It’s the diet beloved of A-listers and Silicon Valley tech bros. One that doesn’t involve luminous green juices or cartloads of cabbage, but something simpler: spending more time each day without food. Yet time-restricted eating (TRE) – consigning your daily consumption to a six or eight-hour window – has this […]
Health tech funding, a breakthrough breakdown, & new hires
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get this newsletter delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. What exactly does “breakthrough” mean? The word breakthrough carries a kind of weight: It’s a dramatic step forward, a […]
Hospitals press for more federal aid as fortunes turn
Hospitals’ financial fortunes have taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks, thanks to less-than-favorable Medicare policies and rising labor and supply costs. Why it matters: Hospitals are by far the largest driver of U.S. health care spending, and critics have argued for years that Washington is reluctant to […]
Now’s the time for dental hygiene license portability
Editor’s note: This article is a capstone project from three students at Pacific University. Watch for more capstone projects in future issues of RDH eVillage. The professional licensure process for dental hygienists has been complex throughout the profession’s 109-year history. To obtain a license and practice dental hygiene, a clinician […]
Dietitians are using TikTok to urge you to stop dieting
Now, you can find some of them on social media platforms such as TikTok, using the latest dances, trends and science-backed information to reach younger generations. These anti-diet dieticians want to steer people away from what they call “diet culture,” which they say prioritizes smaller sizes over health and drastic […]
Demi Bagby has conquered practically every fitness pursuit. Now she’s hooked on golf | Golf News and Tour Information
Demi Bagby threw one of the greatest first pitches in history. She ran onto the field in 2021 at a San Diego Padres game, did a backflip, landed in a split and threw the ball from that split position. The video went viral. If you’ve heard of her, it’s probably […]
Pros and Cons of Following the Paleo Diet While Working Out
The Paleo diet is a diet that has been designed to resemble the way people ate thousands of years ago, during the Paleolithic age. It is based on the hunter-gatherer way of eating, and it excludes many food products of the modern era. Basically, it includes food as found in […]
Know how pre-existing diseases can affect your health insurance premium rates
Know how pre-existing diseases can affect your health insurance premium rates New Delhi : According to India’s National Health Family Survey (2019-2020), lifestyle diseases like obesity, hypertension, and diabetes are rising. The survey lists these illnesses as the most common type of non-communicable diseases affecting Indians. So, one could say […]
Best Health Insurance Companies of 2022
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 requires most U.S. adults to purchase health insurance. Health insurance is important because it can cover the costs of an unexpected accident, illness, or any routine medical care. And if more people decide to stay uninsured, the overall cost of health insurance will […]
Swan Dental Lab Acquired by National Dentex
National Dentex Labs (“NDX”), the largest network of fully-owned dental labs in North America, has announced the acquisition of Swan Dental Lab located in Brunswick, Ohio. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Owned and operated by Martin Switalski and Maureen Antolik, Swan Dental Lab provides superior dental […]