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Asking people with memory loss about past holidays can help them recall happy times
Asking loved ones with memory problems to discuss holiday memories can help them retrieve some memories, studies suggest. In turn, that can improve mood and quality of life.
3 min read - USGood Morning America
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting opens up 'volcanic' anger toward health insurance agencies
Fury, anger and resentment toward the health care industry have exploded in the public rhetoric in the wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing and one activist said that "volcanic" eruption of emotion has been boiling up for years. People have been flooding social media posts with statements chastising UHC for its policies, bringing up times they were personally denied coverage or hit with huge bills for services. In some instances, some users have even praised Thompson's murder
3 min read - USAssociated Press
Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward
The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said. Nearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still did not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing. Investigators were looking at whether the shooter may have been a disgruntled employee or client of the insurer, Chief of Detectives Joseph Ke
5 min read - USAssociated Press
UnitedHealthcare CEO's shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance
For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are included in an insurer’s network one year but not the next. This week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed a wave of public feeling — exasperation, anger, resentment, helplessness — from Americans sharing personal stories of interactions with insurance companies, often seen as faceless corporate giants.
4 min read - USAssociated Press
Hospital founded by Spanish conqueror persists 500 years later in Mexico's capital
Its faded unassuming yellow facade, characteristic of the middle of the last century, obscures the medical center within founded 500 years ago by Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés. The hospital was founded to treat the conquering Spanish, then later opened to the local Indigenous inhabitants to ensure a healthy workforce. “You can feel the Mexican heritage here,” said Dr. Pedro Álvarez Sánchez.
5 min read - CelebrityNBC News
Princess Kate shares rare moment of reflection on her cancer treatment
Catherine, Princess of Wales, reflected on her cancer journey this year at a royal event just months after she finished chemotherapy treatment.
2 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
No studies show COVID-19 vaccine raises heart attack risk by 500% | Fact check
No credible studies show COVID-19 vaccine recipients have a 500% greater chance of having a heart attack.
4 min read - USBusiness Insider
Some health insurers are removing executive bios from their websites after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO
Health insurance companies like Blue Cross Blue Shield have removed executive bios from their websites since the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
3 min read - HealthCBS News
Older Americans struggle more to afford health care compared with other nations
Even those enrolled in Medicare have a harder time paying for treatment compared with older adults in other countries.
3 min read - USNBC News
How public health officials rapidly traced the source of the McDonald's E. coli outbreak
Reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the McDonald's E. coli outbreak show how disease detectives pieced together what was making people sick.
7 min read - HealthABC News
'Mysterious' illness kills 79, sickens 376 in Congo. Here's what we know
Health officials are continuing to investigate a deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Nearly 400 cases have been recorded and dozens of people have died since the "mysterious infection" was reported in late October, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the public health agency of the African Union. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is aware of the reports and is working
5 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
Health insurance CEO shooting unleashes Internet vitriol aimed at industry
Anger over the US healthcare system boiled over this week after the NYC killing of an insurance company executive
7 min read - HealthAssociated Press
USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus
The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department said. Testing will begin in six states — California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
3 min read - HealthAssociated Press
Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here's what to know
Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. “It felt like a really big hug,” said James, a banker in Charleston, South Carolina. As outside temperatures grow chilly, weighted blankets can be a popular choice to warm up.
3 min read - HealthYahoo Life
What your grip strength says about your health — and exercises that will improve it
Grip strength is a good predictor of overall strength and health — so if it's getting harder to open a jar, it might be time to hit the gym.
5 min read - HealthAssociated Press
Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly
A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heat. For decades, health and weather experts have warned that the elderly and the youngest children were most vulnerable in heat waves.
5 min read - USCBS News
After uproar, Anthem Blue Cross reversing anesthesia time-limit policy
Anthem will reverse a policy that would have capped insurance coverage for anesthesia after objections from doctors and lawmakers.
3 min read - WorldUSA TODAY
WHO deploys a team of experts to Congo to help investigate mysterious disease
The agency's regional director for Africa said "all efforts are underway" to identify the illness that has killed 143 people.
