Of the roughly 2 million Virginians who’d been enrolled in Medicaid before the COVID-19 pandemic, over 480,000 of them have been disenrolled as of this August. Typically eligibility determinations are made annually, but they’d been on pause nationwide amid the pandemic due to federal policy. That’s changed over the past year in what’s colloquially referred […]
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Jobs come and go, but free health clinics have been something Florence Roane-Bell could always count on. The lifelong Richmond resident has tapped into the Health Brigade — formerly known as the Fan Free Clinic — when she needed it. It was there that she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia (after previous doctors ignored her pain, […]
The Democratic National Committee is launching 8 new billboards in Milwaukee on Tuesday that feature "Dark Brandon," an image of President Bid…
Data from the American (ACSM) reveals fitness programs for older adults are the third fastest growing fitness trend this year. It's a smart move for businesses in the fitness space, considering the rapid shift in demographics. People over 60 are projected to make up nearly a quarter of the population by the year 2040.
Tesla showcased its humanoid robot Optimus at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai behind a glass display. This was one of…
A study from Pennsylvania State University reports eating one avocado per day may improve overall diet - particularly for those with abdominal obesity.
Recent spikes in immigration have helped sustain the U.S. job market's growth without causing inflation to rise again, providing a favorable s…
After decades of planning and years of construction, patients are now receiving care at the new Western Memorial Hospital. About a hundred pat…
There has been a sharp increase in Americans leaving the country for medical care. There aren’t hard numbers on how many Americans travel to other countries for medical care, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates it’s in the millions. Medical tourism was once reserved for the very wealthy, but it is now a booming business across the board.
According to a Pew Research Center analysis of United States Census Bureau data, the number of Americans aged 100 and older is expected to more than quadruple over the next three decades. The population is projected to reach 422,000 in 2054, up from an estimated 101,000 in 2024.