Category: health
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In the news – Insurance and Weight Loss
No comments on In the news – Insurance and Weight LossNo, US health insurance doesn’t cover weight loss. Here’s why.
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So, that happened
Looking back on the colonoscopy
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Quote of the Day
Can I, or anyone, say that weight loss is never medically necessary? Of course not. Is weight loss overprescribed? Absolutely. And given that intentional weight loss is not a benign pursuit, for psychological health at the very minimum, it’s wise to think twice before starting down, or staying on, that perilous road. From Carrie Dennett
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Biden wants US voters to remember Trump said to inject bleach
Remember? “Four years ago this week, President Donald Trump suggested that Americans might want to inject disinfectant into their bodies to treat the coronavirus. The Biden campaign is intent on making sure nobody forgets it.” Good for them!
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Pregnancy Discrimination
Something readers sometimes see in historical novels is that women lose their job when they’re pregnant. It’s was expected. In the US, that started to change in 1978, thanks to the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. (Some had thought that it was made already illegal due to the ban on sex discrimination in the Civil Rights Act […]
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How Heat Affects The Body
I’ve heard many times that sweat helps humans stay cool in heat, and that we pump more blood to extremities to cool it before the blood returns to the body core. But today, listening to The Daily podcast, I realized that our pulse INCREASES as part of the cooling process. If your heart or circulation […]
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Make Me Smart with guest Lindy West
I’m listening to a fave podcast, Make Me Smart, which did a “live in Seattle” recording. Tuesday’s episode includes them talking with Lindy West. They talk about work, about the WGA strike, and … Ozempic. Link: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/make-me-smart/live-from-seattle-part-2-we-talk-to-lindy-west/ (Or search for Make Me Smart in your podcast app) As Lindy notes, not everyone has $1000/mo for […]
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Thinking affects doing
This is a somewhat dismal quote, but hang on for the flip side. Individuals who perceived themselves as less active than others were up to 71% more likely to die in the follow-up period than those who perceived themselves as more active. This finding held across 3 samples and after adjusting for actual levels of […]
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A few things
Voting matters. Even if you’ve been in prison, you should be able to get the right to vote restored. If you, like me, are waiting on Philips to send you a non-recalled CPAP, check your spam/junk folder. Despite my sleep doctor’s office having sent them my prescription, Philips insists it needs … my prescription. OR, […]
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Doctors and dentists and blood, oh my!
Last week I noticed my jaw was hurting a bit. Always in the same place. Was something wrong? It went away over the weekend, but came back on Monday. It was bad enough on Monday that I called the dentist. I soon had an appointment for Wed afternoon. In the meantime, I took a Tylenol […]
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