The full Senate will vote to confirm Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, after the Finance Committee’s tied vote on Wednesday. The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-14 along party lines on Becerra’s nomination. Under rules for the split Senate, the nomination will now need four hours of… Read More »
Dive Brief: Royal Oak, Michigan-based Beaumont Health has announced a joint venture with Alternative Solutions Health Network to expand access to home health and hospice services in Michigan. Under the arrangement, Beaumont will shift operations of its seven-county home health and hospice agency to Kettering, Ohio-based ASHN. Partnering with ASHN will allow Beaumont to quickly meet… Read More »
MONTREAL — Health Canada is moving to restrict sugary high-alcohol drinks like the one reportedly consumed by a Quebec teen who died last winter. The federal agency said the single-serve products are creating a public health risk, especially for youth. It is proposing the beverages no longer contain the equivalent of four servings of alcohol… Read More »
If lifting weights is like a powder keg, then plyometrics (plyos) are the match that lights the fuse. Explosive exercises that use the muscles’ stretch reflex to build power, plyos are a staple in sports training. “They put athletes’ strength work to use,” says Zach Even-Esh, a strength coach and author. “Otherwise, they become what… Read More »