Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Sanders' Medicare Plan Could Cost $32.6 Trillion

Under Sanders' plan, all U.S. residents would have health coverage, with no copays or deductibles, and private insurers would be restricted to a minor role, the Associated Press reported. from WebMD Health https://ift.tt/2AyEy...

Caffeine Not a Dieter's Friend

The researchers also found that caffeine did not affect how the participants perceived their appetites, and that body mass index (BMI -- an estimate of body fat based on height and weight) had no effect on how caffeine affected appetite or how much people ate. from WebMD...

After Doctors Cut Their Opioids, Patients Turn to a Risky Treatment for Back Pain

By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2v3sI...

Monday, 30 July 2018

Vaginal Laser Treatments Can Cause Burns and Scarring, the F.D.A. Says

By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2mTHI...

How 1 unvaccinated kid brought measles to NYC

In 2013, an unvaccinated teen visited London and carried the measles virus home to New York City, according to a report the journal Pediatrics that traces the outbreak, the largest in the city since 1992. Fifty-eight people came down with the measles, out of more than 3,300...