Scientists are finding increasing evidence for a link between air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s
(By Lauren Gravitz for STAT) The air in Mexico City was once so toxic that people watched as dead birds
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Month: January 2023
The Decision of Where to Seek Care Is Complicated by the Multitude of Options
(By Sam Whitehead for Kaiser Health News) One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick.
Read More50 things to know about Medicare Advantage
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Before 2006, Medicare Advantage in its current form didn’t exist. Now, the public-private
Read MoreA ‘medical cost-sharing’ plan left this minister to pay most of his $160,000 bill
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Kareen King calls it “the ultimate paradox”: The hospital that saved her husband Jeff’s heart
Read MoreA can or a truck load, no food donation too small
(Source – news.va.gov) When it comes to helping food insecure Veterans in need, no food donation is too small. At
Read MoreFDA approves Alzheimer’s drug that appears to modestly slow disease
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that may help people in the
Read MoreXBB.1.5’s transmissibility, severity: 4 Qs answered
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health officials are keeping a close eye on omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 due to
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Open Enrollment period is happening now
Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period runs from January 1 – March 31 each year. If you are enrolled in a
Read MoreMaking sense of all those Medicare marketing materials
A recent report from the Senate Finance Committee found the number of complaints about deceptive marketing aimed at enticing Medicare-eligible
Read MoreSouth Texas VA hosts PACT Act Week of Action event
(Source – news.va.gov) At VA facilities across the country, staff hosted PACT Act events to inform the public on what
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