Emergency room visits for black adults with mental health issues are on the rise

Emergency room visits for black adults with mental health issues are on the rise

If you break a bone, you head to the emergency room. When something breaks in the mind, believe it or not, many people also head to the emergency room. But according to a recent CDC report, from 2018 to 2020, Black adults visited emergency rooms for mental health issues at a rate nearly double the …

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ACA premiums rise, but subsidies protect consumers

ACA premiums rise, but subsidies protect consumers

ACTION PHOTO Affordable Care Act insurance premiums will increase in 2024, as will subsidies to cover the federal health insurance initiative. Premiums on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange will increase in 2024, but the Biden-Harris administration has pledged that generous subsidies will …

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Colorado estimates $411 million in health insurance savings in the individual market, but rates will continue to rise next year

Colorado estimates $411 million in health insurance savings in the individual market, but rates will continue to rise next year

Premiums for Coloradans who buy their insurance on the individual market will increase in 2024, but by a combined $411 million less than if the state had not taken steps to control costs, it was announced Monday the Colorado Division of Insurance. Still, people who purchase coverage on the individual market can expect to see …

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If Obama and Biden’s health care policies are so good, why do costs continue to rise?

If Obama and Biden's health care policies are so good, why do costs continue to rise?

TThe costs of Obamacare and its Biden-era additions are becoming intolerable. When President Barack Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) bent legislative rules to pass Obamacare 13 years ago, critics rightly mocked their claims that it would expand access to health insurance and would control costs. HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS SOAR IN 2023 Health care inflation …

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Demand for weight-loss drugs fuels global rise in counterfeits

Demand for weight-loss drugs fuels global rise in counterfeits

[1/2]Boxes of Ozempic, an injectable semaglutide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes manufactured by Novo Nordisk, are seen at a Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey/File photo acquire licensing rights Oct 20 (Reuters) – Extraordinary demand for Novo Nordisks (NOVOb.CO) Ozempic and other drugs used for weight loss …

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ADHD not overdiagnosed despite rise in Ritalin prescriptions

ADHD not overdiagnosed despite rise in Ritalin prescriptions

Children are not being over-diagnosed with ADHD despite concerns about a rise in prescriptions for powerful stimulant drugs, a leading psychiatrist has said. NHS statistics show 125,000 children and teenagers in England are taking medicines such as Ritalin for symptoms such as poor concentration, an increase of a quarter since before the Covid pandemic. Isobel …

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Novo Nordisk warns of online offers against fake Ozempic and Wegovy on the rise

Novo Nordisk warns of online offers against fake Ozempic and Wegovy on the rise

[1/2]A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy is shown in this illustration in Oslo, Norway September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/Illustration/File photo acquire license rights Oct 12 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) warned on Thursday of a surge in counterfeit versions of its weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic …

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How courage, determination and hard work gave rise to Hero Barbell

How courage, determination and hard work gave rise to Hero Barbell

Photo credit: https://www.instagram.com/webbge/?hl=en Enjoying Morning Chalk Up? Access additional interviews, reviews, and exclusive stories with an Rx subscription. It was 2017 and Frank Savarese, a former college baseball player and graduate of the United States Naval Academy, met Greg Spillane and Mike Butler. The three men gathered on Rancho Bernardo’s dusty community softball field, five, …

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