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In five years the State Health Plan’s billion-dollar surplus became a deficit.
by Rose Hoban, North Carolina Health news December 17, 2025 By Rose Hoban When new state treasurer Brad Briner walked into his new office at the beginning of 2025, he had a problem. After almost a decade of no premium increases for 750,000 state employees and their dependents, outgoing treasurer Dale Folwell had left the State Health Plan — one…
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How Traditional Chinese Medicine may reshape the gut microbiome to ease insulin resistance in PCOS
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: By linking gut barrier dysfunction, inflammation, and microbial metabolites to insulin resistance, this review examines whether Traditional Chinese Medicine could offer microbiome-targeted strategies for managing PCOS and why stronger clinical evidence remains urgently needed. Dendrobium officinale.…
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GOP Sen. Cassidy on addressing rising health care costs and expiring subsidies
Geoff Bennett: Tomorrow, our Lisa Desjardins will break down the main alternative plan many Republicans prefer. That’s an expansion of health savings accounts. We’re joined now by the author of one such GOP plan, Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health Committee, who also happens to be a physician. Welcome to the “news Hour.” Sen. Bill Cassidy…
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My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs
Even when Americans have health insurance, they can have a hard time affording the drugs they’ve been prescribed. About 1 in 5 U.S. adults skip filling a prescription due to its cost at least once a year, according to KFF, a health research organization. And 1 in 3 take steps to cut their prescription drug costs, such as splitting pills…
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Treasure Island, a ‘Health Care Desert,’ Gains a Clinic on Wheels
Despite having one of the highest rates of uninsured people in San Francisco, Treasure Island has no permanent medical service, nor does the city plan to establish any, even as new developments are expected to bring 20,000 residents by 2042. Few options exist for the roughly 2,800 residents on the island, 38% of whom live below the poverty line, according…
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What Is Fredagsmys? Here’s How The Swedish Ritual Can Boost Health.
Years ago, it was perfectly acceptable to spend New Year’s Eve watching fireworks in your pajamas or sneaking a sip of champagne when no one was looking. Now, your timeline is filled with people dressed up in sparkly outfits, posing in front of trees adorned with plaid ribbons, as in the viral Ralph Lauren Christmas aesthetic, or squeezing in for…
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Scientists map how cinnamon’s bioactives interact with cancer signaling
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Laboratory studies suggest cinnamon’s bioactive compounds can alter key cancer-related signaling pathways, but researchers caution that human trials are essential before any preventive or therapeutic claims can be made. Study: Potential effects of cinnamon on cancer…
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Midland counselor launches global nonprofit for mental health care
Krista McCowen is surrounded by children during a visit to Rwanda in August. She is hopeful that these children will benefit from her efforts to bring more mental health care to Rwanda and eventually other countries in Africa through her new nonprofit organization, Ubuntu Wellness. Courtesy of Ubuntu Wellness In August, Krista McCowen visited Rwanda to connect with existing nonprofits in the…
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Antidepressant “Maintenance Treatment” Not Required: Slow Tapering with Support Works
Patients treated with an antidepressant are often told they need to continue taking the drug indefinitely, as otherwise they may relapse (maintenance treatment). Yet there are many reasons people want to stop taking the drugs, such as weight gain, loss of sexual functioning, and emotional numbing. In randomized relapse studies, patients who are doing well on antidepressants are randomized either to drug maintenance…
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Duluth teen talks mental health in mom-daughter podcast – InForum
Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. DULUTH — Every episode of Ileini Hirt’s podcast starts with a warning: The topics that are discussed over the course of each episode might be difficult for people to…
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