Month: November 2023
Stress, often considered a mental or emotional response, can have surprising and far-reaching effects on the entire body. While it’s natural to associate stress with psychological strain, it’s important to recognize its physical repercussions. In response to stress, our body undergoes changes in hormone and chemical secretions. Most of these secretions are produced by the adrenal ...
Wednesday marked the start of the 76-day open enrollment period for health or dental care plans through Nevada Health Link, the state’s health insurance marketplace created through the Affordable Care Act for Nevadans who are uninsured, do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare, and are not getting coverage through their employer.
The cost of everything is going up, and that includes health care. Kaiser Health says the average premium for employer-sponsored health care jumped nearly 7% for both individual and family coverage this year.
As Congress takes on companies managing prescription drug benefits, newly emboldened unions are sending a message to lawmakers: Don’t mess with our health plans. Why it matters: Unions have a history of shaping the health care agenda, and their voice could be especially notable as organized labor flexes its muscle this year. State of play: There’s unusual bipartisan agreement among lawmakers on the ...
The new obesity drugs are so much in demand that the food industry has grown concerned that they might threaten future profits. The entertainment industry is speculating about which celebrities might be taking them. Amid the noise, it can be easy to miss a much more fundamental question: Will these new medications improve the health of the ...
Leveraging its logistics and supply chain muscle, now including drone delivery, Amazon wants to make it faster and easier for patients to get their prescription medications and speed up “triage to treatment.” Amazon Pharmacy, which launched three years ago after the company acquired PillPack in 2018, announced Oct. 18 that it was launching drone delivery for prescription ...