These fixers, officially known as caseworkers, unraveled complex and arcane health insurance rules to solve people’s coverage issues. They worked in a little-known federal department with which most consumers never interact — until they need help…Read MoreContinue Reading
Eleanor Lawrie Social Affairs Reporter Getty Images Supported housing is in crisis, the open letter says (stock image) Supported housing, which helps vulnerable or disabled people live independently, is in crisis, an open letter signed by more than 170 organisations in the sector claims. Services at one in three providersContinue Reading
San Francisco has moved closer to adopting a “recovery first” drug policy that sets abstinence from illicit drugs as its primary goal, Read MoreContinue Reading
California has unilaterally halted a court-ordered medical parole program. Instead, it’s sending its most incapacitated prisoners back to state lockups or releasing them early. The change is drawing protests from attorneys representing prisoners and the author of the medical parole law, who argue prisoners’ health may be compromised…Read MoreContinue Reading
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products, Read MoreContinue Reading
A taxi driver from Farnborough has undertaken mental health training with the Samaritans to encourage his passengers to open up. Listen on BBC Sounds., from the BBC Read MoreContinue Reading
With the world awash in stress and anxiety, nature can be the perfect spring antidote, Read MoreContinue Reading
Since Bekki Thomas was a teenager, she has experienced crippling pain and chronic fatigue that lasted weeks at a time. Despite the severe symptoms, it took eight years for doctors to diagnose the Clevedon woman with endometriosis. GPs initially said her pain was caused from “over-exercise” or “anxiety”. The 26-year-oldContinue Reading
The U.S. fertility rate grew by less than 1% — close to a record low — as 3,622,673 babies were born in 2024, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Read MoreContinue Reading
But let’s get to the root of the actual science…Read MoreContinue Reading
Although knee replacements are usually covered by health insurance, amputees face roadblocks to coverage and often must prove their prosthetics are medically necessary…Read MoreContinue Reading
Novavax says its closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is on track for full U.S. approval after additional discussions with the Food and Drug Administration, Read MoreContinue Reading
The evidence is anecdotal, but psychologists and flight attendants say they are seeing and hearing increased worries about flying, Read MoreContinue Reading