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What Does the End of the Public Health Emergency Mean?

The national Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 ends on May 11, 2023.

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The end of the public health emergency brings a variety of changes to the healthcare system.

Most of the remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements will end for federal workers, contractors and foreign air travelers.

The government is also lifting requirements for Head Start educators and healthcare workers.

Free COVID-19 vaccines and tests will no longer be provided and will now be covered under traditional health insurance.

The end of the PHE also means that many of the waivers who were in place will no longer exist. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) waived many requirements

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Why fennel seeds work on weight loss, keep your heart healthy and your gut happy

Much is talked about the efficacy of seeds as they are nutrient-dense, rich in fiber and low in calories, attributes that are best suited for your sound metabolism and health. And when it comes to heart health and weight loss, use fennel seeds as an add-on for your lifestyle correction, diet and exercise, improving your nutritional profile. Dried fennel seeds are low in calories, high in fiber and packed with both macro and micro nutrients. They are rich in Vitamins C, E and K as well as minerals like calcium, magnesium, zinc, potassium, selenium and iron. Of course, they come loaded with antioxidants which reduce inflammatory markers in your body, the root cause of many of our chronic illnesses.

GOOD FOR HEART HEALTH

In the Journal of Food Science (2012), researchers from Anna University, Chennai, had shown how nitrites in fennel seeds play an important role in the cardiovascular system.

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Coffee makes you move more but sleep less, new studies find

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A rigorous new study that examined the health effects of coffee consumption found good news and bad news for coffee lovers.

The research showed that coffee has striking effects on physical activity levels, causing people to move more, taking, on average, 1,000 extra steps a day — a significant boost in activity that might help explain why coffee consumption has long been linked to better health.

But the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, did find some downsides to a daily cuppa. It showed that people lost about 36 minutes of sleep a night when they drank coffee — and the more coffee they drank, the less they slept.

The research also looked at coffee’s effect on heart palpitations, a relatively common experience for healthy coffee drinkers. The study found that in healthy men and women, coffee does not cause a common

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New research on health risks of coffee




Jonel Aleccia, The Associated Press



Published Wednesday, March 22, 2023 5:50PM EDT



Coffee lovers — and their doctors — have long wondered whether a jolt of java can affect the heart. New research published Wednesday found that drinking caffeinated coffee did not significantly affect one kind of heart failure that can feel like a skipped beat.

But it did signal a slight increase in another type of irregular heartbeat in people who drank more than one cup per day. And it was found that people tend to walk more and sleep less on the days they drink coffee.

Coffee is one of the most common beverages in the world. In the US, two-thirds of Americans drink coffee every day, more than bottled water, tea or tap water, according to the National Coffee Association, a trade group. Coffee contains caffeine, a stimulant, which

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Nova Scotia budget includes record-high health-care spending

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservative government remains firm in its promise to fix the health-care system by spending more taxpayer money on health than any previous government.

The PCs will spend $6.5 billion on health care this year — an increase of more than $1.2 billion over last year’s budget.

The numbers were released Thursday, during a budget briefing, when Finance Minister Allan MacMaster tabled what the Nova Scotia Tories are calling the “More Healthcare. Faster” budget.

“Budget 2023-24 is built with all Nova Scotians in mind,” said MacMaster in a press release. “It reflects where we are today and where we are headed.”

This is the PC’s second budget since coming to power, and their mission all along has been to fix the province’s health-care system.

The PCs campaigned on an election promise that they would fix the health-care system, which helped them win a majority government

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Exercise should be the first option to treat depression: study

Suggesting someone struggling with depression or anxiety should start exercising more usually comes across as patronizing — but a new study into the powerful impact exercise can have on our mental health suggests exercise should generally be considered as the first option for treating depression and anxiety.

The scientific review, which looked at more than 95 scientific reviews encompassing 128,000 participants, found physical activity provided positive impacts across all studies, and was 1.5 times more effective in some cases than counseling or medication in tackling depression.

“Our review shows that physical activity interventions can significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in all clinical populations, with some groups showing even greater signs of improvement,” Dr. Ben Singh, researcher at the University of South Australia and lead author of the study, said in a press release.

“Importantly, the research shows that it doesn’t take much for exercise to make a positive

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