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Which Sunscreen Is Best for Your Face? Here's What Dermatologists Recommend
2025-03-18 15:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Key TakeawaysWearing sunscreen every day can help protect your skin from sunburns, prevent premature skin aging, and reduce your risk of skin cancer.According to dermatologists, facial sunscreens come in a variety of formulations and have different ingredients in them that are suited to every skin type.Experts say to look for facial sunscreens that are SPF 30 or higher and provide broad-spectrum coverage. Whether you spend most of your time indoors or outdoors, wearing sunscreen throughout the day and all year round is key to protecting your skin from sunburns, premature aging, and even skin cancer. This is especially true for your face and ears, which get a lot of sun exposure. Considering there are hundreds of brands of facial sunscreens to choose from, it can be difficult to choose one thats best for your skin. Plus, facial sunscreen can take many formscreams, lotions, gels, sprays, sticks, powders, and serums. The point of sunscreen is to protect your skinso does it really matte... [ more ]
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Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills: What You Need to Know
2025-03-18 13:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first daily oral contraceptive for over-the-counter use, giving people more options for nonprescription birth control. Over-the-counter birth control allows people to take control of their own reproductive health and removes barriers to care, such as lack of health insurance or difficulties obtaining a prescription. Opill (norgestrel) was approved in July of 2023 and is available in pharmacies, grocery stores, and online retailers around the country.As daily oral contraceptives are generally considered to be safe, over-the-counter birth control options empower the person by eliminating the need to visit a health care provider first. Opill was particularly lauded for its easy-to-read label, which was shown to help consumers understand the instructions and properly take the pill. Because of this, users are not required to see a healthcare provider, have an examination, or obtain a prescription, which offers convenience, safety, and auton... [ more ]
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Considerations for Covering Over-the-Counter Contraception | KFF
2025-03-18 13:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Michelle Long, Karen Diep, Laurie Sobel, and Alina SalganicoffPublished: Nov 28, 2023Note: This policy watch was updated on April 17, 2024 to incorporate the latest available data.In 2023, the FDA approved the first over-the-counter (OTC) daily oral contraceptive pill, Opill, and more recently, the first OTC at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea, Simple 2 Test. With these OTC products becoming available online and/or in stores soon, the implementation issues raised about the availability and affordability of these products and other OTC preventive supplies have garnered the attention of policymakers and advocates. Private insurers and Medicaid generally require a prescription to cover OTC products, so even though these products will be available without the need to obtain a prescription from a clinician, coverage without a prescription will be limited without federal or state action.In October 2023, the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services issued a reque... [ more ]
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