How RFK Jr., America’s celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
WASHINGTON — On Independence Avenue, inside a gray brutalist building regarded by many as this city’s ugliest, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has constructed a monument to his family. Down the royal-blue-carpeted, brightly lit hallway to his private offices, framed...
Texas gets ‘D’ rating for maternal and infant health from March of Dimes
Texas received a “D” rating on a well-known annual assessment of maternal and infant health outcomes. (Patricia Lim | KUT News) Texas received a grade of “D” in the annual report card on maternal and infant health outcomes from the national nonprofit March of Dimes....
5 Myths and Facts About Collagen: What Really Works for Your Skin and Health
What’s true and what’s not – nobody seems to know well enough. To demystify and understand collagen better, here are 10 common myths and facts about collagen. 1. Myth: Collagen is Only Important for Good Skin Health. Fact: Collagen is a protein that’s necessary for...
The rise of “cellular health” – the latest wellness frontier promising your best skin yet
The sci-fi era of wellness has well and truly arrived. We’re breathing into hyperbaric oxygen chambers, using EMS to sculpt our faces, basking under infrared sauna lights, and tracking everything from sleep to stress through tiny devices on our arms (or fingers, if...
20-20-20 Rule: Does It Help Prevent Digital Eye Strain? – Healthline
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UVA Health researchers find HIV drugs treat diabetes-related eye condition
Nearly 7% of people living with diabetes develop diabetic macular edema, a serious eye condition that can lead to vision loss, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Treatment can be costly, with the injections currently used to treat the condition costing around $20,000...
Dental and Oral Health – Health & Human Services
We work with community-based organizations and other stakeholders to lower the risk of dental disease and improve the oral health of people living in Iowa. Staff are involved in oral health surveillance and data assessment, developing programs and policies, education...
Eye-opening advice from experts on how to avoid damaging your precious vision
click to enlarge Thankfully, we can protect our eyesight by slipping on a pair of safety glasses. When is the right time to take this precaution? “All the time,” Alison Granier, an ophthalmologist at the North Idaho Eye Institute says. “I’m...
Busy Brits skip vital health checks, including eye exams and GP visits, study finds
One in five Brits claim they are too busy to look after their own health – with many skipping eye checks, dental appointments and GP visits. Three quarters have either missed or postponed a health appointment of some sort due to being too busy. Work obligations and...
15 Simple Home Remedies for Dry Eyes – Healthline
We all experience eye dryness now and then, but for some, it’s more than an occasional annoyance. Dry eye syndrome, known clinically as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, can cause daily discomfort. People with long-term (chronic) dry eyes may experience eye redness, light...
Common eye problem could increase dementia risk by 50%
Getting treatment for the eye conditions could reduce the dementia risk it poses 12:37, 29 Jun 2025 Specific conditions that cause vision loss have been linked to dementia development(Image: GETTY) More than 2 million people living with vision loss in the UK are...
Individual and Family | Delta Dental
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Dentaly.org – Your Dental Healthcare Portal
Humana is a trusted dental coverage option in the US, renowned for its extensive network of over 335,000 participating dentists. With headquarters in Louisville, KY, Humana, Inc. is a for-profit healthcare organization that generated revenues surpassing $92 billion in...
Morton Grove optometrist points to patch-wearing ‘Elio’ in the Disney/Pixar movie to focus on kids’ eye health
The new Disney/Pixar film “Elio”— where the youthful title character dons a bright blue eyepatch — has presented a ripe opportunity for a Morton Groove optometry professor and blindness prevention advocate to call attention to children’s eye health. In the animated...
Health Care Organizations Unite To Advance Hospital-at-Home Programs With Implementation Framework
A coalition of health care leaders has come together to launch a comprehensive framework aimed at helping health systems and providers develop and scale hospital-at-home programs. The Connected Health Collaborative Community (CHcc), along with the Digital Medicine...
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could strip health care from 10 million, add $3.4 trillion to deficit
July 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM President Donald Trump looks to House Speaker Mike Johnson. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) According to the latest report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, more than 10 million people are expected to lose their health care over the...
OPINION | Feldman: A dark time for American health care
Dr. Richard Feldman Primarily due to the Affordable Care Act, the United States has made great progress in expanding health insurance coverage. The uninsured rate is at an historic low of 7.7 percent. In 2010, it was 16 percent before the ACA’s enactment....
Medicaid cuts expected to slash health care jobs, services
Oklahoma has received a score of 49th in the nation for its health care in 2025, and with projected funding cuts to Medicaid, local providers project loss of services. The top scores given by The Commonwealth Fund ranked Massachusetts, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Rhode...
