Florida became the first state Monday to recommend that healthy children not receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in revised guidance last month recommended that nearly all children age 5 and older get Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot that’s available through Emergency Use Authorization. It recommends that children ages 12 […]
Vitamin D is important for maintaining health, as it has many roles in the human body. But there is more than one form of vitamin D, and recent research suggests that these forms may have different effects. So what are the different types of vitamin D, and is one really more beneficial than the other? Although […]
Legislation to allow farmers to repair their own equipment has some medical organizations concerned. Many farm equipment manufacturers prevent farmers from accessing the software tools needed to fix their modern tractors. The “Digital Fair Repair Act” has been introduced in Springfield, which would provide farmers and mechanics with the software and other materials required to […]
When people set personal fitness goals and establish their physical exercise routines, there’s a group of cuddly individuals that is often left out – infants! Historically, infant active movement has been perceived as a personality characteristic. It’s assumed that infants are plenty active on their own, without needing adult intervention to encourage movement. However, research is […]
A proposal to implement universal health care in New York would require a tax increase of “historic proportions” to cover 20 million residents. That’s according to an analysis of the bill by a free-market public policy institute. Empire Center released its analysis of “unprecedented tax increases” that would come with The New York Health Act, […]
As we get older, many of us find we can’t walk or move the way we used to. While this can be partly explained as an inevitable symptom of ageing, a range of diseases – including Parkinson’s disease, sarcopenia and osteoporosis – can also make it more difficult for us to move. Rather paradoxically, people […]
Four U.S. corporations have agreed to pay $26 billion to settle a tsunami of lawsuits filed by Illinois and thousands of local governments claiming they helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis. It is the second-largest multi-state agreement in the country’s history behind only the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement in 1998. Illinois will get $760 million […]
There’s long been evidence that moderate aerobic exercise (think walking, running, or cycling) are good for your lifelong health and well-being. Research even shows us more active people also tend to live longer, healthier lives with lower rates of disease – including cancers, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. But what about resistance exercise – like lifting weights? While it’s […]
The coronavirus has had many impacts over the past two years – including, it seems, on periods. Many people have reported disturbances to their menstrual cycles, some noticing changes after catching the virus, others following vaccination. For some, disruptions didn’t follow either, but were still noticeable. But before trying to determine these changes’ causes, it’s important to note that […]
As winter descends on the northern hemisphere and the temperature drops and daylight hours shorten, many people may want to spend more time indoors. And those of us under lockdown for the second time may feel even less inclined to get outside and exercise. But staying indoors may have unintended health consequences, due to both […]
Medicaid enrollees continue to get vaccinated against covid at far lower rates than the general population despite vigorous outreach efforts by government officials and private organizations to get low-income people inoculated, according to data from several states. That leaves many Medicaid enrollees — who tend to be sicker than those with private insurance — at […]
Colorado lawmakers on Thursday passed an $80 million supplemental budget package, sending the legislation to Gov. Jared Polis’s desk for final approval. The legislative items include funding for K-12 education, local firefighters, investments in health care for Native American communities, and relief funds for Boulder county communities impacted by the Marshall fire. “Budgets reflect priorities, […]
