Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Getting approval from your insurance company before a procedure or treatment may soon get a little easier.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that several of the nation’s largest health insurers have agreed to change how they handle prior authorization, a system that often causes delays in c...

Texas Governor Blocks THC Ban, Keeping Gummies and Vapes Legal

THC-infused gummies and vape pens will stay legal in Texas — at least for now.

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill on Sunday that would have banned the sale and use of THC consumables across the state, The Associated Press reported. 

These products contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical responsible for a mari...

Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton Tears Achilles in Game 7 of NBA Finals

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton tore his right Achilles tendon during the team’s loss in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the team confirmed.

The injury happened with about five minutes left in the first quarter. Haliburton was driving to the basket when he suddenly collapsed to the ground. 

He began slamming the floor in p...

Monthly Obesity Shot Shows Big Weight Loss in Trial

Alternatives to weekly injections of weight-loss drugs may on the way.

A monthly dose of a new drug called MariTide helped participants in a phase 2 clinical trial shed about 20% of their body weight over a year, researchers reported Monday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Made by Amgen, MariTide was among several nex...

Fitness Trackers Aren't Accurate For People With Obesity

Fitness trackers aren’t accurately assessing the physical activity of people with obesity, a new study argues.

Differences in walking gait, speed, energy burn and other factors mean that folks with excess weight aren’t getting an accurate read from their devices, researchers wrote in the journal Scientific Reports.

1 in 5 U.S. Food Products Contain Synthetic Dyes

Synthetic food dyes are added to 1 in 5 packaged foods and drinks sold by top U.S. food manufacturers, a new study says.

The most common dye was Red 40, which was present in 1 out of 7 (14%) products, according to the paper published today in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

“Products containing s...