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How to Get the Best Health Insurance Quotes Online

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What Is the Best Site to Compare Health Insurance?

There are many places you can look online to get health insurance rate quotes, but some are better than others. It can be difficult to tell which websites are giving you truly correct information and which are giving biased information that promotes their own products. Fortunately, Healthedly has broken through the mess of disinformation and created a way to look for the best health insurance coverage without worrying about bias.

Healthedly is a clearinghouse where you can search for and access health plan information for a wealth of coverage options, from private insurance carriers to government programs to specialty health coverages like dental and vision insurance. You can even search for travel insurance, or get insurance for your entire small business. We also provide quotes for insurance relating to life and annuities.

By browsing our extensive collection of health insurance quotes online, you’ll be able to find the private health insurance quotes online that you’re looking for, but also health insurance plans, and health care services, all for monthly premiums you can afford.

How Can I Make My Health Insurance Cheaper?

The best way to make your monthly premiums cheaper for your health insurance coverage is to shop around, looking at private health insurance but also governmental programs like the Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. You can even see if you qualify for Medicare, and learn what the requirements are for such programs. 

Preventative care is also a very important way to make sure that you’re getting the best affordable health insurance. Many health insurances will give you better rates if you focus on preventative care methods, regular check-ups and tests, and lab work so major disasters don’t occur because of problems that could have been prevented. 

Which Companies Provide the Best Health Insurance?

Every health insurance company is going to tell you that they provide the best health insurance coverage. This is one area where you’re going to need to compare one plan against another. Fortunately, on Healthedly you can compare health insurance coverages side-by-side to determine what plan options you want, what kinds of out-of-pocket costs you’ll be looking at, and what is most appropriate for your household income. 

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Study Shows That Optimists Tend To Live Longer Than Pessimists

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Optimists Tend to Live Longer, Study Says

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Attention glass-half-full types: Staying optimistic may help you live longer and better than your more pessimistic counterparts.

Researchers from Boston University came to that conclusion after following 233 men over 22 years. They reported that the study participants who had a more optimistic attitude had higher levels of emotional well-being and experienced stress differently and less frequently than those who were more pessimistic.

The study also showed that the optimistic participants reported more frequent positive moods and lower negative moods.

Stress is known to have a negative impact on our health. By looking at whether optimistic people handle day-to-day stressors differently, our findings add to knowledge about how optimism may promote good health as people age.

The benefits of positive thinking

A 2019 study by the same research team found that the most optimistic men and women lived 11 to 15 percent longer than the least optimistic people, even after controlling for confounding factors such as chronic disease, educational attainment, and health behaviors like exercise, diet, and alcohol use.

Too much stress and negative states of mind weaken the neuroendocrine and immune responses of the body, causing vulnerability to disease or weaker recovery from diseases as the body cannot mount a strong response to stress and disease. It is a complex interplay of disease/stressor vulnerability, perception of disease/stress, and the reaction of our body to stressors/disease that are interlinked.

However, while optimism may be linked to some better health outcomes, this doesn’t tell the whole story. It’s helpful to remind ourselves that a more negative outlook doesn’t necessarily doom people to a shorter life. Longevity is a complicated field of study, and some studies indicate that apparent pessimism may also have a purpose.

Keeping on the sunny side of life

Find and focus on behaviors toward positive outcomes that can be accomplished and experienced in the future, and behavior and situations that can be changed versus those that are more fixed or rigid. 

One suggestion is to reduce exposure to news/mass media, which tend to present negative situations as pervasive/universal, permanent, and uncontrollable. These situational perspectives undermine optimism.

There are two sides to every coin, and sometimes it’s just easier to focus on ways things aren’t going well. Sometimes, I begin my appointments by asking patients to tell me three things that are going well in their life. It can completely change the tone of the next hour of our conversation.

Curley, Christopher. “Optimists Tend to Live Longer than Pessimists.” Healthline, Healthline Media, 11 Mar. 2022, https://www.healthline.com/health-news/look-on-the-bright-side-optimists-tend-to-live-longer-than-pessimists#Keeping-on-the-sunny-side-of-life. 

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Use These Tips To Help You Fall Asleep Faster

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Fall asleep faster with mental tricks that calm your racing mind

Have you spent hours late at night struggling to go to sleep only for nothing to work? Here’s some tips that’ll help you get a good night’s rest. 

