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Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities

Do cameras actually deter abuse and neglect? Does it cause a facility to change its policies or improve?

Hearing loss in older adults linked to nearly one-third of dementia cases

Medical Xpress – A multi‑institution research team reports that nearly one in three new dementia cases in older adults is associated with hearing loss, based on statistical modeling of population data. Dementia prevalence is expected to triple globally in the coming decades. Efforts to reduce its burden have increasingly focused on modifiable risk factors. Hearing loss, affecting more than two-thirds of older adults in the United States, has emerged as a potential correlating condition. Previous estimates...

Rats flee from homes when you use cheap products you probably already have

"After I learned this trick, I never spent money on this issue again."

Daily shot of this could slash blood sugar and cholesterol levels fast

People claim apple cider vinegar is good for your gut health.

As Fentanyl Deaths Slow, Meth Comes for Maine

A powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and its safety networks.

Idaho Governor Signs Bill for Ivermectin to Be Sold Over the Counter

The measure, which the state Legislature passed earlier this year, went into law immediately on April 14.

5 Science-Backed Longevity ‘Hacks’ That Don’t Cost a Fortune

You don’t need a pricey gym membership to live a longer, healthier life.

Planned Parenthood Spends Big for Democrats, Faces Cuts under GOP Control

In its 2022-2023 annual fiscal year report, Planned Parenthood boasted 392,715 abortions. It also conducted 1,721 adoption referrals...

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”

PRO PUBLICA – Frustration with insurers is at an all-time high. The December fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson allegedly by Luigi Mangione serves as an extreme and tragic example. Doctors and insurers are locked into a perpetual conflict over health care costs, with patients caught in the middle. Doctors accuse insurance plans of blocking payments for health care treatments that can save the patients’ lives. Insurance companies insist they shouldn’t pay for procedures that...

The wellness industry is killing animals, spreading disease, and fueling the next pandemic

The growth of raw pet food is contributing to the spread of H5N1 bird flu, especially in cats

Young woman ‘would do anything to have eczema again’ after steroid withdrawal

Bethany Gamble used steroid creams to treat her eczema from the age of two - then they stopped working

RFK Jr.’s measles ‘cure’ sickens Texas kids amid outbreak

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has advised taking vitamin A to fight measles. A Texas hospital is now treating children with toxic levels of the supplement in their bodies.

Pronouns in Bio? You May Not Get a Response From the White House.

“As a matter of policy, we do not respond to reporters with pronouns in their bios,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, wrote to a New York Times reporter.

What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Chronic Disease

CITY JOURNAL – In his confirmation hearing as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued that U.S. health-care spending represents a “20 percent tax on the entire economy.” Rather than engage in a “divisive debate about who pays,” he suggested the nation ask, “Why are health-care costs so high in the first place?” Kennedy offered his own answer: “chronic disease,” to which “90 percent of health-care spending” is devoted. He specifically pointed to...
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