The agency’s head cited the well-known but rarely deployed concept to convince pregnant women to avoid using acetaminophen. Why not do the same for global warming and PFAS chemicals? Merrill Goozner’s (GoozNews) discussion points opposing Kennedy and Trump’s opposition to using Tylenol when pregnant. It is becoming stranger in the US with Trump’s failing awareness […]
Something different today. C-SNP is a Chronic Condition Special Needs Plan; C-SNP plans provide Medicare Advantage benefits tailored to individuals with specific chronic conditions by offering personalized care coordination, condition-specific treatments. Better definition to follow. MA plans are more expensive than Traditional Medicare plans and more profitable. There is a lack of evidence showing that C-SNPs provide higher […]
Trump brought the RFK Jr snake oil road show to the White House. “Yesterday, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s traveling medicine show made a stop at the White House, where President Trump was the featured barker at an off-the-rails press conference. Taking unscientific aim at vaccines and unsubstantiated links between Tylenol and autism, the […]
American hospitals are under siege. The Trump administration just announced an increase from $1500 to $100,000 per year for H-1B visas that are used by foreign-trained physicians. The recently passed GOP budget dramatically cuts Medicaid funding, cuts that will drive the closure of many rural and community hospitals that are on the edge of insolvency. […]
The Trump GOP’s Medicaid cuts will cause many rural hospitals to close. Now, Trump has come up with a way to hasten that process. “NBC News medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta warned of the consequences that President Donald Trump’s imposed $100,000 annual visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers could have on those seeking health […]
The loose cannon here is healthcare costs which impacts everyone in the nation. In this case, I am talking about Medicare Part B and how an increase in the Medicare Part B will reduce the Social Security increase in 2026. Discovered a new site on Social Security and Medicare offering up information on the programs. […]
Which is BS. Hmmm. It appears what came rather easily in the past is now going to be made more difficult due to political interests rather than scientific knowledge on the issue of Covid vaccines. This has come rather easily in the past. And now, I need a prescription? Did Covid go away? No. It […]
Here in Rhode Island, my wife and I were able to get the latest COVID booster with no problems. This is my 9th jab since August 2020. I’m not dead yet. As former heroin addict and current brain worm host RFK Jr attempts to impose his death wish on America, the grown-up states here in […]
Tr__p is planning to cut Medicaid because he can do so with Republican support. Somehow, he has to find a way to pay for the tax breaks for the upper income followers. Doing so will have consequences for both the low-income citizens and also for the healthcare infrastructure. One Republican Senator is starting to take […]
Down where I now live in Arizona, we had waters issues. No shortage of water. Just issues with the quality of the water. There is a large abundance of water near us. Apparently, there was an event where E. coli bacteria got into the potable water system. Supposedly, this occurred around the 25th of August. […]