1. Controlled deep breathing

Deep breathing is a science-backed method of calming the body and mind that can be done easily before you get into bed and when you wake during the middle of the night.

Changing the rhythm of your breath slows your heart rate, reduces blood pressure and stimulates the body’s parasympathetic rest and digest system, which can take worry and anxiety offline. Consciously focusing on the breath can help you separate yourself from the darting thoughts that fly through your brain.

There are a number of deep breathing techniques you can try. Diaphragmatic breathing, also known as belly breathing, focuses on relaxing the diaphragm, the main muscle of respiration. Start by taking a deep breath through your nose to a slow count of six, making sure that you can feel your stomach rise with your hand as it fills with air. Count to six again as you let the breath slowly escape.

Stay in the moment by focusing on the sounds and sensations of your breath: Direct all of your senses to follow the path of air in through your nose, down your throat, into your lungs and out again. If your mind wanders, bring it back to your breath, happening in the here and now.

2. Meditation

Meditation is a centuries-old method of calming the body and the mind. Studies show it can help perfectionists stop judging themselves and can assist in the treatment of smoking, pain, addictive disorders and depression, among others.

Using direct measures of brain function and structure, one study found it only took 30 minutes a day of meditation practice over the course of two weeks to produce a measurable change in the brain.

There are many resources on the internet to help someone begin to meditate. Davidson and his colleagues have created a free, science-based app designed to help people practice meditation and mindfulness.

3. Visualization

Visualization is another sleep aid. Picture a calm and peaceful spot in your mind’s eye and fill it with specific objects, colors and sounds. Researchers have found that people who visualize in detail were able to push unwelcome thoughts more successfully from their minds.

You can also visualize your body relaxing. While breathing deeply and slowly, imagine your breath is a wind coursing through the body, easing stress and relaxing tension as it moves through each part of the body and then escapes.

4. Progressive muscle relaxation

Most of us aren’t even aware of how much tension we carry in our muscles until it shows up in backaches and headaches.

Progressive muscle relaxation is a way of relaxing those muscles, thus making it easier to fall asleep. You tense and release muscle groups in the body in a certain order, starting at the head and working your way down to the toes and feet.

Each section of the body is tightly tensed and held for 10 seconds as you breathe in. Strive to squeeze each muscle hard, but not to the point of cramping or pain. Then, as you breathe out, relax the muscle suddenly and all at once.

There’s an added benefit to the exercise, experts say: There’s no room in your brain for anxious thoughts.

5. Set up a ‘worry time’ before bed

Here’s a way to stop your mind from repetitively listing all the things you need to do, but it only works if you do it before you hit the sack.

Don’t worry in bed. Schedule a ‘worry time’ period outside of the bedroom, outside of sleep, to worry about the things that naturally creep in your mind at night.

Write down a list of things you need to do tomorrow. You can even email it to yourself. It gives you satisfaction and the realization that it is night and there’s nothing you can do with your list, but you can attend to it tomorrow.

All these mental tricks and relaxation tips serve a purpose beyond that night’s sleep, experts say. They are extremely beneficial from a classical conditioning standpoint. If your body knows what comes after the end of these activities is sleep, then you start to condition yourself, and after a bit of time, your body will more easily slip into a state of relaxation, which increases your chances of sleep.

LaMotte, Sandee. “Fall Asleep Faster with These Mental Tricks.” CNN, Cable News Network, 13 Mar. 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/13/health/mental-tricks-for-sleep-wellness/index.html. 

 

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Use Weekly Goals To Maintain Healthy Food Habits

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Tough to maintain healthy food habits? Shift to these weekly goals

Going 100% vegan, cutting carbs or attempting to lose 30 pounds quickly is daunting, drastic and difficult to sustain. And such lofty goals may not be healthy choices for you.

Instead, try setting weekly mini-goals, which can help make intentions such as losing weight, lowering your cholesterol or adopting a more plant-based diet less intimidating — and achievable.

It’s how I have always worked with clients: I teach them about slow, gradual behavior changes that, when combined, result in significant health improvements over time.

