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It is no surprise how expensive prescription medications are in the United States. In 2020, the United States spent 358.7 billion dollars on prescription drugs. While generic drugs account for a large percentage of the prescriptions being filled, brand-name drugs are responsible for the majority of the costs. Both generic […]

The Difference Between Generic and Name-Brand Drugs

July 8, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged brand-name drugs / generic drugs / health / health risk by Kayla Gonzalez

Ultrasound. Microplastics have been found in the human placenta. — Microplastics were found in human placentas for the first time. While it has been made clear that plastic is a problem within our environment, a new study sheds light on the alarming news that plastic is also invading the placenta and likely the developing baby. This is a concerning revelation […]

Microplastics Found in Placentas During Study

July 7, 2021 in life tagged health / health risk / physical health / pregnancy by Cali Naughton

Medicare Coverage for Opioid Treatment Program

July 1, 2021 in Health / Medicare tagged health risk / medicare / treatment programs by Cali Naughton

Having pink, red, yellow, blue, or spotty sclerae could be a sign of an underlying condition. Photo by Lisa on Pexels. — Rose-Colored Lenses Spending a lot of time in front of a Zoom camera over the last year and a half has made me aware of a lot more things about my appearance, some of them easier to accept than others. For example, I discovered that I like my eyebrow shape, […]

Why Aren’t the Whites of My Eyes White?

June 29, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged education / eye health / health risk by Cristin Dickey

Healthy Headphone Use

June 26, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged health risk / hobbies / music / safety by Kayla Gonzalez

Is there a link between COVID Vaccines and heart inflammation? According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s deputy director for immunization safety Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, this may be the case. According to Shimabukuro, 226 cases of myocarditis or pericarditis have been confirmed in people younger than 30 post-vaccination. […]