Risks Surgeons Don’t Tell Older Patients About
Elderly surgical patients are not aware of the true risks, and surgeons aren’t telling them, new research suggests. Dec. 13, 2019 The New York Times...
FEATURED STORIES
VA Dems “Hitting Pause” On Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is moving toward dropping work requirements for Medicaid enrollees after Democrats won full control of the state legislature for the...
Most Of Us Use Drugs Or Alcohol To Fall Asleep
Dec 12, 2019 As three million new cases of insomnia get diagnosed a year, it seems long-time sufferers are seeking pharmaceutical consultation in greater numbers....
Health News
10 Ex-NFL Players Charged In Health Ins. Fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten former NFL players were charged in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the league's health care benefit program by submitting false claims...
Health Conditions
Olivia Newton-John Will Be Remembered For This
Dec. 10, 2019 | Reuters – The buyer of Olivia Newton John's famous leather "Grease" jacket has returned it to the singer and donated the...
‘Hot Yoga’ Founder Eyed For Serial Rape
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Bikram Choudhury, 75, is the namesake behind countless Bikram Yoga studios nationwide. The studios specialize in hot yoga and owners...
Hunter Biden’s ‘Baby Mama’ Was Stripper At Club He Frequented
Nov 27, 2019 | Page Six – The woman suing Hunter Biden for paternity was a stripper at a Washington, DC, club he frequented around...
SELF CARE
Afternoon Delight: What Works For Older Couples
"Sex at 70 or 80 may not be like it is at 20 or 30 ... in some ways it can be better." Help Guide...
MEDICINE & RX
Big Problems With Antidepressants
"Antidepressants should not be used..." Should antidepressants be used for major depressive disorders? Abstract Background Major depressive disorder is estimated by the WHO to affect...
Big Rx “Exploited The System At The Expense Of Patient Health”
Dec. 5, 2019 The Washington Post – In 2005, Gilead Sciences notified federal regulators that it was suspending development of a potentially safer, more potent HIV-fighting...
Naughty Or Nice? Opioid CEO Seeks $1.3M ‘Christmas Bonus’
Since the new formulation was approved in 2010, fatal overdoses involving OxyContin, Percocet and generic opioids have risen more than 30 percent to about 14,500...
Mind Health and Wellness
We Finally Know What Causes “Brain Fog”
Nov 15, 2019 University of Birmingham (UK) – Scientists at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam have uncovered a possible...
OTHER HEALTH NEWS
Border Crashers Seeking Food, Meds Sent Back to Mexico
Dec 6, 2019 | Phoenix, AP – The U.S. government said Friday it had sent nine Venezuelans, including two families, back to Mexico after they...
Man Rescued After Shouting, ‘Siri, Call 911’
CNN – "Siri, call 911." That's what a man in Charles City, Iowa yelled after his car plunged into an icy river. Gael Salcedo, 18,...
Feminizing Agent In Humans 44 Times Higher Than We Knew
"BPA produces an endocrine-disrupting effect and adversely affects male reproductive function." – National Institutes of Health | Dec 5, 2019 | Washington State Univ. –...