 

Week 1: Upgrade your breakfast by making it protein-rich

If you are eating a carb-rich breakfast and are struggling with midmorning hunger and energy slumps, add some protein to your morning meal. Protein will help keep your blood sugar levels stable and make you feel satiated.

Healthy breakfasts that incorporate protein include Greek yogurt with flaxseed and berries; egg white and spinach omelet; a tofu scramble; smoked salmon with reduced fat cream cheese on Wasa bread; cottage cheese with cantaloupe slices or other fruit; almond butter with banana slices on whole-wheat toast, drizzled with honey; raspberry walnut breakfast quinoa; or chocolate cherry chia pudding.

Week 2: Add a vegetable at lunch and dinner

This is a simple way to make your plate more plant-based while boosting fiber. Here are some creative ways to add vegetables to your daily diet.

Include spinach leaves in a sandwich; grab baby carrots and hummus as a snack; add a mixed green salad as part of dinner; enjoy a cauliflower mash in place of baked potatoes; roast brussels sprouts, rainbow carrots or eggplant cubes for a side dish; add broccoli, mushrooms or cherry tomatoes to pasta; make a stir-fry with peppers, kale or hearts of palm; or enjoy ripe tomato slices or sliced cucumber with a small amount of olive oil and a pinch of salt.

Week 3: Add two fruits each day

Adding fruit to your diet will boost vitamins, antioxidants and fiber, and is a great way to satisfy a sweet tooth without consuming added sugars. It’s easy to do as a snack on the go or added to a meal.

Week 4: Add an 8-ounce glass of water with each meal

This is an easy way to remember to hydrate. Substituting water for higher calorie beverages can also help you slash added sugars from your diet and help limit your alcohol intake. To jazz up water, add lemon or orange slices to still water or seltzer.

Week 5: Take a tea break

Green and black tea are rich in anti-aging polyphenols and contain theanine, an amino acid that promotes relaxation. Tea in general can contribute to your daily fluid intake; plus, all teas — herbal included — can be helpful in taking the edge off hunger. Try picking the tea you enjoy most and take time out during your busy day to sip and rejuvenate.

Week 6: Cut your portions in half

One of the simplest ways to cut back on calories without having to measure or weigh foods is simply to cut your portion sizes in half.

For example, eyeballing can make an 8-ounce serving of chicken, fish or meat become 4 ounces; similarly, a 2-cup bowl of pasta divided in half becomes 1 cup. Pick your biggest portions of proteins and starches each day and downsize by dividing them into two halves.

 

Week 7: Find 20 minutes for fitness daily

Fitting in fitness can be challenging, especially with a busy schedule. Start small by carving out 20 minutes of cardio, stretching, weights or whatever activity makes your body feel good. Exercise can boost circulation and lift your mood and can help you eat and sleep better, too.

Week 8: Switch refined grains to whole grains

Try eating a sandwich with whole-wheat bread instead of white bread, enjoying oatmeal for breakfast, choosing whole-wheat pasta or crackers instead of refined versions, and opting for brown rice instead of white rice.

Whole grains have more fiber and vitamins and have been associated with health benefits, including a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.

Week 9: Add one ‘meatless meal’ per week

Vegetarian diets are associated with many health benefits, including a decreased risk of obesity, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Plus, plant-based diets are better for the planet, too. To eat more plants in your diet, designate one dinner each week as a meatless meal.

Some options include tempeh tacos instead of beef tacos, mushroom Bolognese, eggplant meatballs or a veggie burger instead of a beef burger.

Week 10: Swap a high-sugar food for a lower-sugar version

Pick a food that you frequently eat that is high in sugar and swap it for something healthier.

Examples include sliced fruit instead of sugary jam on toast, salsa in place of ketchup or frozen banana “nice” cream instead of ice cream. You can also use cinnamon instead of sugar as a spice for cereal, oatmeal and baked goods.

 

Week 11: Stop buying trigger foods and beverages

It can be difficult to resist tempting foods and sweets when they take up prime real estate in your kitchen. There’s much to be said for out of sight, out of mind. Make it easier to stick to your goals by avoiding your trigger foods. Don’t bring home cookies, chips, sweets, high-calorie beverages or other such foods from the supermarket.

