Health
Scotland becomes first country to offer free period products
Scotland on Tuesday voted to offer free universal access to period products, becoming the first country in the world to do so.
Nov 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Daily COVID-19 deaths in US reach highest level since May
The surging coronavirus is taking an increasingly dire toll across the U.S. just as a vaccine appears close at hand, with the country now averaging over 1,300 COVID-19 deaths per day—the highest level since the calamitous ...
Nov 20, 2020
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Medical economics
Out-of-network claims fairly common for elective colonoscopy
(HealthDay)—Out-of-network claims were incurred by 12.1 percent of commercially insured patients who underwent elective colonoscopy between 2012 and 2017, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Annals of Internal ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Cardiology
A clean bill of health at birth, his heart failed at 2 months
Like many first-time moms, Stephanie Tawata was anxiously navigating the ups and downs of a newborn.
Sep 8, 2020
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Medical economics
Many Americans struggling to afford health care in pandemic
More than two in five working-age U.S. adults didn't have stable health insurance in the first half of 2020, while more than one-third struggled with medical bills, according to a new survey.
Aug 26, 2020
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Health
Trouble paying medical bills can lead to longer episodes of homelessness, new study shows
Even before the pandemic left COVID-19 patients with staggering hospital bills, many people, especially those who are uninsured, were often overwhelmed with medical bills
Jun 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FBI: Beware of scammers selling fake COVID-19 antibody tests
(HealthDay)—Fake or unapproved COVID-19 antibody tests are being sold by scammers, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns.
Jun 30, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study links financial hardship to more ED visits; less preventive care
A new American Cancer Society study finds higher medical and nonmedical financial hardships are independently associated with more emergency department visits, lower receipt of some preventive services, and worse self-rated ...
Jun 18, 2020
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Health
Study identifies strategies states use to limit local government control
Local governments are often innovators of public health policymaking—the first smoke-free air acts, menu labeling laws, and soda taxes were all implemented locally. However, states are increasingly limiting local control ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with ARDS, COVID-19 face significant financial effects in recovery
It begins with shortness of breath. And for approximately one third of patients, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, ends in death. For those who survive, their lives are often turned upside-down. Michigan Medicine ...
Jun 3, 2020
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