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Analysis | The Health 202: Mike Bloomberg is pounding voters with a single ad. It’s about health insurance. – The Washington Post

THE PROGNOSIS Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images) Mike Bloomberg has pitched his tent in the improve-on-Obamacare camp as he tries to forge his own pathway to the White House among a still-crowded Democratic field. The former New York mayor, who didn’t enter the race until late November, hasn’t participated in… Read More »

Medical News Today: What to know about alcohol and the keto diet

The ketogenic, or keto, diet is a high fat, low carbohydrate diet that offers the potential benefit of losing weight while maintaining muscle. Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy. When a person consumes fewer food sources containing carbs, the liver breaks down fat reserves in the body into chemicals called ketones. When the… Read More »

What to know about positional headaches

A positional headache is a type of headache that usually occurs when sitting or standing up and goes away fairly shortly after lying down. Positional headaches are also known as orthostatic, postural, and low pressure headaches. Leaks of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are often the cause of positional headaches, but several other conditions can cause them.… Read More »