Showing results for: diabetes (page 15)
Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body
Rachel Bluth
Noise pollution is getting harder and harder to escape in urban areas
Childhood diabetes is expected to rise by more than 60% in less than 40 years: Study
Matthew Rozsa, Troy Farah
A harrowing statistical model from the CDC reveals the future extent of the public health "epidemic"
Should “food diaries” be assigned in schools? Experts point to potential dangers for youth
Michael La Corte
While food diaries can be a helpful tool for dietitians, are they a necessary assignment for the average student?
22 books we’re looking forward to in 2023
Alison Stine, Hanh Nguyen
From fairy tales to historical fiction to the memoir of a prince, Salon looks ahead to the year in books
You can’t resolve your way through New Year’s grief
Anna Rollins
The year my beloved Aunt Cathy died, I resolved to stay as healthy as possible. It didn't make losing her easier
Budgets are choices: The $1.7 trillion omnibus and growing Beltway disconnect
Bob Hennelly
The bill is an immoral document executed by leaders increasingly out of touch with reality of life
The “death penalty” of child welfare: In six months or less, some parents lose their kids forever
Agnel Philip, Eli Hager, Suzy Khimm
A law aimed at speeding up adoptions of kids in foster care stripped parental rights for hundreds of thousands
What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt
Noam N. Levey
In the Saarland, medical debt is practically nonexistent
“The Wonder”: Netflix’s story of “fasting girls” shows us starving bodies remain a public spectacle
Debra Ferreday
In "The Wonder," this morbid fascination with the suffering of the young and beautiful is nothing new
How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions
Fred Schulte, Holly K. Hacker
Some Medicare Advantage plans failed to produce any records to justify their payments, government records show
States challenge Biden to lower drug prices by allowing imports from Canada
Phil Galewitz
President Joe Biden has endorsed the approach, but his administration has yet to greenlight a state plan
How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions
Fred Schulte, Holly K. Hacker
Health insurers that issue Medicare Advantage plans have repeatedly tried to sidestep regulations, audits find
Ultraprocessed foods contribute to disease and early death. Why do we keep eating them?
Michael La Corte
"In general, it would be preferred to purchase foods with five ingredients or less in them."
Colorado Option’s big test: Open enrollment
Markian Hawryluk
Colorado officials are confident the public will be drawn to a new state-specific health coverage plan
BMI is not an accurate measurement of one’s health. Why are we still using it?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Scales and BMI measurements are a flawed way of looking at our health. The case for ditching them
Vitamin B12 deficiency can have serious consequences – but doctors often overlook it
Diane Cress
A professor of nutrition explains how B12 deficiencies often go unnoticed, and possible treatment options
We’re told to “eat a rainbow” of fruit and vegetables. Here’s what each color does in our body
Evangeline Mantzioris
Most of us know we should eat different colored fruits and vegetables, but do you know why?
When malpractice occurs at community health centers, taxpayers pay
Phil Galewitz, Bram Sable-Smith
From 2018 through 2021, taxpayers paid for 485 malpractice incidents at community health centers — totaling $410M
The U.S. promised tribes they would always have fish — but the fish they have pose toxic risks
Tony Schick, Maya Miller
The U.S. government has failed to test for chemicals and metals in fish but new tests show alarming findings
Wake up, MSM: Donald Trump’s comeback is not funny
Chauncey DeVega
This man is the most dangerous political figure in recent history. Stop making fun of him and tell the truth
Study: Extreme heat responsible for hundreds of deaths in Texas prisons
Alleen Brown
Texas officials claimed that no prisoners have been killed by heat. A new report shows they're wrong
Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else
Darius Tahir
Concerns emerge over a wave of new startups offering access to drugs called GLP-1 agonists
Insulin used to be affordable — and then, seemingly out of nowhere, it wasn’t. Why?
Matthew Rozsa
Insulin used to be universally regarded as a cheap drug in the United States — but then greed got in the way
Knoxville’s black community endured deeply rooted racism, and now there is medical debt
Noam N. Levey
Health inequalities run deep in Knoxville — and the health system and debt collectors perpetuate the inequality
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