3 min read - USNBC News
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield halts anesthesia payment policy after backlash
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it was not going ahead with a policy change that would limit reimbursements for anesthesia during surgery and medical procedures.
4 min read - HealthReuters
US issues order mandating bird flu testing of milk supply
The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds. Bird flu has infected more than 500 dairy herds in top milk state California, and more than 700 nationwide since March, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, raising concerns of the impact to farmers and the milk supply as well as the risk to human heal
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating
The World Health Organization said Friday it was deploying experts to investigate a mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks. "All efforts are underway to identify the cause of the illness, understand its modes of transmission and ensure an appropriate response as swiftly as possible,” the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said in a statement. Epidemiological experts from the National Rapid Response Team are in the region
3 min read - USCBS News
More cucumbers recalled as salmonella sickens 68 people in 19 states
Feds warn against eating recalled cucumbers and multiple products containing the vegetable, including salads and wraps.
2 min read - HealthYahoo Life
After decades of progress, younger generations are facing worse heart disease risks, study suggests
Discouraging heart health trends among younger generations are driven in part by obesity as well as by sedentary lifestyles and poor-quality diets, experts say.
4 min read - WorldReuters
WHO sends experts to help Congo diagnose mystery disease
BERLIN (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease linked to multiple deaths in a remote area of the country. The WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, a locality in the southwestern Kwango province, where they will deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause of the illness. Laboratory tests are being conducted to dete
1 min read - USBusiness Insider
A health insurance CEO was murdered. The internet lashed out against insurers.
Social media's grim — and revealing — response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop
An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during one of his workshops. Hongchi Xiao, 61, was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence for failing to get medical help for Danielle Carr-Gomm as she howled in pain and frothed at the mouth during the fourth day of a workshop in October 2016. Carr-Gomm was one of two of Xiao’s patients wh
2 min read - USAssociated Press
The Latest: FBI offers $50K reward in hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO
The gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fled New York City by bus, police officials told CNN on Friday. Video of the suspected shooter leaving the scene of the shooting Wednesday showed him riding a bicycle to Central Park and later taking a taxi cab to a bus depot, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told CNN. The FBI announced Friday night that it was offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the shooter who killed the CEO of
7 min read - HealthYahoo Life
What's the healthiest energy drink? Here's how 7 popular choices stack up.
Some energy drinks are worse for you than others. Here's how seven popular brands stack up — and how to caffeinate safely.
8 min read - USAssociated Press
Police find bag carried by gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, say he likely fled NYC on bus
The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said Friday. Three days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still did not know the gunman's name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters. Investigators were looking at whether the shooter may have been a disgruntled employee or cl
5 min read - USYahoo Life
After killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO and Anthem anesthesia policy backlash, people share their stories of denied claims, bankruptcies and delayed care
People are speaking out about the issues they have faced with private health insurance in America, from thousands of dollars in bills to denial of coverage.
8 min read - USCBS News
"Pharmacy deserts" on the rise amid U.S. drugstore closures
Across the U.S., at least 7,000 pharmacies have closed since 2019. Of those, roughly half were independent drugstores.
2 min read - HealthThe Conversation
Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay – how growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice
Although the health benefits of fluoride have been well-documented for decades, some say its use infringes on personal choice.
7 min read - HealthABC News
Updates on the bird flu outbreak, now linked to raw milk products in California
Public health officials are continuing to monitor an outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, as it spreads across the U.S. There is no evidence of person-to-person transmission of bird flu, and the risk to the general public is low, the CDC said. What is the status of the bird flu outbreak?
