‘Meager’ 2.8% Social Security boost for 2026 sparks outcry
The Social Security Administration’s Friday announcement of a 2.8% bump in benefits next year was immediately blasted by critics — ...
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Doctronic startup is using AI to cut doctor wait times
When clinics are overbooked and appointments take weeks, healthcare can become a waiting-game, a guessing-game, a Google-game. AI-powered startup Doctronic ...
Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy
A healthcare company that owns and operates more than 182 hospitals and clinics nationwide filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ...
‘Forever chemicals’ in 70M American water systems: study
More than 70 million Americans are drinking tap water contaminated with “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, as well as reproductive ...
Gen Z is ditching water in plastic bottles for delivery in expensive glass jugs
Life is plastic but that isn’t fantastic, according to Gen Z and millennials. The younger generations — as well as ...
Microplastics cost US $250B, more than entire COVID pandemic: study
Microplastics found in the US food and water supply that contain “forever chemicals” are contributing to a quarter of a ...
FDA approves innovative, new ‘spiral’ tampon shape
It’s not your mom’s tampon. That’s the promise made by San-Francisco-based startup Sequel, whose spiral tampon design was approved by ...
Pickleball may cost up to $500 million in medical injuries
A surprise surge in healthcare utilization rates has recently hit shares of big insurance companies — and a team of ...
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