Happy Health Wednesday!
We’ve made it to another week of taking charge of our health and sharing vital information. Let’s get into today’s headlines!
In Today’s Newsletter:
- Health insurance prices are expected to increase
- Summer COVID cases are surging in the U.S.
- The American Heart Association has released guidelines on processed foods
Health Tip of the Day 🍎
Get Some Sleep. Sleep is essential for maintaining physical and mental health. It helps repair and restore the body, boosts the immune system, and improves mood and cognitive function. Aim for 6-8 hours of quality sleep each night.
Latest Health News
Brace For Sticker Shock on the ACA Marketplace
If you are one of the 617,000 people in Missouri or Kansas buying health insurance on healthcare.gov, expect sticker shock when next year’s premiums are announced.
A MESSAGE FROM THE HEALTH FORWARD FOUNDATION
Is the U.S. in a Summer COVID Surge? Cases Rising in 45 States
COVID-19 infections are climbing across nearly the entire country as the U.S. enters what experts call an expected summer wave. According to the CDC, cases are growing or likely growing in 45 states as of Aug. 5.
See what states have increased
Surprise: The AHA Finds a Few Ultra-processed Foods to Recommend
The country’s largest heart-health organization has just released its long-awaited guidelines for the consumption of ultra-processed foods.
See which foods are recommended
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US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children. The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19, differing from federal policy that no longer recommends routine vaccination for healthy children. (Reuters)
Healthy Returns: New study casts doubts on RFK Jr.’s reasons for gutting key vaccine panel. Conflicts on that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel had been at “historic lows for years” before Kennedy restacked it with new members, some of whom are widely known vaccine critics, the researchers found. (NBC)
FDA warns against eating certain shrimp sold at Walmart amid investigation into radioactive contamination. The FDA on Tuesday urged the public not to eat certain bags of frozen raw shrimp sold at Walmart, citing concerns about unsanitary conditions and radioactive contamination found in shipments from the same supplier. (CNN)
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