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Eating 400 calories a day from these foods could increase your risk of dementia by more than 20%

Eating 400 calories a day from these foods could increase your risk of dementia by more than 20%

Talk about food for thought. A growing body of research suggests that ultra-processed foods like frozen pizzas and breakfast cereals high in sugars, fats and empty calories are bad for your health. Now, a new large-scale study presented at the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in San Diego this week offers more evidence that people …

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Consumers still shocked by unexpected medical bills, despite new law

Consumers still shocked by unexpected medical bills, despite new law

The no-surprises law, billed as protecting patients from surprise medical bills, went into effect on New Year’s Day 2022. But did the federal law actually reduce health care costs to rates out-of-network charges, as well as certain forms of invoicing” for the part of the supplier’s costs not covered by insurance? The provisional assessment of …

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Yale University sued over student mental health policies

HARTFORD, Connecticut — Yale University is accused in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday of discriminating against mentally ill students, including pressuring some to withdraw from the prestigious institution and then imposing ” unreasonable charges” to those seeking reinstatement. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Connecticut on behalf of current and former students …

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China needs at least a year to end zero-COVID policy, experts say

China needs at least a year to end zero-COVID policy, experts say

A new push by China to vaccinate the elderly has raised hopes of ending the country’s strict zero-COVID policy, but the world’s second-largest economy faces challenges and at least a year of hard work before the policy cannot end, the Associated Press reported. A vaccination campaign will take months, and China also needs to boost …

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