(Reuters) -The Biden administration on Tuesday released its list of 10 prescription medicines that will be subject to the first-ever price negotiations by the U.S. Medicare health program that covers 66 million people, with big-selling blood thinner Eliquis from Bristol Myers (NYSE:BMY) Squibb and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) among them. President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act […]
Guess who’s back, back again? Not that it ever really left us. COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is on the upswing yet again across the U.S. and in Michigan, where the first U.S. case of a new variant, BA.2.86, was identified earlier this month at the University of Michigan’s lab. While COVID-19 […]
Getty Images The NHS is expanding its offer of free blood-pressure checks in the community in England to include some barber shops and mosques as well as pharmacies. It is part of a drive to treat more people with risky but undiagnosed high blood pressure. Experts hope making the checks available in more settings – […]
<p text="EJIDO PADRE KINO, Mexico — The boy came home from school weakened by fever, his ears burning-hot. Over the next few days, the 7-year-old got sicker — vomiting and complaining of abdominal pain, his mother recalled. Then, the telltale red spots appeared on his hands. But none of the doctors in this rural community […]
Getting a pedicure is a good way to destress. But it can also be a headache if you end up walking out with an injury or infection. To avoid this, Dr. Joy Rowland, a podiatrist with Cleveland Clinic, encourages people to do some research beforehand. “Those wanting to get a pedicure should look into the […]
The girls have written a letter to Yogi Adityanath in blood to demand justice. Ghaziabad: A school principal in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad has been arrested for sexually harassing girl students, police said today. The principal, Dr Rajeev Pandey, is alleged to have called girl students to his office on different pretexts and touched them inappropriately. […]
Research Highlights: Adults at risk for heart disease who participated in produce prescription programs for an average of six months increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables and had reduced blood pressure, body mass index and blood sugar levels. Among adults and children, produce prescription programs also appeared to decrease food insecurity — the lack […]
In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers examined the association between exposure to alcohol in the periconceptional and prenatal periods and longitudinal growth of the fetus, focusing on the quantity and timing of alcohol consumption. Study: Alcohol exposure before and during pregnancy is associated with reduced fetal growth: the Safe Passage Study. Image Credit: AfricaStudio/Shutterstock.com […]
People who suffer from a number of stomach issues could receive up to £691 every month from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Coeliac Disease are amongst some of the gastrointestinal issues which could see people qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Around 2.8 million people in the UK were […]