Week 12: Get more shut-eye

Getting more sleep is not only important for focus and concentration during the day, it can also translate to weight loss over time. In one recent randomized trial, overweight adults who increased their sleep time from 6½ hours to 8½ hours over a two-week period decreased their calorie intake by an average of 270 calories per day — an amount that translates to a 26-pound weight loss over three years.

To enhance your sleep, put away devices that emit blue light such as cell phones, laptops, iPads and televisions at least 45 minutes before bedtime. The light can interfere with the production of melatonin, a hormone that plays a role in the timing of circadian rhythms.

By making these changes to your daily diet, you will naturally crowd out unhealthy foods and beverages while creating a healthier lifestyle one week at a time.

Drayer, Lisa. “Create a Healthier Lifestyle 1 Week at a Time.” CNN, Cable News Network, 14 Mar. 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/14/health/weekly-food-guide-drayer-wellness/index.html. 

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How To Tell The Difference Between Sprains and Strains

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Strains, sprains and fractures: How to tell them apart

Sprains versus strains

A sprain occurs when you stretch or tear ligaments, which are the tough bands of fibrous tissue that connect the bones in your joints. 

Symptoms include:

  • Pain

  • Limited mobility

  • Swelling

  • Bruising

You can also ask your young athlete if they recall hearing or feeling a pop when the injury occurred. This can also be a sign of a sprain.

A strain is slightly different. It happens when you injure a muscle or tendon — the tissue that attaches muscle to bone. This can result from a single action or repeated actions that place stress on a muscle or tendon.

Like a sprain, a strain may cause pain, bruising and swelling. Other symptoms include:

  • Muscle spasms

  • Cramping

  • Weakness

  • Immobility

The activities associated with lots of sports — such as pivoting quickly on a basketball court or running on a wet, slippery soccer field — tend to lead to both strains and sprains.

Treating strains and sprains

Although they affect different tissues, strains and sprains can both benefit from treatment using the RICE method:

R – Rest the injury for 48 hours

I – Apply ice for 20 minutes at a time, 4 to 8 times a day

C – Compress the injury to reduce swelling

E – Elevate the injured limb about 8 inches above the heart

Even better than treatment? Encouraging your young athlete to know their limits and warm up before any rigorous activity. Wearing all suggested safety gear and properly fitting shoes can also help ward off injury.

When to see a doctor

Mild sprains and strains can usually be treated at home. However, it’s time to seek professional medical care if you are concerned that your child has fractured a bone. 

Visit the doctor if your child:

  • Can’t move the joint

  • Can’t bear to put weight on the limb

  • Experiences numbness in the injured area

  • Has swelling or bruising directly over a bone

If you’re worried that your child might have a fracture, or the pain of a strain or sprain won’t go away, visit one of Geisinger’s convenient walk-in clinics for a consultation with a skilled, compassionate physician, with no appointment necessary.

Proper care of sports-related injuries can alleviate pain and help prevent future problems. We look forward to helping you keep your young athlete safe and healthy, and getting them back in the game, injury-free and ready to play.

McPhillips, Deidre. “Global Covid-19 Deaths Surpass 6 Million.” CNN, Cable News Network, 7 Mar. 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/health/global-covid-deaths-surpass-six-million/index.html. 

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Just 30 Minutes Of Exercise A Week Could Help Increase Your Life Expectancy

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Doing 30 to 60 minutes of one exercise weekly could help you live longer, study says

You might have heard that strengthening exercises most benefit your muscular and skeletal health, but they could have two other big perks: helping you prevent disease and live longer.

Compared with people who didn’t do muscle-strengthening activities, those who did 30 to 60 minutes of resistance, strength or weight training weekly had a 10% to 20% lower risk of early death from all causes, and of getting heart disease, diabetes or cancer at all, the research authors found. These types of exercises are designed to improve muscular fitness by exercising muscles against external resistance, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.

Combining 30 to 60 minutes of strengthening exercises with any amount of aerobic activity enhanced the benefit, resulting in a 40% lower risk of premature death, a 46% lower incidence of heart disease and a 28% lower chance of dying from cancer. The research is also the first to examine long-term links between muscle-strengthening activities and diabetes risk, the authors said.

The new research is an analysis of 16 prior studies, which amounted to a pool of data from nearly 480,000 study participants. They were between 18 and 98 years old, and most were based in the United States. Participants either self-reported their engagement in muscle-strengthening activities or answered questions during interviews.

