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 ro
Annual Health Care Costs Rise by $2,000 for Americans Who Vape
A study from the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing reports that annual health care costs for users of electronic cigarettes were $2,024 more per person than for those who use n
Cancer Patients Have Even Greater Need for COVID Boosters: Study
Although vaccination is effective for most people who have cancer (even though they’re immunocompromised by the disease and their cancer treatments), its effectiveness wanes more rapidly in this group
What Is Monkeypox and Where Is It Spreading?
Officials around the world are keeping watch for more cases because, for the first time, the rare disease appears to be spreading among people who didn’t travel to Africa, where monkeypox is endemic.
Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
Race and ethnicity matter when battling colon cancer, with young white patients facing notably better odds than Black, Hispanic or Asian patients, new research warns. A look at colon cancer survival a
Buddhist Chaplains on the Rise in US, Offering Broad Appeal
Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart condition and pulmonary illness, anxiously eyed her newly arrived hospital
Why is health care so expensive in the United States?
These days, all it takes is one surprise medical bill to send a patient into bankruptcy. The United States’ health care system operates differently from many others in the world with high costs for th
6 tips to help you pick the right health insurance plan
If you’re buying health insurance outside a job-based plan, you’re in luck this fall. After years of cutbacks and — some say sabotage — of the Affordable Care Act during the Trump administration, the
Medical Fellowship in the United States: All You Should Know
A medical student or an MBBS graduate needs to do a medical fellowship to pursue a career in medicine in the US. Ideally, to become a physician in the US, the candidate first needs to complete an unde
How Foreign Physicians Can Work as Healthcare Practitioners
The trend of globalization has made it easier for professionals in many fields to find employment opportunities abroad, but this does not necessarily apply to the medical field, particularly when it c