4 min read - CelebrityGood Morning America
Kylie Kelce talks cursing in front of kids, pregnancy and more in podcast debut
When it comes to parenting, Kylie Kelce is doing it her way. The mom of three and former athlete talked about the criticism she received from others about cursing in front of her three daughters -- Wyatt Elizabeth Kelce, 5; Elliotte Kelce, 3, and Bennett Llewellyn Kelce, 1, whom she shares with husband Jason Kelce -- calling it an "exaggeration." "My kids know, like I said before, that they are grown-up words," Kylie Kelce said in the debut episode of her "Not Gonna Lie" podcast, released on T
3 min read - HealthGood Morning America
Daily dose of dark chocolate may lower diabetes risk, study finds
Eating a few servings of dark chocolate each week has been found to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. People who ate at least five servings of dark chocolate per week had a 21% lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes compared to people who ate dark chocolate rarely, if ever, according to a study published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal. Researchers found a 3% lower risk of Type 2 diabetes for each additional weekly serving of dark chocolate.
2 min read - USUSA TODAY
Anthem BCBS drops controversial new plan to cap anesthesia coverage after backlash
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced it will walk back plans to cap coverage of anesthesia care after widespread backlash.
7 min read - USAssociated Press
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses decision to put a time limit on anesthesia
One of the country’s largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday after widespread outcry, saying it would not tie payments in some states to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said in a statement that its decision to backpedal resulted from “significant widespread misinformation” about the policy. “To be clear, it never was and never will be the policy of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to not pay for medically necessary anesthesia
2 min read - SportsUncrowned
Mike Tyson sued in UK's high court for $1.59M after Jake Paul fight
Mike Tyson is being sued in London in connection to his Jake Paul fight.
2 min read - USYahoo News
Brian Thompson shooting updates: Police found backpack they believe was worn by suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing; say he has likely left New York City
A manhunt for the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson entered its third day on Friday.
7 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
Mortgage and refinance rates today, December 7, 2024: Rates drop after jobs report
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. It looks like the Fed plans to cut the Fed rate, and mortgage rates are falling beforehand. Lock in your rate today.
6 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
What's next for Justin Verlander? And what can we expect from his latest foray into free agency?
The almost 42-year-old is looking for his next team after an up-and-down season in 2024.
10 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping
The 30+ Walmart deals you need to shop this weekend, including Apple, Shark, KitchenAid and more
You can also score an Inse vacuum for 70% off and a Roku Express device for under $20 at Walmart this weekend, among other major markdowns.
2 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
Crypto's winning week capped by David Sacks's ascension to Trump White House
The appointment of David Sacks as Donald Trump’s new 'AI and crypto czar' capped a week of wins for the crypto world, putting an advocate for looser regulation of digital assets inside the White House.
4 min read - EntertainmentYahoo Entertainment
Where to watch all the classic Rankin/Bass Christmas specials and other claymation delights in 2024
Looking for all those nostalgic claymation Christmas specials? We've got you covered.
6 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Bad to worse: Jets' Breece Hall out, Sauce Gardner doubtful for Sunday. C.J. Mosley to IR
The Jets had injury news on a trio of stars.
2 min read - PoliticsTechCrunch
Meta’s Nick Clegg says Elon Musk has potential to be a political 'puppet master'
On a podcast with BBC’s Nick Robinson, Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, talked about how Elon Musk is “playing an outsized role in both the election and now the formation of the new U.S. administration.” Clegg said he thinks that Elon Musk has a “choice” when it comes to his political future: to be an “avid and well-heeled supporter” or to become a “puppet master, going well beyond Trump, deciding who the next Republican candidate should be and the one after that, and so on, so f
1 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping
The 24 best gift baskets to send (and receive) in 2024
These special deliveries by Harry & David, Goldbelly and more will level up your gifting game this year.
2 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping
Amazon's secret overstock section is bursting with savings — starting at $4
Save big on amazing hidden deals, from robo vacs to patio string lights and more.
1 min read - TechnologyYahoo Finance
Big changes are coming to AI in 2025: Microsoft
Microsoft says AI will change in some big ways in 2025.
4 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Trae Young's 3-pointer overcomes LeBron James' 39-point triple-double as Hawks beat Lakers in OT
The Lakers have lost seven of their past nine games, dropping them to 10th in the Western Conference standings.
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