Maine woman sues Anthem insurance for failing to cover weight loss drugs: I hope she wins - if the drug is deemed medically necessary then that should be sufficient.
Health
2024-09-25
2024-09-24
Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40%, remains higher than 10 years ago: CDC: Hints of a levelling off of the long term trend of increasing rates of obesity, but prevalence of severe obesity is still going up.
2024-09-23
Two New Studies Point to Diabetes from COVID: Getting Covid may be a risk factor for developing diabetes, whilst having diabetes is a risk factor for getting severe Covid symptoms.
14,000 Chemicals in Food Packaging, 3,601 Enter Our Bodies: Thousands of chemicals used in food prep and distribution are measurably present within our bodies, some likely hazardous.
2024-09-23: A new study finds 3,601 of the more-than-14,000 chemicals known to be used to store, process, …
2024-09-10: Recent research provides some (weak) evidence that labelling menu items with calories might cause harm to some
2024-09-03: Research suggests that GLP-1 pharmaceuticals can prevent Covid-19 deaths
2024-08-26: The US Food and Drug Administration approved new vaccines for Covid-19 last week. The recommendation …
2024-08-04: TIL: Boris Johnson once disfigured a Long Covid report he was supposed to read by scrawling the word …
2024-06-24: Another huge NHS data leak following a ransomware attack
2024-06-17: Being thin is (in part) a genetic trait
2024-05-29: The study behind the trial that Novo Nordisk stopped early last year for efficacy reasons has been …
2024-04-22: The results aren’t published yet, but it looks like we’re going to see that the …
2024-04-18: Taking GLP-1 drugs may increase your chance of getting pregnant
2024-04-15: US regulators introduce a law to limit the levels of PFAS present in drinking water
2024-03-18: From The Guardian: Five people have been killed and 10 injured in Gaza when they were hit by a …
2024-03-11: After a trial involving nearly 18000 participants, the US FDA approves Wegovy, one of the famed …
2024-02-04: Neuralink implants a chip in someone's brain
2024-01-23: The shocking role of modern-day slavery in the UK care sector
2023-11-17: There's now a dangerous black market in anti-obesity drugs
2023-10-23: Unsurprisingly, the 'eat 2000 calories a day' recommendation isn't very scientific
2023-10-11: Walmart finds that people who start taking the GLP-1 anti-obesity medications go on to buy …
2023-09-30: I was curious to know what age the oldest person to have ever lived got to. According to the …
2023-08-26: Treating obesity can save lives
2023-08-23: When some of your personalities go blind