Shots Health News – Nearly 24 million Americans are buying their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act — and there's still a week to go for open enrollment sign-ups.
"We've once again set a new all-time record for marketplace enrollment," Neera Tanden, domestic policy adviser to President Biden, said on a press call Tuesday.
"In fact, every year of the Biden-Harris administration, we've set a new all-time record for ACA marketplace enrollment."
As ACA sign ups...
Truthout – We might have just rung in a new year, but it feels like an epidemiological Groundhog Day.
Nearly five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, public health experts are once again sounding the alarm. This time, it’s the H5N1 virus — also known as avian influenza, or bird flu — that’s causing concern.
Even though federal officials have had ample time to stymie the spread, the last 10 months have seen the...
KFF Health News – Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista, California, three years ago.
Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old. Then Valle began to suspect water from her well was making her sick.
“Even if everything is organic, it doesn’t matter, if the...
Analysis revealed that the amount of arsenic found in the flour used to make the cake was 2,700 times higher than the permitted limit, leading experts to conclude that the flour was the source of the contamination.
CNN — Richard Cohen, a journalist who was married to former “The View” co-host Meredith Vieira for 38 years, has died after living with multiple sclerosis for decades, it was announced Tuesday on “Today.”
He was 76.
Cohen passed away on Christmas Eve and “Today’ co-host Hoda Kotb said that he was “surrounded by his family and love.”
Cohen told Yahoo Life in 2019 that both his father and his father’s mother both had multiple sclerosis. He...
NBC CHICAGO – McDonald's is taking its efforts to attract money-conscious diners to another level.
Diners will be able to create their own deals by mixing and matching various items through the new Buy One, Add One for $1 offer. Customers can purchase one full-priced menu item and add an additional menu of their choice for only $1.
McValue breakfast Buy One, Add One for $1 menu items:
Sausage McMuffin®
Sausage Biscuit
Sausage Burrito
Hash Browns
McValue...
AARP – If somebody asks me: “Adam, what’s the best diet?” My simple answer is that it should be one that’s high in lean protein like fish or fowl, and includes a variety of fresh vegetables, whole grains and fruit.
I also say move away from carbohydrates, avoid processed foods and sugary sodas, consume sugar sparingly, and pay attention to your portion size. Alcohol also has a lot of empty calories and can make people...
Dr Susan Weiss Leibman's book is simultaneously a memoir, an exploration of genomics, and a mystery, as she tries to piece together the root cause of untimely deaths plaguing her family.