What the GOP’s cuts to public broadcasting have to do with health care policy
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans early on Friday morning passed legislation to take back money they had already appropriated for this year, enacting steep cuts to foreign aid and to public broadcasting. And while none of the funding was for domestic health care...
UB advances in NSF Engines grant program with proposal to boost health care via AI
A UB-led coalition’s plan to transform health care by tapping the transformative power of artificial intelligence has advanced to the semifinals of a major federal grant program. The National Science Foundation recently announced that the plan — Western New York AI...
Nevada starts health care agency amid Medicaid cuts
Liam Hibbert | The Center Square contributor July 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM ©CDC | Unsplash (The Center Square) – One of Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s primary goals of 2025, the consolidated Nevada Health Authority, was launched earlier this month. But questions surround...
How a “robot dog” could help solve labor shortages in health care
As part of our ongoing series “The Age of Work” about how demographic shifts are shaking up the global economy, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal and ADP chief economist Nela Richardson visit London, England. The U.K. has a higher percentage of people over 65 than the...
After years of poor care, preventable deaths, Illinois is changing its prison health care provider
The medical care of the nearly 30,000 people locked up in Illinois state prisons is in limbo, after the Illinois Department of Corrections announced negotiations with its chosen health care provider hit an impasse. In 2023, IDOC awarded a new $4 billion contract to...
CT health care system only one in nation to receive certain award. Our ‘version of the Stanley Cup’
It only takes four words to sum up the culture of a Connecticut health care system that is the only one in the nation that has been awarded the American Hospital Association 2025 Quest for Quality Prize for Dedication and Commitment to Quality. Those words are: “you...
How AI could close, and widen, gaps in women’s health care
A new scientific review details how artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping diagnostics in women’s health, delivering breakthroughs in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine while raising critical questions about equity, safety and clinical...
Fix Your Front Rack to Make Every Kettlebell Exercise Hit Harder – and Unlock a New Level of Strength
The kettlebell front rack can be a game-changing position that can add an extra element to your workouts, but are you sure you’re even holding the weights correctly? For this grip, you shouldn’t settle for anything other than perfect form—especially...
Drive For A Cause benefits breast health services at UPMC
PHOTO PROVIDED Pictured, from left, are Dustie Waldman, practice manager, and Susan Branton, M.D., medical director, UPMC Magee-Womens Breast Health Center; Brenda Terry-Manchester, director, Women’s Health Services, UPMC in North Central Pa.; and Tammy Button and Ann...
The 5 Best Creatine Gummies, According to Editors and Experts
Charles Thorp is the Fitness and Commerce Editor at Men’s Health, where he shares the best product recommendations in gym equipment, recovery tools, supplements, and more. Following an early life in athletics, Charles became a NASM-certified trainer and began writing...
Build Bigger Biceps With the Crucifix Curl
If you lift weights and you’re focused on building your arm size and strength, you probably have a whole arsenal of curling exercises you use to chase a pump. From standard dumbbell biceps curls to hammer curls with EZ bar 21s, there’s a long list to...
Josh Hutcherson’s Secret to Being an “Internet Boyfriend”? Stay Offline.
WHEN THE FIRST Five Nights at Freddy’s movie was released in 2023, Josh Hutcherson said his character, Mike Schmidt, may be the role he related with more than any other. Not the part where Mike tangles with possessed animatronic pizzeria mascots, but the part...
Cambridge Innovation Institute Releases Final Agenda and Speaker Lineup for Inaugural Women’s Health Executive & Research Summit (HERS), March 23-24, 2026
Program Dedicated to Empowering Women’s Health, Capital & Care NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Cambridge Innovation Institute (CII) released the final agenda and speaker lineup for its inaugural Women’s Health Executive & Research...
Doctors are Bracing for a Rough Flu Season. They Say You Need to Look Out for This One Symptom.
Surveillance data from other countries has infectious disease experts predicting a more challenging flu season for the US than the year before. A H3N2 variant has become the dominant influenza strain and may lower vaccine effectiveness. Doctors still recommend to get...
40 Best Fitness Gifts for Men in 2025, Vetted by Editors and Trainers
Charles Thorp is the Fitness and Commerce Editor at Men’s Health, where he shares the best product recommendations in gym equipment, recovery tools, supplements, and more. Following an early life in athletics, Charles became a NASM-certified trainer and began writing...
Why Are So Many Fit Guys Microdosing GLP-1s?
IT DIDN’T HAPPEN overnight, but Wes Turner says his wife turned him on to a life-changing habit. No, nothing kinky, unless you’re into needles. For two years, Turner watched his wife inject weekly doses of a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1). He saw the...
