CNN — A new study shows that children exposed to higher levels of pesticides, fungicides and synthetic chemicals while in the womb are more likely to have a higher body mass index in childhood than those who do not. Children are exposed to lower amounts of that chemical. First author Parisa Montazeri, an epidemiologist and … Read more
New York CNN — Workers and their employers are paying more for work-based health insurance this year. According to KFFs, the cost of annual family health insurance at work has increased to an average of nearly $24,000 this year. Employer Health Benefits Survey, released Wednesday. That’s a 7% increase over last year. The annual survey … Read more
CNN — According to a new study, older adults who followed a lower-calorie Mediterranean diet and exercised a minimum of six days a week gained muscle and lost a significant amount of body fat by the end of a year and maintained their weight. Maintain that amount of fat for three years. . This study … Read more
CNN — Prices for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will likely rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, raising concerns among doctors that the drug will become more difficult to reach. Just like this season’s Covid-19 vaccine, the combination antiviral drug nirmatrelvir … Read more
Stephanie Nano/AP/File Paxlovid will move from making it free to everyone through government purchases to the more traditional commercial market later this year. CNN Prices for the Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will likely rise next year for most patients as the United States continues to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, raising concerns … Read more