Federal regulators have cracked down on mushroom edibles containing Amanita muscaria — also known as fly agaric — after mounting safety concerns. KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND/DPA/AFP via Getty Images/DPA KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND/DPA/AFP via Getty Images/DPA Federal regulators are taking aim at a popular category of psychoactive edibles that contain an iconic red-capped mushroomContinue Reading
Since 2018, “Bill of the Month” has investigated medical bills totaling almost $6.3 million — including nearly $2.8 million that patients were expected to pay out-of-pocket. Cited at statehouses, the U.S. Capitol, and the White House, the series has led to changes in health policy. Bram Sable-Smith/KFF Health New JuliaContinue Reading
Physician assistant Danis Walker vaccinates a construction worker outside a Lowes Home Improvement store in New Orleans on June 11, 2021. Rosemary Westwood/WWNO Rosemary Westwood/WWNO A group of high-level managers at the Louisiana Department of Health walked into a Nov. 14 meeting in Baton Rouge expecting to talk about outreachContinue Reading
For a food product to qualify as ‘healthy’ it must fall below certain limits on added sugars, sodium and saturated fat. Hispanolistic/Getty Images Hispanolistic/Getty Images At a time when more than half of the American diet comes from processed, packaged foods, the Food and Drug Administration has new rules aimedContinue Reading
Shane McMahon, a paramedic, checks on Stephanie Joseph, 91, who received care through Mass General Brigham’s hospital-at-home program. Craig LeMoult/GBH Craig LeMoult/GBH Shane McMahon arrived at a home in Walpole, Massachusetts carrying a bag of medical equipment. He’s a paramedic with the hospital-at-home program run by Mass General Brigham. HisContinue Reading
The election of Donald J. Trump, with his mistrust of international institutions and his history of proposing deep cuts to foreign aid, has complicated a perilous landscape for global health organizations that were already in a frantic competition for sharply reduced funds. Organizations that support the cornerstone health programs toContinue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday updated the definitions of the term “healthy” for labeling on foods, a move that reflected changes in nutrition and that tightened limits on saturated fat, sugar and salt in food that could be sold under that claim. The effort, while seemingly an inconsequentialContinue Reading
A popular drug for dogs with arthritis may be associated with a variety of potentially severe neurological effects, including seizures and a loss of muscle control, according to a recent review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which approved the drug last year. In some cases, dogs have diedContinue Reading
The letter came in June. Mindy McCormick, 67, read that her insurer would soon stop covering the weight loss drug Wegovy, which she had been taking for more than two years. What? she remembers thinking. They’re just going to take it away from me? She sent photos of the letterContinue Reading
