High medical debt leads to significant delays in routine and preventive care
Medical debt is associated with deferred dental care, medical care, and mental health care, even among people with health insurance, according to a new study
Japan’s famous matcha could reduce sneezing in people with nasal allergies
There’s now another reason to love Japan’s famous matcha: a study in mice suggests that the green tea powder could reduce the need to sneeze
Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power.
Western Massachusetts, a patchwork of rural communities and low-income cities, is a difficult place to find a primary care doctor if you don’t already have
Cosmetic Surgery Investigation Prompts Warnings for Patients, and a Push for Tighter Safety Standards
An investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by KFF Health News and NBC News has prompted consumer warnings from industry groups representing plastic surgeons and a
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March 5 Zach Dyer reads the week’s news: The Trump administration is calling for sharp restrictions on direct-to-consumer drug ads, and for some people facing
Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks Against Scams for Vulnerable Seniors
The first call came just before Thanksgiving last year. She didn’t recognize the phone number, but she answered anyway. “The person said he was an
Outdated intel likely led to deadly U.S. strike on Iranian elementary school, sources say
Outdated intelligence likely led to a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran, according to four sources familiar with an internal U.S. military
Trump calls U.S. operations in Iran ‘a little excursion’
Trump calls U.S. operations in Iran ‘a little excursion’
‘Which one is it?’ Fox News tires of Trump calling Iran conflict a ‘war’ and ‘excursion’
Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy seemed to tire of President Tweety McTreason’s doublespeak on the Iran conflict and pressed him to define the operation. “And
Tornadoes kill two in Indiana and rip through Illinois
Major storms generated tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and flattened buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, as another bout of rain, hail
Walls closing in on Bondi over ‘sloppy’ handling of Epstein files: report
Attorney General Pam Bondi has come under fire as a bipartisan group of senators has called for a new investigation on Wednesday over her handling
French insurtech Alan hits €5B valuation
A decade after becoming the first new independent health insurer in France in 30 years, Alan has closed a €100M round backed by Index Ventures
Finperks raises $4M to become the API layer for prepaid payments in Europe
The Berlin startup, founded by the team behind viafintech, is building a single integration that lets banks, fintechs, and HR platforms offer gift cards, cashback
Anthropic announces think tank to examine AI’s effect on economy and society
Fresh from battling the US Department of Defense (DoD) over AI guardrails, Anthropic has returned this week with a new initiative: the company is founding