Health
US abortions see biggest drop in a decade
U.S. abortions fell 5 percent during the Great Recession in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, according to government figures released Wednesday.
Nov 21, 2012
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Health
Seven strategies can help practices manage staff time off
(HealthDay)—Several strategies can be implemented to help address management of staff time off, allowing mutual respect for the employee and employer requests, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
Jul 19, 2018
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Medical economics
Medicaid enrollment reaches record high during pandemic
(HealthDay)—Nearly 10 million Americans signed up for Medicaid through January, and the 80 million people now enrolled in the program is the most in its history.
Jun 23, 2021
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Cardiology
It's taking too long to treat rural Aussies who have a stroke
Addressing inequity between metropolitan and regional acute stroke care requires attention to each component of regional workflow, according to the authors of a Perspective published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Jan 13, 2020
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Pediatrics
Research finds Black children more than twice as likely to die of sepsis at one hospital
A retrospective analysis of pediatric sepsis deaths at a large hospital in Arkansas found that Black children in the hospital were 2.5 times more likely to die of sepsis than white patients, according to research presented ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Diabetes
Diabetes divide widens between rich and poor in Scotland
New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year, shows that there are marked socio-economic inequalities in the prevalence of (the proportion ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Need a mental health day but worried about admitting it? You're not alone
There are days when it's hard to face work, even when you aren't physically sick. Should you take a day off for your mental health? If you do, should you be honest about it when informing your manager?
Jun 12, 2023
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Health
The hazards of living on the right side of a time zone border
The sun both rises and sets later in the western parts of time zones, by about an hour at the extremes. If sunrise in Nashville, Tennessee is 6:30 a.m., it's about 7:30 a.m. in Amarillo, Texas. Similarly, if sunset in Nashville ...
May 7, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hungry and out of work: What life is like for young British people under COVID-19
Leo (all names of project participants have been changed to protect their identity) is a 22-year-old living in Edinburgh. He was working part-time in hospitality and waiting to begin university when we spoke during the UK's ...
Nov 25, 2020
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Health
Medicaid and Uninsured patients obtain new patient appointments most easily at FQHCs
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) granted new patient appointments to Medicaid beneficiaries and uninsured patients at higher rates than other primary care practices (non-FQHCs), in addition to charging less for ...
Sep 30, 2014
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