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Former California Assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman discusses a bill in 2017 with then- Sen. Ted Gaines. On Thursday, state Sen. Eggman was named chair of the Senate’s influential health committee. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP) California state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, a Stockton Democrat who was instrumental in passing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature mental health

I know New Year’s resolutions are somewhat controversial, but generally speaking, I’m a fan. I love the idea of taking a little time to think about what you want out of life right now—and what’s no longer serving you—and taking meaningful action to get it. On the other hand, I feel extremely bummed out by

Skip to main content January 06, 2023 01:00 PM Virtual care provider Teladoc Health is refreshing its app more than two years after acquiring Livongo Health for $18.5 billion.  Teladoc introduced the new app at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show conference, held in Las Vegas. The app will provide primary care, mental health and chronic

Neurology > Dementia — Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia links are time-dependent by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today January 5, 2023 Some health conditions associated with dementia appeared early and consistently long before diagnosis, while others became significant much later, a cohort study suggested. For people with a subsequent diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, the

The Host The year-end government spending bill includes a lot of changes to federal health programs, including changes to Medicare payments and some structure for states to begin to disenroll people on Medicaid whose eligibility has been maintained through the pandemic. Separately, the Biden administration took several steps to expand the availability of the abortion

Digital health technologies are hot as the sun today. Healthcare provider organization CIOs and other health IT leaders are studying and implementing these technologies to improve the patient and provider experiences and hopefully boost patient outcomes. Marcus Perez is president of Altera Digital Health, which offers health IT designed to enable clinicians at hospitals and

Jan. 4, 2023 -- The winter stolstice passed on Dec. 21, ushering in a season of substantial snow, with thousands of Americans heading out to shovel their driveways in the coming months.But snow shoveling can be dangerous: One study found it’s responsible for 11,500 serious injuries and almost 100 deaths annually. So before you reach

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many people gain weight over the holidays and then try, unsuccessfully, to get back into shape after the new year. But it doesn't have to be that way. The key is to not set yourself up for failure. Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and the editor