Tag: health
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Mehmet Oz’s controversial health claims, from the HCG diet to green coffee extract
It was a surprising pick among many surprising picks. This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is as famous for the “America’s Doctor” moniker as he is for the number of dubious health claims he’s made from that perch over the…
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Inflation, a health crisis and a side of politics
Life under the Golden Arches hasn’t been easy this year. McDonald’s has faced a customer revolt over pricey Big Macs, an unsolicited cameo in election-season crossfire, and now an E. coli outbreak — just as the company had been luring customers back with more affordable burgers. Still, like U.S. consumers themselves, Mickey D’s remains in…
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Michelle Obama hits the trail, warning what a Trump presidency would mean for women’s health
In her first stop on 2024 campaign trail, former first lady Michelle Obama delivered an urgent message to men, arguing that the election could have life or death consequences for the women they love. “I am asking y’all from the core of my being to take our lives seriously,” she said at a rally for…
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Growth of gambling industry threatens public health, commission finds
The Summary Online betting has led the growth of the popularity and accessibility of commercial gambling, according to a report from an international commission of health experts. The experts determined that gambling poses threats to public health and recommended stricter regulation. The rise of online betting has led the commercial gambling industry to balloon worldwide,…
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Black women face a maternal health crisis, and advocates want that to be an election issue
Francisca Shaw said she knew something was deeply wrong as she was rushed into an emergency cesarean for the delivery of her third child, a daughter, at Seattle’s University of Washington Medical Center in 2015. “I remember I told my doctor when I was getting cut: ‘I can’t breathe,” Shaw recalled saying. “She said: ‘Oh…
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Health care fraudster Philip Esformes is latest Trump clemency recipient to be arrested
Philip Esformes, whose 20-year prison sentence for a massive, $1.3 billion Medicare fraud scheme was commuted in 2020 by then-President Donald Trump, was arrested over the weekend in Florida on domestic-violence related charges. Esformes is at least the seventh person who received executive clemency from Trump, and has since been charged with new crimes, according to The New York…
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Stress from Hurricane Milton and Helene taking toll on mental health in Florida
The extent of the damage to homes and businesses from Hurricane Milton is still being assessed. The emotional strain of dealing with two major hurricanes and an unprecedented number of tornadoes in only a few weeks has left people in Florida reeling. Dr. Meghan Martin, pediatric emergency medicine physician at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital…
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Fewer than 1 in 5 large companies’ health plans cover weight loss drugs, survey finds
Less than a fifth of large companies in the United States include coverage for the popular but pricey weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound in their health insurance plans, according to a survey published Wednesday in Health Affairs. Among the large firms that do cover them, a third say the coverage has a “significant impact”…
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Fourteen AGs sue TikTok, accusing it of harming children’s mental health
Fourteen attorneys general, led by officials in New York and California, filed lawsuits Tuesday accusing the social media platform TikTok of damaging young users’ mental health and collecting their data without consent. The legal broadside, organized by a bipartisan coalition of 14 law enforcement officers, alleges TikTok violated state laws by falsely claiming its service…
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Chicago concert goers possibly exposed to potentially rabid bats, health officials say
The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning that attendees of a recent outdoor concert at the popular Salt Shed music venue may have been exposed to rabies-carrying bats. According to the CDPH, the “possible” exposure took place between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sept. 12 during the outdoor Goose concert at the venue,…