The new research didn’t explore why strength training is so effective in lowering risk of early death and certain diseases. But this type of exercise is important for reducing body fat and building lean muscle, which can help with balance, posture and regulating cholesterol levels, said Dr. Nieca Goldberg, the medical director of Atria New York City and clinical associate professor of medicine at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine. Goldberg wasn’t involved in the study.

The stronger benefit from mixing aerobics with strengthening exercises could be because the two appear to work together and help each other move toward better outcomes. A balanced program of strength and aerobic activity is probably best and probably more closely mimics the activities of our ancestors, which helped determine our current gene sets.

Aerobic exercises include walking, dancing, running or jogging, cycling, and swimming, Goldberg said. Weight-training exercises you can do for 30 to 60 minutes include deadlifts, overhead dumbbell presses and dumbbell lateral raises, which involves using your back and shoulder muscles to lift light dumbbells so that your arms and body form a T shape.

Most participants didn’t benefit from doing the strengthening exercises for longer than one hour, but the research didn’t examine why that was the case.

However, results of previous studies have varied, Roberts said: Some have shown improved health at higher activity levels.

The finding concerning lower diabetes risk could be explained by muscle-strengthening activities increasing or preserving skeletal muscle mass, which has a major role in regulating blood sugar levels, the authors said.

Overall, the main takeaway is to get active and stay active with an exercise program you like and can stick with.

Rogers, Kristen. “Doing 30 to 60 Minutes of One Exercise Weekly Could Help You Live Longer, Study Says.” CNN, Cable News Network, 5 Mar. 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/05/health/muscle-strengthening-exercises-disease-death-risk-wellness/index.html. 

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Here’s What To Know About Colon Cancer

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 March Is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Here’s What To Know

As we enter March, that means that it’s time to recognize National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. National Colon Cancer Awareness Month was first created from Presidential Proclamation and signed by President Bill Clinton in 2000.

Since then, it has grown to be a rallying point for the colorectal cancer community where thousands of patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates throughout the country join together to spread colorectal cancer awareness by wearing blue, holding fundraising and education events, talking to friends and family about screening and so much more.

Here are some facts that you should know about colon cancer: 

  • Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

  • Every year, about 140,000 people in the United States get colorectal cancer, and more than 52,000 people die of it.

  • Precancerous polyps and colorectal cancer don’t always cause symptoms, especially at first. If you have symptoms, they may include blood in or on the stool, abdominal pain that doesn’t go away, or losing weight and you don’t know why. If you have any of these symptoms, see your doctor.

  • There are several screening test options. Talk with your doctor about which is right for you.

  • Only about two-thirds of adults in the United States are up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening.

Now that you know the facts about colon cancer, the next step is to schedule a screening. Regular screening, beginning at age 45, is the key to preventing colon cancer. If you’re 45 to 75 years old, get screened for colorectal cancer regularly. If you’re younger than 45 and think you may be at high risk of getting colorectal cancer, or if you’re older than 75, ask your doctor if you should be screened. 

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Infertility Treatments Can Come With Many Complications

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Infertility treatments raise risk of heart and pregnancy complications

If you are one of the millions of women who plan to use infertility treatments to have a baby, be aware that new research found women may be at increased risk for vascular and pregnancy-related complications, especially if they are 35 or older.

 

The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, compared more than 106,000 deliveries in which the baby was conceived with assisted reproductive technology to more than 34 million births conceived without such aid.

Women who used infertility treatments had more preexisting health conditions, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and were more likely to be obese when they started treatment.

Women using assisted reproductive technology to get pregnant had a 2.5 times higher risk of acute kidney failure and a 65% higher risk for an irregular heartbeat. They also had a 57% higher risk of placental abruption, when the placenta separates from the inner wall of the uterus before birth. The women were also 38% more likely to need a cesarean delivery, and 26% more likely to have the baby born prematurely.

A limitation of the study was that it did not compare different fertility treatments, which is an important distinction. A woman requiring a short course of fertility pills in order to conceive and a woman requiring multiple cycles of IVF were all lumped together in this study.

There may be significant differences between groups based on type of fertility treatment, length of treatment, and time between treatment and conception. There were increased risks for women who underwent fertility treatments even when they had no preexisting symptoms of heart disease.

