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As droughts become more frequent, governments all over the world are looking at ways to balance water supply and demand, including by raising prices.

Want people to use less water? Tell them it’s going to cost more

When people hear that their water is going to cost more, they start to use less of it.That seemingly obvious finding comes from a new study led by researchers at the National University of Singapore … more

By Carly Wanna, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 2/11/23

Want people to use less water? Tell them it’s going to cost more

When people hear that their water is going to cost more, they start to use less of it.That seemingly obvious finding comes from a new study led by researchers at the National University of Singapore … more

By Carly Wanna, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 2/8/23

Recent research shows that eating less is more effective for weight loss than intermittent fasting, striking a blow at many popular diets.

Eating less beats intermittent fasting for weight loss, study says

Eating smaller meals and cutting calories is a more effective way to manage weight than intermittent fasting, when consumption is restricted to a narrow window of time. That’s the conclusion … more

By Low De Wei, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 2/3/23

Online scammers are increasingly using fake job offers to lure victims.

You're hired! Now send us some personal information. Why job scams are skyrocketing

Two days after applying for a job on LinkedIn, Sandi Pounder received the good, if surprising, news."I am glad to inform you that due to your level of experience and your working skills, the company … more

By Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 2/2/23

Of those carrying credit card debt from month to month, nearly half don't know what their don't know the attached interest rates.

Survey: More Americans are carrying debt, and many of them don’t know their APRs

Despite the increase in revolving debt carriers, Americans’ favorite credit card perk has nothing to do with their APRs. Cash back is the most-favored credit card feature, far above low APR, wide … more

By Erica Sandberg, Bankrate.com (TNS) | 1/28/23

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred greater access to telehealth.

Behavioral telehealth loses momentum without a regulatory boost

Controlled substances became a little less controlled during the pandemic. That benefited both patients (for their health) and telehealth startups (to make money).Some potentially addictive … more

By Darius Tahir, Kaiser Health News (TNS) | 1/27/23

Elizabeth and Nick Woodruff of Binghamton, New York, were sued for nearly $10,000 by the hospital where Nick's infected leg was amputated.

Hundreds of US hospitals sue patients or threaten their credit, a KHN investigation finds

Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such as lawsuits, selling … more

By Noam N. Levey, Kaiser Health News (TNS) | 1/14/23

LifeLock is the largest and probably most well-known identity theft protection company out there, though it's not the only one.

Is identity theft protection worth it? Here's what you should know

If you'd asked me in 2018 whether I was likely to be a victim of identity theft, I would have said no.I used free credit monitoring. I had unique passwords and two-factor authentication on all my … more

By Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 12/24/22

If you use Zelle to pay someone who proves to be a con artist, you have only a slim chance of recovering the money from your bank.

Zelle users have been scammed out of thousands. How to avoid being targeted on money apps

Money transfer apps are a convenient way to send and receive money, but scammers can use them to steal your funds.Bank of America customers earlier this month filed a class-action lawsuit against the … more

By Evan Moore, The Charlotte Observer (TNS) | 12/7/22

A library patron looks at a book at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library on Jan. 11, 2011, in San Francisco. Librarians and their legislative allies in several states are pushing publishers of electronic books to lower their prices and ease licensing terms.

Librarians and lawmakers push for greater access to e-books

Librarians and their legislative allies are pushing publishers of electronic books to lower their prices and relax licensing terms, an effort that could make it easier for millions of library users … more

By Caitlin Dewey, Stateline.org (TNS) | 9/15/22

Experts on extremist movements say sovereign citizens like to create "fake things" like their own courts and police agencies and even these license plates. The FBI says these are some examples of illegal license plates used by so-called sovereign citizens. (FBI/TNS)

What are sovereign citizens and what do they believe?

