Medical economics

Why wait times in the emergency room are so long in California

Explaining why wait times can be so lengthy in the emergency room, a new study by UC San Francisco reports that emergency department capacity hasn't kept up with patient demand in California over the last decade.

Medical economics

Study: US immigrants particularly vulnerable to food insecurity

In the United States, immigrants are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, defined as the lack of access to adequate food for an active, healthy life. A new study led by researchers at University of Utah Health reveals ...

Oncology & Cancer

Extreme poverty a key driver for relapse in kids with ALL

Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who live in extreme poverty and were undergoing maintenance therapy faced an almost two-fold greater risk of relapse compared with kids who weren't as poor, according to a ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Alzheimer's report hints at a future health crisis bigger than COVID-19

The costs of Alzheimer's disease—human and financial—are rising sharply in California and nationally, and census projections for America's rapidly aging population suggest the scope of the disease soon might rival what ...

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