from our friends at goodrx.com: Key takeaways: Medical costs can add up, depending on the treatments you get and how often you need medical care. Even if you have insurance, you’ll probably have expenses you need to pay for out of pocket.  The IRS allows certain taxpayers to save money on their tax return by deducting qualified medical and dental … Read More

from our friends at nbclosangeles.com: After the recent fires exposed first responders to wide-ranging toxins, some are turning to a compounded breathing treatment. But they’ve learned it’s extremely difficult to obtain in California. The California Board of Pharmacy has taken steps to make the compounded form of glutathione, a breathing treatment for firefighters, hard to access. The drug glutathione is … Read More

from our friends at medicareadvocacy.org: Medicare beneficiaries rely on the Social Security Administration (SSA) for many different functions, such as Medicare enrollment, managing premium payments, and coordinating premium subsidies, just to name a few. Last week, significant cuts and reductions were announced by SSA, including field office closures, staff reductions, and shuttering the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity … Read More

from our friends at travelandtourworld.com: The United States and United Kingdom have significantly increased the frequency and intensity of their global travel bans and advisories in recent years, sending ripple effects through the global tourism industry and raising pressing questions about the long-term consequences for international travel and economic recovery.    In a world still grappling with pandemic aftershocks, political instability, … Read More

from our friends at healthday.com: Key Takeaways Many Americans remain unaware of the cancer risk for both men and women posed by human papillomavirus (HPV), a new Ohio State University poll has found. Most people don’t know much about HPV and its long-term cancer risks, and also have key misperceptions about how the virus is spread, the poll found. For … Read More

from our friends at: newsweek.com Several new laws are set to come into effect in California in 2025, impacting millions of residents. During the state’s latest two-year legislative session, nearly 5,000 bills were introduced, with almost half failing without a vote. Some 1,200 were passed in 2024, though Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed 200 of them. Those that come into effect … Read More

from our friends at: www.gizmodo.com Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is making a comeback that no one asked for. Recent federal data shows that cases of the vaccine-preventable disease this year have reached the highest levels in a decade. As of December 14, there have been 32,085 cases of pertussis reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … Read More

from our friends at: latimes.com Filing an insurance claim is one of the many tasks to take care of after the loss of a home or business. It is a process that can take months to complete, and has become more fraught in recent years as insurance companies have canceled or scaled back coverage in wildfire-prone areas. After any natural … Read More

Air Quality Can Be Dangerous Even Indoors. Here Are Steps To Mitigate Your Risk from our friends at: latimes.com You don’t have to live close to a wildfire to be affected by its smoke. With severe winds fanning the fires in and around Pacific Palisades, the Pasadena foothills and Simi Valley, huge swaths of the Southland are contending with dangerous … Read More