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About 500,000 Louisianans use Medicare Advantage. But critics say it's overcharging.
WASHINGTON — Medicare Advantage, the privately run insurance on which roughly 500,000 older Louisiana residents rely for health care, is facing calls for change in Congress. Though hugely popular, critics say Medicare Advantage programs…
Indicators 2025: Data indicators highlight factors affecting health of region's population
WILKES-BARRE — Jill Avery-Stoss, president of The Institute, this week said the health of Northeastern Pennsylvania's population is affected by chronic disease, behavioral risk factors, access to care and other social determinants. A closer…
The Benefits Of Building A Portfolio Career As An Entrepreneur
Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite with diverse interests and skills? For many, a traditional career path can feel stifling. The idea of committing to a single trajectory and spending years climbing the conventional corporate ladder…
My husband's snoring helped me find a lump and it may have saved my life
A caring breast cancer survivor whose snoring husband possibly saved her life, has begun a campaign to get more local resources in her area for other cancer warriors. Rachel Mullen only noticed a lump when she leaned over in bed to stop her…
How Much Does a Chanel Makeup Artist Make?
A Chanel makeup artist's salary can vary significantly based on experience, location, and whether they're directly employed by Chanel or working as a freelancer. However, expect an average annual salary ranging from $45,000 to $85,000 for a Chanel…
White House has no plan to mandate IVF care, despite campaign pledge
President Donald Trump has said he wants a “baby boom,” but critics say his administration has yet to make significant family policy changes — and that Medicaid cuts will hurt. The in vitro fertilization process.
A Cancer Patient Chose Assisted Death. That Wasn't the Last Hard Choice.
The crowd was expectant when Tatiana Andia took the microphone: She was a hero to many in the room, the woman who negotiated cheaper drug prices for Colombia. But that day, at a conference for policymakers and academics on the right to health in…
Trump Is Hiring ICE Agents to Arrest Immigrants Coast to Coast, Border to Border
Donald Trump is looking to hire 10,000 officers to help carry out his administration's widespread detention and deportation of migrants with tens of billions of dollars in funds from his “Big Beautiful Bill.” Job postings show that in…
Tom O'Rourke | Let's do better than 'beggars can't be choosers
Much of the debate regarding the president's “One Big, Beautiful Bill” focused on the Congressional Budget Office's estimate that the proposal would reduce federal Medicaid spending by roughly $911 billion over a decade in order to…
61-Year-Old Was Thrilled To Be Laid Off And Start Retirement - Until Their Employer Offered A Role They'd Always Wanted
When a 61-year-old was laid off just before starting retirement, they saw it as perfect timing. With their Social Security benefits already approved and a severance package in hand, they were ready to start the next chapter. But then came a…
Ten years after the Zika outbreak: What happened to the babies born with microcephaly? - BBC News
When Rute Freires was told by a doctor that her newborn daughter Tamara wouldn't live long, she started crying uncontrollably. Tamara had microcephaly - an abnormally small head - one of many conditions resulting from her mother being infected with…
The doctor-patient relationship is in danger | GUEST COMMENTARY
A friend recently returned from a doctor's office visit upset the doctor didn't explain much of anything. He hardly entered the examination room, asked a few superficial questions while he typed on his laptop, gave her an order for lab tests and…
Dad left with suspected cancer and pneumonia after falling ill on holiday
A man faces a terrifying ordeal after becoming stranded in Greece with pneumonia and suspected cancer during what was meant to be a dream family getaway earlier this month. Alan Kirby, who is 67, had jetted off to Greece with relatives on Thursday…
India's real healthcare crisis is the fear of cost
Somewhere between a persistent backache, a missed check-up, and a quiet search for a home remedy, many choose to wait. More often than not, it's cost, but sheer neglect that keeps people away from care. This pause can allow a minor issue to grow…
It was both very gross and startling': Bat flies into woman's mouth while she was vacationing in Arizona
PHOENIX — A Massachusetts woman said she has racked up $20,000 in medical bills after she was attacked by a bat while on vacation in Arizona. Erica Kahn told 12News that it happened last year while visiting Arizona with her dad. The two…
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