FDA says some lab tests are not reliable. It wants to change that.
The Food and Drug Administration says some laboratory developed tests are unreliable and potentially hurt patients. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laurie McGinley Source Type: news
What to know about fall flu, coronavirus and RSV vaccines for kids
Public health experts and medical providers are warning that respiratory viruses are on the rise and will pose a severe risk to children this fall. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
Medicaid rolls are being cut. Few are finding refuge in ACA plans.
The Biden administration’s prediction of a smooth transition from Medicaid to ACA marketplaces is a reality in a few states — but a myth elsewhere. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amy Goldstein Source Type: news
Before wedding, bride was told she was dying. They just hit 20 years.
“Basically, I was planning my funeral when I was planning my wedding,” said Clare Runacres, who was diagnosed with aggressive cancer before her wedding. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sydney Page Source Type: news
How a government shutdown would affect Medicare, Medicaid benefits
While CMS is partially shielded from the impending tumult, it will retain fewer than half of its employees until a shutdown ends. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
‘Hard to know’ if Bruce Willis is aware of dementia condition, wife says
Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal lobar degeneration, or FTD, his family revealed in February. There is no known cure for this form of dementia. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jennifer Hassan Source Type: news
Burkey Belser, designer of ubiquitous nutrition facts label, dies at 76
His creation is celebrated as a triumph of public health and a masterpiece of graphic design. Millions of people use it every day. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael S. Rosenwald Source Type: news
Six easy ways to reduce the sugar and salt in your diet
Cutting back can lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes and other health conditions. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Janet Lee Source Type: news
What the egg-freezing process feels like: One woman’s fertility journey
Choosing to have her eggs frozen was empowering for one woman, but the process was emotionally fraught. She never expected to find herself in this position. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matilda Hay Source Type: news
This 6-year-old is a pioneer in the quest to treat a deadly brain tumor
Callie Weatherford is the second child in the world to receive an innovative treatment for DIPG, a brain cancer that is almost uniformly fatal. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mark Johnson Source Type: news
Subsidized meals in child care tied to healthier kids and families
A study finds that children who received subsidized nutritious meals in child-care settings were 30 percent less likely to have household food insecurity. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
She gave birth to 3 babies in 4 years. They all have the same birthday.
“Everyone kept telling us they’d never seen something like this happen before,” said Jeremy Turner, dad of 3 girls born on Sept. 3 in different years. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cathy Free Source Type: news
A family secret fueled my OCD. Here’s what helped.
Writing diverted and depleted my fear, at least for a while; what’s more, writing well seemed to require my obsessive-compulsive skills. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan O'Brien Source Type: news
CDC recommends RSV vaccine for pregnant women ahead of virus season
CDC is recommending the shot for people who are between 32 and 36 weeks pregnant and will give birth during the fall and winter, when RSV cases usually spike. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
Americans trying to get new covid vaccine hit insurance snags, face bills
Insurers are supposed to pay for the updated coronavirus vaccine after the federal government stopped buying them. But some consumers are being turned away (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fenit Nirappil Source Type: news
