Why pharmacy workers at CVS, Walgreens are walking out
Drugstore workers are pressing for better working conditions and wages in the second such labor action this month. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aaron Gregg Source Type: news
Medicare expands options for mental health care
Barriers to care are made more acute by prejudices associated with mental illness and ageism, which leads some professionals to minimize older adults’ suffering. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Judith Graham Source Type: news
Green spaces promote health but don’t cancel discrimination’s effects
Living near trees, plants and other greenery ‘could reduce a person’s biological age by 2.2 to 2.6 years,’ researchers write. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Advocates urge D.C. to find new ways to stem rising opioid deaths
The crisis should command more of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s attention, advocates said, as a commission assesses how to use $80 million in opioid settlement money. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jenna Portnoy Source Type: news
Republicans delay more than $1 billion in HIV program funding
The funding delays are the latest complication facing PEPFAR, a life-saving program that has been ensnared in a broader political fight around abortion. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond Source Type: news
CDC updates RSV shot recommendations due to drug shortages
The agency updated its guidance in response to limited supply of an antibody drug designed to protect infants from the potentially fatal respiratory disease. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
Most strokes are preventable. Follow these 6 steps to reduce your risk.
Here are the medicines, foods and exercises that can help you avoid this medical emergency. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hallie Levine Source Type: news
Toddler formula lacks nutritional benefits, expert pediatrics group says
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidance on the supplemental beverages for toddlers, while also calling current marketing practices into question. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
An estimated 220,000 U.S. kids under 18 diagnosed with arthritis
Although it can affect any joint, juvenile arthritis — as it is called in young people — most often affects the knees, hands and feet. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Linda Searing Source Type: news
A teenager was having a stroke. His dog helped save him, doctor says.
Gabriel Silva, a 17-year-old high school student, felt his right arm go numb in the middle of the night. His border collie alerted his mom and stepdad. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kyle Melnick Source Type: news
Prominent pathologist at Johns Hopkins on leave, facing bullying claims
Johns Hopkins pathology workers told reviewers that they were uncomfortable speaking up regarding “intimidation” or “bullying” behavior by a department leader. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Steve Thompson Source Type: news
Supreme Court says White House may continue requests to tech companies
A lower court found top officials improperly pressured tech companies to take down what they saw as problematic health- and election-related posts. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ann E. Marimow Source Type: news
How Lunchables ended up on school lunch trays
Today, “Post Reports” goes back to school, to the cafeteria, where something has changed. Reporters Lenny Bernstein and Lauren Weber bring us the backstory of how ultra-processed foods ended up on lunch trays, amid growing concerns about child nutrition. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lauren Weber Source Type: news
Gaza’s collapsing health system shows struggles of medical care in war
Dire scenarios await Gaza’s hospitals as they face dwindling basic resources and damage from airstrikes in the Israel-Gaza war. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fenit Nirappil Source Type: news
Eli Lilly targets firms that import and sell imitation Mounjaro online
Eli Lilly filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission to block companies from importing and selling cheaper versions of its hit drug Mounjaro. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Daniel Gilbert Source Type: news
