If you’ve been dutifully amassing your FSA funds over the past year, heads up: You have mere days until those funds likely expire. I saw it happen, with horror, to a friend of mine last year: After waiting too long to use his FSA money, his spending deadline passed and he lost it all. One … Read more
If you spend a lot of time on your computer or phone or sit for prolonged periods during work hours or otherwise, odds are you’ve wondered about the effect on your posture. If so, you’re right to be concerned: It turns out that poor posture can have health consequences that are more far-reaching than you … Read more
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The phrase “I need a vacation” exists for a reason. Travel benefits us in more ways than one ― it gives you something to look forward to, gets you to explore beyond your comfort zone and can even improve your well-being. You may not immediately connect your vacation with health benefits, but experts say you … Read more
Another week brings more health care proposals, as incoming President Donald Trump and his pick for the head of the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. share plans to change up some establishments throughout the United States. From vaccine access to funding changes to firing staffers at the National Institutes of … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported several outbreaks of norovirus — a highly contagious illness that can cause vomiting and diarrhea — on cruise ships this year. A recent outbreak reported this week caused over 100 passengers to become ill. The Ruby Princess ship, which is part of the Princess Cruises cruise line, … Read more
An Alabama woman has successfully received a gene-edited pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health. This was the seventh pig organ transplant completed by NYU Langone surgeons. Towana Looney, 53, miraculously walked out of the hospital just a few days following the procedure. MASSACHUSETTS MAN, RECIPIENT OF FIRST SUCCESSFUL PIG KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, IS DISCHARGED FROM … Read more
Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause and tried to ignore it. But he became increasingly worried when the bleeding continued for weeks. The Chicago health care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred him for a diagnostic colonoscopy, … Read more
Bird flu (H5N1) continues to spark warnings around the country. On Dec. 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the country’s first severe case of bird flu in a human. The patient, who lives in southwestern Louisiana, is currently hospitalized, according to a release from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). BIRD … Read more
WASHINGTON — Specialty pharmacies and online companies that have been selling off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs for obesity and diabetes will need to phase out their versions next year under a federal decision issued Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration said that a nationwide shortage of Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Mounjaro has been resolved, … Read more