The FBI considers sovereign citizens an anti-government extremist movement. Sovereign citizens believe the U.S. government is illegitimate and actually a corporation that secretly sold bonds using … more

Kevin Krause, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 9/11/22

Alzheimer’s disease is about memories

Arthur Brewer, representing the Alzheimer’s Association Capital of Texas Chapter, and manager of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, considers this a family business. He is proud to announce … more

By Betty Cohn, Staff Writer | 9/10/22

Say that again Ya'll

Texas residents will tell you “right quick” when you mispronounce landmarks across the state. Plenty of that correcting occurs in Central Texas, because some of our place names are a bit … more

By Betty Cohn, Staff Writer | 8/31/22

Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Fowler, a graduate of Rouse High School, is currently stationed at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.

Leander native supports U.S. Navy’s 'Take Charge and Move Out' mission

A Leander native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission at Strategic Communications Wing One (STRATCOMMWING ONE). … more

By Stephanie Fox, Navy Office of Community Outreach | 8/19/22

Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik brings flowers to her parents’ grave at the family cemetery on their land, which has been passed down across several generations. The family is now fighting a highway-widening plan that could call for forcibly buying some of the land.

Decades after Texas took part of its historic farm, a family fights again to save its land from a highway expansion

With a cowboy hat atop her head and fresh flowers in hand, Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik walked from her family farm on a Tuesday afternoon this spring to the adjacent private cemetery where … more

By Timia Cobb, The Texas Tribune | 6/3/22

Stacey Whitford applied for Medicaid for herself and her son in December. He needs the coverage for hearing aids but the family had to wait months before finally being approved on the last day of March. "It's just like hanging a golden ticket right in front of your face and saying, 'Here it is, but you can't touch it'," Whitford said in early March as their wait neared 100 days. (Christopher Smith/Kaiser Health News/TNS)

Patients’ perilous months-long waiting for medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come

Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can’t afford more bills without any insurance coverage. But in early March — five … more

Bram Sable-Smith and Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News (TNS) | 4/9/22

Supporters of Dr. Paul Marik gather along St. Pauls Boulevard outside of the Norfolk, Virginia, courthouse on Nov. 18, 2021. Dr. Marik, a critical care specialist, sued Sentara Healthcare over its ban of the use of ivermectin in COVID-19 patients. Legislators in at least half the states are trying to protect medical providers from disciplinary action for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 or promoting unproven treatments, which some medical authorities say endanger the public. (Kaitlin McKeown/The Virginian-Pilot/TNS)

States weigh shielding doctors' COVID misinformation, unproven remedies

The controversy began in September, more than a year into the pandemic, when the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners issued a warning to doctors in the state: Spreading misinformation about COVID-19 … more

Michael Ollove, Stateline.org (TNS) | 4/9/22

Brandie Kurtz of Wrens, Georgia, said her son Wylie James Prescott had to wait more than a year after his autism diagnosis to begin behavioral therapy, even though research shows early treatment of autism can be crucial for children's long-term development. (Brandie Kurtz/Kaiser Health News/TNS)

Delays for autism diagnosis and treatment grew even longer during the pandemic

Wylie James Prescott, 3, had to wait more than a year after his autism diagnosis to begin behavioral therapy, even though research shows early treatment of autism can be crucial for children’s … more

Andy Miller and Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News (TNS) | 4/3/22

Millions are at risk of losing health care coverage through Medicaid when the pandemic public health emergency ends. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Many Medicaid recipients could lose coverage as pandemic ends

Most of the nation will rejoice when the Biden administration lifts the public health emergency that has been in force since March 2020. But when that moment comes — probably this summer, … more

Michael Ollove, Stateline.org (TNS) | 3/12/22

Medical workers prepare COVID-19 tests at a testing site inside the Times Square subway station on Dec. 27, 2021, in New York City. (Scott Heins/Getty Images/TNS)

As politics infects public health, private companies profit

For some counties and cities that share a public health agency with other local governments, differences over mask mandates, business restrictions and other COVID-19 preventive measures have strained … more

Vignesh Ramachandran, Kaiser Health News (TNS) | 3/6/22

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