If Congress cuts Medicaid funding, health policy researcher Ari Ne’eman says people with disabilities face a “unique threat.” zeljkosantrac/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption zeljkosantrac/Getty Images/E+ When Ari Ne’eman heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. call autism an “epidemic” that “destroys families,” Ne’eman felt like he had stepped into a time…
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Network Automation for the AI Era
If you could get 98%+ implementation and change success 5x faster, how many changes would you make to your network? Cisco Services as Code can help you expedite network automation – and get you ready for the AI era. Here’s what you need to know – in short. *This blog…
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Talk therapy is being used more by Americans, while use of psych meds alone is down : Shots
The study found that more people who start psychotherapy stick with it than in previous years. simplehappyart/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption simplehappyart/iStockphoto/Getty Images More American adults with mental health needs have been getting talk therapy in recent years, according to a new study published in the American Journal of…
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Weekly Health Quiz: Puberty Blockers, Vitamin B12, and DMSO
1 How can you check your iron stores to ensure they’re at a brain-healthy level? Get a serum ferritin blood test to measure iron stores A serum ferritin blood test is a simple way to measure your iron stores. Keeping levels between 20 and 40 ng/mL (or at least below…
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NIH cuts department that campaigned to reduce baby sleep deaths : NPR
The Safe to Sleep campaign has greatly reduced cases of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths. Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty Images I still remember how, as a new parent, I would often tiptoe into my sleeping son’s room multiple times a day —…
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Connecting the Past and Present — Can Ancient Wisdom Help You Reclaim Health?
For most of history, humans lived in alignment with their biological design. They ate whole foods, moved naturally throughout the day and followed the rhythms of the sun. But today’s world is completely different. While technology has made life more convenient, it has also introduced new health problems that never…
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How to Produce the Healthiest Foods Imaginable
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 31, 2023. The interview above features Ashley Armstrong, who’s an expert in two areas. One is producing some of the healthiest food in the United States, and the second is understanding how your body uses it and how…
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What’s the Real Story Behind Vaccines?
Joe Rogan recently sat down with Dr. Suzanne Humphries, co-author of “Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History,” one of my favorite books on vaccines.1 I previously interviewed Humphries about how vaccine science has been misrepresented to portray them as safe and effective, when in reality they’re neither. She…
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Medicaid needs to be ‘preserved,’ says Colorado Rep. Jeff Hurd : NPR
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 10. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP As Speaker Mike Johnson and his slim GOP House majority work to pass…
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The world’s oldest person, 116-year-old Brazilian nun, dies : NPR
Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas died at 116. LongeviQuest hide caption toggle caption LongeviQuest The world’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, died this week aged 116 years old. The Brazilian nun was born on June 8, 1908, in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul. According to the…