6 ways to find cheap birth control pills
Birth control pills can be tough to budget for. Prices can jump and fall in ways that seem to defy logic. After the Affordable Care Act went into effe…
How to get tested and treated for STIs without insurance
The coronavirus pandemic has made getting tested and treated for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) more difficult. That means more STIs are going …
Save money on prescriptions instantly with Optum Perks
Americans spend a lot of money on prescription medications. How much is a lot? More than $1,200 a year per person. For medication spending, that puts t…
7 reasons why you might need more vitamin B
In a perfect world, you’d get all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients you need just by eating the right foods. In fact, the Dietary Guidelines for Ame…
7 ways to find relief from long-haul COVID-19
For many of those hit by COVID-19, the disease itself is only part of the battle. The other part? Lasting recovery. “Most patients recover within roug…
What every adult age 50 and older needs to know about shingles (and chickenpox, too)
There’s a lot to celebrate when you turn 50. An increased risk of shingles isn’t exactly one of them. But 1 in 3 people in the U.S. get this viral infe…
Stressed out? Natural cures that fight fatigue
Life can be exhausting. But while run-of-the-mill sleepiness can generally be cured with a nap, fatigue is often harder to shake. It can leave you feel…
Your top questions about digoxin and heart failure answered
The term “heart failure” is a little misleading. It sounds like it’s describing a heart that has completely stopped. However, heart failure (also calle…
3 ways your doctor can help you afford eczema care
Anyone who’s lived with the itchy, rashy skin of eczema knows it’s a condition that does not come cheap. Between the multiple medications, over-the-cou…
The safest way to cure insomnia
If you have insomnia — difficulty falling and/or staying asleep — you’ve probably tried everything you can think of to get a good night’s sleep: cuttin…
The battle against baldness: Propecia vs. Rogaine
People joke that 2 universal truths in life are death and taxes. For most men, baldness might as well be another.After all, it affects about 50 million…