Posted on 11 March 2021. Tags: CVD, Cardiovascular disease, Diet, fatty fish, fish, heart disease, study
Eating oily fish regularly can help prevent cardiovascular disease in high-risk individuals, such as those who already have heart disease or stroke according to an analysis of several large studies from more than 60 countries.
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Posted in Good Eats, Health studies