According to the current study, 1 in 5 women enter pregnancy with a history of cardiovascular risk factors, which can raise health risks for the woman as she carries and delivers her child.

The take home message is that physicians should counsel all women with preexisting cardiovascular risk factors who might become pregnant about pregnancy related risks, whether or not they have a history of infertility.

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Pets Can Help Delay Memory Loss

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Pets can boost your brain power, study says

Having a long-term pet companion may delay memory loss and other kinds of cognitive decline, a new study has found. Pet ownership was especially beneficial for working verbal memory, such as memorization of word lists, according to the preliminary research.

It’s not just cats and dogs that can boost the brain. People in the study also cared for rabbits, hamsters, birds, fish and reptiles.

Owning household pets for five years or more produced the most benefit, delaying cognitive decline by 1.2 points over the six-year period of the study compared with the rate of decline in people without pets.

These findings provide early evidence to suggest that long-term pet ownership could be protective against cognitive decline.

Prior research has identified associations between interactions with companion animals and physiological measures of stress reduction, including reductions in cortisol levels and blood pressure, which in the long term could have an impact on cognitive health.

There can also be a multitude of other brain benefits from pet ownership, such as social companionship and a sense of duty and purpose.

Having a pet or multiple pets combines many core components of a brain-healthy lifestyle.

Cognitive engagement, socialization, physical activity and having a sense of purpose can separately, or even more so in combination, address key modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease dementia.

Anyone with cognitive decline at the start of the research was excluded from the analysis. In the final sample, over 53% owned pets. Pet owners tended to be of higher socioeconomic status, which could also be a reason for the benefits. Experts say people with more income are more likely to visit doctors and take care of their health.

This doesn’t mean that you should go out and get a pet. Studies have also shown that pet owners can be lonely, depressed and have chronic conditions that may make pet ownership a negative.

Abolishing pet fees on rental housing and providing free or low-cost vet services would go a long way toward helping pet owners keep their pets particularly in low-income communities and communities of color.

Other ideas include providing foster or boarding support for people who are unexpectedly unavailable to care for their pets due to a health crisis.

An unwanted separation from a pet can be devastating for a bonded owner, and marginalized populations are most at-risk of these unwanted outcomes.

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The Rise Of Maternal Deaths Is Something Of Concern

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US sees continued rise in maternal deaths and ongoing inequities, CDC report shows

There has been a slight rise in the number of women dying due to pregnancy or childbirth each year in the United States, and the maternal death rate among Black women is still three times the rate for White women, a new federal report shows.

The overall number of women identified as having died of maternal causes in the United States climbed from 658 in 2018 to 754 in 2019 and 861 in 2020, according to the new National Center for Health Statistics report, released Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The report also shows that the nation’s maternal death rate has increased from about 17 deaths per every 100,000 live births in 2018 to 20 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2019 and nearly 24 per 100,000 in 2020.

The report finds that in 2020, the maternal death rate for Black women was 55.3 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The report also finds maternal death rates increased with age, rising in 2020 from nearly 14 deaths per 100,000 live births among women younger than 25 to about 23 deaths per 100,000 for those ages 25 to 39 and nearly 108 deaths per 100,000 for those 40 and older. The data shows that the rate for women 40 and older was 7.8 times higher than the rate for women under 25.

The new report is based on national death data from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System, and a maternal death was defined as a woman dying either while pregnant or within 42 days following pregnancy.

Health care practitioners and advocacy groups have raised the alarm that the pandemic, which has disproportionately affected communities of color and strained the resources of the country’s health care system, may further increase barriers to care for pregnant people.

The increased attention on health care disparities has spurred federal lawmakers to action. Last year, Rep. Lauren Underwood, Rep. Alma Adams, Sen. Cory Booker and members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus introduced the Black Maternal “Momnibus” Act, a sweeping bipartisan package of bills that aim to provide pre- and post-natal support for Black mothers, but most of the bills in the package are still making their way through Congress.

Meanwhile, the United States has the highest maternal death rate of any developed nation, according to the Commonwealth Fund and the latest data from the World Health Organization.

While maternal death rates remain unchanged or are rising in the United States, they are declining in most countries.

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