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Understanding shoulder replacement

Shoulder pain can be more than just an inconvenience. It can interfere with your ability to sleep, get dressed, drive, or even lift a cup of coffee. When medications, physical therapy, or other non-surgical treatments no longer relieve pain or restore function, shoulder replacement might be ...

Men’s health matters

Father’s Day is a special time to recognize and celebrate the dads, grandfathers, brothers, uncles and all the men who play vital roles in our families and communities. These are the people who show up for others and often put their loved ones’ needs before their own. When it comes to ...

More employers are sending workers shopping for their own health coverage

A small, growing number of employers are putting health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of their workers. Instead of offering traditional insurance, they’re giving workers money to buy their own coverage in what’s known as Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements, ...

Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed reinstatement notices went out to ...

EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren’t dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here’s what they say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.’’ The Associated Press asked 30 different scientists, experts in climate, health and economics, about the scientific reality behind this proposal. Nineteen of them responded, all saying that the proposal was scientifically wrong and many of them called it disinformation. Here’s what eight of them said. “This is the scientific ...

When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting

THE CONVERSATION — For people with chronic gynecological pain conditions, pain can be constant, making everyday activities like sitting, riding a bicycle and even wearing underwear extremely uncomfortable. For many of these people — most of whom identify as women — sexual intercourse and routine pelvic exams are unbearable. Endometriosis and vulvodynia, or chronic genital pain, are common gynecological conditions that can cause severe pain. They each affect about 1 in 10 American women. Yet many women face skepticism and gaslighting in health care settings when they seek care ...