Europe’s champion sitters: Even the sporty Dutch are falling victim to ‘chair-use disorder’ | Health & wellbeing
The Dutch are recognized as a nation of healthy giants who jump on their bikes and ride energetically across the flatlands. But they are actually ‘Europe’s champions of sedentaryness’, with their sedentary lifestyles causing thousands of premature deaths, according to a new study. Health experts are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of […]
Top government health chief declares ‘long COVID’ doesn’t really exist, study finds flu impairs more people in the long term
A new study has found that the effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after viral infection are no worse than other respiratory illnesses such as influenza. The study’s author, the top health official in Australia’s Queensland state, declared it was time to scrap the term “long coronavirus” as it was harmful and misleading. Dr John Gerrard […]
Author struggled with mental health after life-changing diagnosis
A woman has revealed how she became suicidal after a brief phone call with her doctor. Annalize Easley She thought she might have gotten a cut while shaving, but by the time she was scheduled for a routine checkup, the cut had not healed. “The doctor agreed it was a shaving cut, but he swabbed […]
Have Aetna insurance? You could soon lose coverage in New York-Presbyterian's health system. – Gothamist
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers who got insurance through Aetna could lose their insurance. 10 New York Presbyterian Hospitalstwo large physician networks and their array of specialty clinics will open in the coming months, with some types of care likely to go out of network on April 1st. The insurance giant and the hospital […]
‘Severe mental health’ problems to blame for Brooklyn subway shooting
Mayor Eric Adams on Friday blamed the shocking rush-hour shooting on a Brooklyn subway car on an instigator with “severe mental health issues,” saying police were mentally ill. He pushed for legislation that would allow physically unstable people to be housed in institutions. Mr Adams was filmed scuffling with another man on an A train […]
How the National Institutes of Health became a den of cronyism
For too long, National Institutes of Health (NIH) bureaucrats have lined their pockets with secret deals with big business and befriended the very institutions they are tasked with overseeing. At a time when trust in public institutions is shockingly low, this is no mere minor oversight. It’s completely rampant corruption. Alarmingly, over the past 10 […]
20,000 people off work in the UK every month for mental ill health | Mental health
Thousands of people in the UK are deemed unable to work every month due to mental health problems, figures show. Official data published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) shows at least 20,000 claims for incapacity benefits due to mental health problems, accounting for more than two-thirds of all claims. Previous statistics show […]
Harris to visit Minnesota health center that provides abortion services
Vice President Harris is scheduled to visit a Minnesota clinic that provides abortion services on Thursday to highlight reproductive health protections during an election year. White House officials said Harris would walk around the facility and talk to staff members to learn how Minnesota has been affected by abortion bans in other states, which have […]
US health department opens probe into UnitedHealth hack – Yahoo Finance
Written by Sriparna Roy and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday will examine the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s Change Healthcare to determine whether there was a breach of protected health data and whether the company complied with U.S. medical privacy laws. announced that it had begun an investigation. This is the […]
Christie Brinkley Reveals Devastating Health Update
Iconic supermodel Christie Brinkley revealed in an Instagram message Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with skin cancer. Brinkley shared a photo of herself in a hospital bed with her face bandaged. She shared a photo of a graphic incision on her temple, with her skin cracking open to reveal a deep gash. Her photo […]