The Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Forecast for 2025 Was Just Updated, and It May Surprise Retirees
Brisk inflation on the tail end of the pandemic led to a historic 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits in 2023. Retired workers hadn't received a pay raise that large in four decades. Yet, the 2023 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) conducted by the non-profit…#socialsecurity #craigcopeland #rcs #seniorcitizensleague #tscl #clericalworkers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval
In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the program at some point. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Medicaid Health Insurance and Managed Care Children and Childhood State Children ' s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) United States Politics and Government Source Type: news
Ozempic Hurts the Fight Against Eating Disorders
It’s impossible to escape the soaring popularity of Ozempic and similar drugs these days—daily headlines, celebrity “success” stories, and apparent ease in procuring prescriptions (even Costco sells them now) abound. But the cumulative effect of all of this has many experts in the eating disorder field worried about how this might affect their patients. This makes sense—even for those without eating disorders, these drugs can feel both triggering and enticing. After all, research tells us about 90% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. This sounds like a quick fix.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cole Kazdin Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
The relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and pediatric trauma - Garcia L, de Virgilio C, Nahmias J, Keeley JA, Grigorian A.
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic created difficulties in access to care. There was also increased penetrating trauma in adults, which has been attributed to factors including increased firearm sales and social isolation. However, less is known about the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
"Violent times call for violent prayers": "divine violence" during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Nigeria - Igboin BO.
Interest in studying prayer has significantly increased because of the belief that it helps humanity to cope, particularly in times of crisis. Prayer is not just a communication with God, it is also an instrument of bond and embodied ritual among prayer li... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Ghost kitchens are getting banished to the spirit realm
Ghost kitchens manifested during the pandemic as a savior for shuttered restaurants. Now, the delivery-only food purveyors are vanishing into the ether, the NYT reported. Kitchen United, a large operator of ghost kitchens that received $175 million in funding and was backed by Kroger, announced it…#kroger #youtuber #ubereats #chuckecheese #pasquallyspizzawings #morningbrew (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alcohol-fueled hospital visits are spiking among middle-aged women, study says: ‘We simply just don’t know what’s causing this’
Alcohol-related health complications soared among middle-aged women during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study that calls for heightened attention to alcohol use disorder risk factors in this subset of the U.S. population. From April 2020 through September 2021,…#healthforum #ald #bryantshuey #aud #shuey #medicareadvantage #nonebombshell #cdc #fortunecom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pediatric Mental Health ED Visits Lower Than Expected in Late Pandemic
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- Pediatric mental health (MH) emergency department visits were lower during the late pandemic period than prepandemic, according to a study published online April 2 in Academic Emergency Medicine.In a retrospective study,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Monica Bertagnolli: U.S. 'Ready' for Next Pandemic Threat
(MedPage Today) -- In part two of this exclusive video interview, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, talks with Monica Bertagnolli, MD, the 17th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), about the day-to-day work at the... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - April 15, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
IEA slashes oil demand outlook amid the end of the post-pandemic rebound and expanding EV adoption
None The IEA downgraded its global oil-demand forecast to 1.2 million barrels a day through the rest of the year. • None The group cited weak OECD deliveries, the end of the post-COVID rebound, and the adoption of EVs. • None The agency also forecast a slowdown in oil demand for 2025. Iran's…#iea #oecd #iran #israel #postcovid #nonopec #opec #middleeast #torilbosoni #streetsignseurope (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Moved far from the city during Covid? Pray you don ’t lose your job
Even if it meant signing on for a five-hour round-trip super-commute, millions of Americans fled their cramped apartments for greener, vaster pastures during the pandemic. Many have stayed there, enjoying their backyards, quiet mornings, and distance from the sky-high rents and loud neighbors…#census #enricomoretti #uscensusbureau #moisesyi #sizematters #moretti #linkedin #geographyofjobs #montana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EU releases blocked funds of $6.7 billion to Poland as part of its post-pandemic recovery package
The European Union disbursed 6.3 billion euros (about $6.7 billion) to Poland as a part of the 27-nation bloc's post-pandemic recovery fund, the biggest single transfer ever to the country, a government minister said Monday. Poland's former national conservative governmen t, voted out of power in…#poland #europeancommission #hteeu #beingineu #proeuropean #donaldtusk #commission #proeutusk (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beware: leaving a big city could be really bad for your career
Ever since hordes of Americans began fleeing big coastal cities during the pandemic, I've been wondering when — or if — they'd return. Sure, things are less expensive in the places they moved to, and the quality of life is often higher. But more and more, urban refugees have been pining for the…#sanfranciscan #newyorker #censusbureau #seattle #enricomoretti #moretti #desmoines #iowa #wfh #sacramento (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Warning to British partygoers heading to Ibiza as disease with pandemic potential strikes holiday hotspot
Dengue, given its nickname because of the agonising pain it inflicts, is typically found in tropical parts of the world, such as parts of Africa, Asia and South America. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Americans Aren ’ t Getting Enough Sleep
If you’re feeling—yawn—sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you’re not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new poll.
But in the U.S., the ethos of grinding and pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is ubiquitous, both in the country’s beginnings and our current environment of always-on technology and work hours. And getting enough sleep can seem like a dream.
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The Gallup poll, released Monday, found 57% of Americans say they would...
Source: TIME: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Deepti Hajela and Linley Sanders / AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news
