Only 23% of Americans Get Enough Exercise, a New Report Says Article by Jamie Ducharme for Time - Read Article Less than a quarter of Americans are meeting all national physical activity guidelines, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Federal physical activity guidelines

Beneficiaries have all of 2023 to switch plans for a lower price on that diabetes treatment by Dena Bunis, AARP, January 23, 2023 For William Koopman, learning about the new law that caps insulin copays in his Medicare prescription drug plan at $35 a month was an incredible relief. For the first time since he enrolled in the

Rates of Routine Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Before vs After the COVID-19 Pandemic Allison H. Oakes, PhD1; Kelly Boyce, MS1; Catherine Patton, BS1; et alSanjula Jain, PhD1,2 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Oncol. 2023;9(1):145-146. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5481 The COVID-19 pandemic triggered substantial disruptions to health care delivery in the US due to stay-at-home orders and patient fears about visiting health care facilities.1,2 Thus, many forms of health care use, including cancer

Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic Article by Mike Stobbe for AP News - Read Article NEW YORK (AP) — A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers. Childhood obesity has been increasing for decades, but the new work suggests an acceleration last