Clover Health (CLOV) CEO Vivek Garipalli has had a tumultuous year following the company’s merger with Chamath Palihapitiya’s SPAC. Though now a meme stock, it’s battling lawsuits spurred by a report from short-seller firm Hindenburg Research alleging the company withheld information about legal issues from investors. It isn’t the health […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Cleveland Clinic study demonstrates that adults with obesity lost significantly more weight when they had access to medications for chronic weight management in conjunction with their employer-based weight management program, compared to adults who did not have access to the medications. The study was published […]
Share on Pinterest10’000 Hours / Getty Images We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. Here’s our process. Good-bye, cutting your bangs. Hello… dermaplaning? This skincare ritual is another social media-driven beauty trend that’s […]
Grady Memorial Hospital ranks first, and Piedmont Hospital last, in a report rating the 10 largest nonprofit Atlanta/Athens area hospitals on their spending on charity care and other community health initiatives. The “Fair Share’’ ranking, from the Lown Institute, was released this week and has already generated controversy. The rankings […]
Type-2 diabetes is one of the most debilitating health conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. In the USA alone, one in every ten people is likely to be diagnosed with type-2 diabetes. This condition was once thought of as a disease for adults who are 40 years of age […]
Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist with the Health Program. Prominent incidences of environmental injustice in the public eye are typically place-based — from lead-contaminated tap water in Flint, Michigan to smokestacks lining Cancer Alley in Louisiana. For decades, communities of color and low income communities have confronted long-standing discriminatory […]
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Losing weight and living healthy lives is something we all strive for. However, sometimes, it does not work out so well for us. Especially when you are getting older, losing weight is harder each year. Millions of people each year start a new diet or begin working out in hopes […]
Introduction COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2, which is easily transmitted through droplets and can survive for some time on surfaces. Because the virus spreads quickly, maintaining physical distance, individual hygiene, and wearing a mask are essential for prevention.1 Many countries imposed lockdowns that prevented people from entering and leaving countries […]
Any process to strengthen science in food-systems policy must protect the knowledge of vulnerable groups, especially Indigenous farmers (pictured, rice farming in Bangladesh).Credit: Rehman Asad/Barcroft Media/Getty Later this year, politicians and policymakers are due to meet to make crucial decisions on protecting biodiversity, mitigating climate change and ending hunger — […]