Affordable healthcare is vital to good health. NEJM says we are one of the “richest,” countries in the world with the largest uninsured population. Why is health care becoming less affordable? The cost to each American for healthcare is rising and becoming exceedingly unaffordable. The new 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act says the New England Journal […]

Your good health is our number one priority! Let’s celebrate National Doctors’ Day (NDD) to honor doctors all over the world. Take today to recognize our favorite docs who do their very best to treat us with courtesy and respect, explain things in a way we understand, listen carefully to us, and provide us with […]

Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a warning that food manufacturers must report health safety information on new ingredients added to our food and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must get rid of legal “loopholes,” and step it up. How can food additives be unsafe? It is not unusual for food companies to add […]

JAMA surgery in a new article says people who have surgery performed just before a weekend called the “weekend effect,” on Thursday and Friday had a greater chance of dying, suffering a complication, and more likely to go back to the hospital compared to people with surgeries done after the weekend. What is the “weekend” […]

Let’s Celebrate a Tale of 2 Hearts with American Heart Month and Valentine’s Day. The American Heart Association says February is the perfect month to show love for your heart. American Heart Month is celebrated in the same month as Valentine’s Day embraced by National Wear Red Day on the 1st Friday of February to […]

February 3rd is National Women’s Physician (Doctors) Day. Let’s Celebrate our favorite women docs today and everyday by remembering the first female physician to earn a medical degree-Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell-paving the way for future female generations to recognize that all things are possible. Why is National Women’s Doctors Day celebrated on February 3rd? It is […]

Insurance companies are growing by leaps and bounds controlling more of the healthcare dollars by engaging in a practice known as “vertical buying.” What is vertical buying? Vertical buying is the act of purchasing downstream healthcare services and companies that are outside of the role of being an insurance company to influence more of healthcare […]

New England Journal of Medicine reported an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at Stone Gates Food in Minnesota alleging that a vegan beef protein substitute-Tara flour-was making people sick. Chief Supply Chain Officer at Stone Gates Food said the U.S. importer of Tara flour claimed the flour was safe and could be […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) on August 14, 2024, declared a global health emergency for mpox (formally monkey pox) due to the surge in mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other countries in Africa. It is a now a “public health emergency of international concern,” (PHEIC). The surge is due to spread […]

Today, July 21st is the celebration of National Ice Cream Day. Started by Ronald Reagan 30 years ago, it is celebrated on the 3rd “Sund..ae,” in July. And, in fact, all of July is celebrated as National Ice Cream month with Vanilla in 1st place, Chocolate in 2nd and a tie breaker for 3rd between […]