http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A record number of U.S. children were covered by health insurance in 2011, mostly due to substantial increases in the enrollment rates of public insurance, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-children-health.html Health Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:11:49 EST news279288703 Unemployment poses a significant burden on the public no matter what the cause. But for those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, chronic unemployment is often coupled with significant health care costs. A Rhode Island Hospital study compared unemployment rates among those with various psychiatric disorders, and found that borderline personality disorder is associated with as much unemployment as bipolar disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-borderline-personality-bipolar-disorders-similar.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:51:02 EST news274445289 (Medical Xpress)—National economic events, like the Great Recession of 2007-09, can have a far-reaching ripple effect through the economy. In a recent study, researchers at the College of William & Mary found that healthcare is not immune. Their findings are featured in the November issue of Health Affairs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-link-higher-medicare-joblessness.html Health Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:50:01 EST news272532878 (AP) -- An increase in child abuse, mostly in infants, is linked with the recent recession in new research that raises fresh concerns about the impact of the nation's economic woes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-child-abuse-rose-recession.html Health Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:44:26 EST news235622655