Massachusetts regulators have issued one of their most forceful warnings that health care prices are spiraling out of control, mounting pressure on lawmakers who have been unable to buck the trend and implement a consensual view of cost control . Experts at the Health Policy Commission said Wednesday that the combination of total growth in Massachusetts health care spending and the increased financial burden on patients exposes Bay Staters to excruciating choices about which of their basic needs to prioritize. Between 2019 and 2021, per capita commercial health care spending…
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Psychology Professors Warn: Previous Smartphone Use Linked to Worse Adult Mental Health | The college fix
‘Most mentally healthy [adult] respondents are those who did not get a telephone until their late teens,’ wrote the psychologists Early smartphone use is associated with decreased mental health in adulthood, according to analysis by top psychologists of the world’s largest mental health database. The younger the age you get your first smartphone, the worse the mental health the young adult reports today, psychologist and New York University professor Jonathan Haidt and research assistant Zach Rausch wrote in a post on the Haidts blog, After Babel. This is true across…
Read MoreBerberine: Experts warn “Nature’s Ozempic” isn’t worth its weight
weight loss drugs are prime candidates for popular fads, but few have been as disruptive to the healthcare system as the obsession with Ozempic, a drug for type II diabetes. Due to a nationwide shortage of the active chemical in Ozempic, or semaglutide, some are now turning to the natural supplement berberine and semaglutide compounds as alternatives. DEBT LIMIT: THE STANDOFF IN GOVERNMENT SPENDING THAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT Health experts, however, have warned that this could have serious consequences. What is Ozempic? Ozempic was approved by the Food and Drug…
Read MoreWomen have been urged to seek out alternative HRT drugs as pharmacists warn of shortages
Women who are unable to get their usual hormone replacement therapy (HRT) due to shortage shouldn’t worry about switching to products that aren’t in short supply, top menopause doctors advised. Demand for a HRT drug, Utrogestan 100 mg, has doubled in the past 12 months and increased fivefold since March 2021, according to manufacturer Besins. The surge has led to stock shortages in some areas, and the government last month enacted a severe shortage protocol that restricts pharmacists from prescribing capsules for no more than two months. The British Menopause…
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