Proposals include licensure for community health workers, expanded provider roles, and Medicaid coverage adjustments to address staffing gaps and access barriers.
Researchers have identified the Alternative Healthy Eating Index as the most effective dietary pattern for promoting healthy aging, with plant-based foods and moderate healthy animal proteins supporting cognitive, physical, and mental health into later years.
A large cohort study found no increased risk of suicidality among type 2 diabetes patients using GLP-1 receptor agonists compared to DPP-4 or SGLT-2 inhibitors after adjusting for confounders.
Americans report record-low mental and physical health assessments in Gallup survey, with young women experiencing steepest mental health decline since the COVID-19 pandemic began despite end of public health emergency.