[ad_1] Some employers and other health plans are still reluctant to cover Wegovy due to its hefty $1,350 monthly price tag, which they say could significantly strain their budgets. They also have other questions, such as how long patients actually stay on the treatment. At the very least, some plans will take notice of Wegovy’s … Read more
[ad_1] The subscription price varies depending on the plan you pick. A one-month plan starts at $449, but a 6-month plan starts at about $143 a month if you pay upfront. But services like this, once reserved for diabetics, may soon offer a whole new revenue stream for health companies. Dexcom, for example, recently received … Read more
[ad_1] Four years on from the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is still contested. The most widely accepted hypothesis in the scientific community is that the virus naturally emerged from an animal source. However, there are others who believe that the virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory. To add to this debate, … Read more
[ad_1] For years, Kim Reitz’s greatest struggle with weight loss was not losing weight, but keeping her body from gaining what she lost or even more back. The director of the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest said she tried multiple fad diets, all of which failed her, and even specially formulated, high protein … Read more
[ad_1] To keep himself healthy into his eighth decade, David Sandler recently decided to go beyond his regular workouts and try something experimental: taking rapamycin, an unproven but increasingly popular drug to promote longevity. The medication has gained a large following thanks to longevity researchers and celebrity doctors who, citing animal studies, contend that rapamycin … Read more
[ad_1] BELGOROD, Russia — As polling stations opened across Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that Vladimir Putin is certain to win, a volley of Ukrainian missiles crashed into the western city of Belgorod, damaging apartment buildings and injuring at least two people as thousands of residents scrambled, yet again, for shelter. For … Read more
[ad_1] To keep himself healthy into his eighth decade, David Sandler recently decided to go beyond his regular workouts and try something experimental: taking rapamycin, an unproven but increasingly popular drug to promote longevity. The medication has gained a large following thanks to longevity researchers and celebrity doctors who, citing animal studies, contend that rapamycin … Read more
[ad_1] Get ready to hit the sheets on March 15, better known as #WorldSleepDay, an annual event where sleep specialists around the world promote sleep health. And there’s good reason to raise awareness about the importance of quality shut-eye, given that the current statistics on sleep deprivation are a real wake-up call. According to a … Read more
[ad_1] Doctors across the world are sounding the alarm over a surging epidemic of young people being diagnosed with cancers more commonly associated with the elderly. Between 1990 and 2019, cases of cancer in young people across the globe have increased by 79 percent and deaths have risen 28 percent. Studies project diagnoses will continue to rise … Read more
[ad_1] The number of young children accidentally ingesting melatonin in gummies, tablets and other forms has sharply increased in the last two decades, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There was a 530 percent rise in calls to poison centers for pediatric melatonin exposures between 2012 and 2021, the … Read more