November 18, 2019 Stanford researchers find no ‘magnet effect’ when states extend public health insurance to immigrants When states expand public health insurance to include low-income, legal immigrants, it does not lead to out-of-state immigrants moving in search of benefits. Facebook Twitter Email By Melissa De Witte Immigrants, once settled in a particular state, will… Read More »
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2019 — Fighting cancer can be a long, hard battle, not to mention expensive. Now, new research shows that a quarter of oncologists don’t discuss the cost of expensive tests with their patients. Genomic tests on cancer cells can help determine which types of treatment might work, and which ones might not.… Read More »
Toothpaste on Vagina for Tightening (Photo Credits: Pixabay and Unsplash) We are back with yet another weird thing that people are inserting in their vagina. SMH. Just when we thought that we’re done with ridiculous things done to vaginas, experts have this to say: Toothpaste doesn’t tighten vaginas. It is shocking that we have to… Read More »
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The number of people who’ve developed a severe form of lung disease potentially tied to vaping has now risen to 215 cases across 25 states, and federal health officials are recommending that Americans not use e-cigarettes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health… Read More »
Image Source | Getty Images Dietary advice seems to change every decade. Fat is bad, then suddenly it’s good again. Nowadays, for many people, carbs are the enemy. But it turns out that healthy dietary guidelines can’t be boiled down into simple rules. A new crop of studies, which leverage the latest health testing and… Read More »
If you look a little harder, you might find that there’s a more unusual activity out there that might be just the thing to keep you fit while having fun at the same time. We chatted to some trailblazing women who’ve found their niche in some truly unusual activities… Val Nicosia She’s known as ‘Valdemort’… Read More »