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How Pharmacy Benefit Managers Drive Up the Cost of Health Care

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In the featured video, independent journalist Tucker Carlson interviews Brigham Buhler founder and CEO of Ways2Well, a preventative care and health optimization platform about how the health insurance industry works to keep us in poor health. Instead, the patient, already in poor health, is nudged into a cycle of drugs.

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Chronic Diseases Are Killing Kids — and Exposure to Chemicals Is Driving the Epidemic

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Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise in children. Asthma, obesity and even certain childhood cancers now occur far more frequently than they did a few generations ago. These diseases are caused by a mix of factors, including genetics, lifestyle and environmental exposures.

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What Is the Difference Between a Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest?

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 805,000 Americans experience a heart attack each year, with 605,000 being first-time incidents. This blockage prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching a portion of the heart muscle, leading to damage or death of the heart tissue. 1 According to the U.S.

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The Power of Light, Mitochondria and Circadian Rhythms

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a molecular biologist from Princeton, we explored some cutting-edge ideas that can dramatically impact your health. Cowan's deep knowledge of molecular biology, particularly her passion for light, circadian rhythms and mitochondrial health, offers a fresh perspective on optimizing your well-being. from Princeton.

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Trump administration health policies may target ultra-processed foods

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast food, and ultra-processed food. Nutrition and health leaders are optimistic that a reckoning is already underway. Now attitudes are changing. Kennedy Jr.,

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What To Know About RFK Jr.’s Stances on Key Health Issues and What He Could Do at HHS

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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is coming into the nomination process in an unusual position, with a long list of his own policy priorities separate from the president-elect’s, and a public promise by Trump to let him “go wild” on his ideas. Kennedy Jr.

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What to know about RFK Jr.’s stances on key health issues and what he could do at HHS

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. What is the role of the Department of Health and Human Services, and how much power does the HHS secretary have over its work? The HHS secretary is also in a position to shape public opinion if given a platform to do so by the media.