Scientists Find A Brain Circuit That Could Explain Seasonal Depression
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Just in time for the winter solstice, scientists may have figured out how short days
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Month: December 2018
‘Don’t Wash That Bird!’ And Other (Often Unheeded) Food Safety Advice
(By Lydia Zuraw for Kaiser Health News) Rinsing chicken or turkey before cooking it is an ingrained step for many
Read MoreShort-Term Health Plans Hold Savings For Consumers, Profits For Brokers And Insurers
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Sure, they’re less expensive for consumers, but short-term health policies have another side:
Read MoreYear One Of KHN’s ‘Bill Of The Month’: A Kaleidoscope Of Financial Challenges
(Published by Kaiser Health News) In 2018, KHN and NPR launched “Bill of the Month,” a crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect,
Read MoreWalgreens partners with Verily to cut healthcare costs
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walgreens and Verily, Alphabet’s life sciences unit, will team up to improve health outcomes and
Read MoreExercise may help those with thinking problems
According to a study published online issue of Neurology found getting the heart pumping with aerobic exercise, like walking or
Read MoreHealthcare as a zero-sum game: 7 key points
(By Scott Becker and Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) This article sets out seven thoughts on healthcare systems. The
Read MoreWhy The U.S. Remains The World’s Most Expensive Market For ‘Biologic’ Drugs
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Europeans have found the secret to making some of the world’s costliest
Read MoreWhen Needs Arise, These Older Women Have One Another’s Backs
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — Like many women aging alone, Eileen Kobrin worried that an
Read MoreEfforts to combat healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse is paying off
The University of Southern California and Harvard Medical School found in a new study the efforts to combat healthcare fraud,
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