President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal for federally mandated paid parent, family, and personal illness leave as part of his second massive infrastructure package, estimated to total about $ 1.8 trillion. Biden’s paid leave proposal in the American Families Plan would cost about $ 225 billion over 10 years and would be paid for via… Read More »
With more and more states legalizing the recreational use of cannabis, new products are coming onto the market in a frenzy. One particular kind is called Delta 8 THC. It is technically legal (more on that later) and it’s somewhat of a gray area in the world of recreational marijuana. The flower of Delta 8… Read More »
Low-fat foods may seem healthy, but they’re often loaded with sugar and other unhealthy ingredients. These can lead to excessive hunger, weight gain and disease. The truth is that in order to make something taste good and be shelf-stable while removing fat, manufacturers increase sugar, salt, add emulsifiers and other chemicals. What should be a… Read More »
In 2007, The Sopranos was a hit TV show, patterned jeggings were a fashion trend, and the National Institutes of Health–sponsored National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) published the second edition of the Asthma Management Guidelines. A lot has changed since 2007, including in the area of asthma. The NAEPP recently published the third… Read More »
Despite the Groundhog Day-esque lockdown, the first few months of 2021 have been anything but stagnant at talkhealth. Here is a round-up of all of our new features, so that you can make the most of with our membership! With healthcare being the hot topic this year, our screens have been flooded with more medical… Read More »
To eliminate hepatitis C in people with HIV in Scotland, healthcare providers will need to reach people not on HIV treatment and step up testing for hepatitis C in people who inject drugs, an analysis of Scottish surveillance data published in HIV Medicine shows. Scotland has a high prevalence of hepatitis C among people with… Read More »