"What keeps you up at night?" It's a question Anthony Fauci, MD, heard repeatedly over the course of his nearly four decades as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Americans' life expectancy has been stagnant for over a decade, and much of the blame has been placed on "deaths of despair" among middle-aged adults. But a new study, published Oct. 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Oct 10, 2023
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California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off once again over the future of the Medical Board of California, which is responsible for licensing and disciplining doctors and has been criticized by patient advocates ...
Aug 28, 2023
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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) provides one of the most promising—and fraught—advancements in the ever-evolving landscape of the health care sector. Electronic records let physicians access patient information ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Remote monitoring programs may enhance guideline-directed therapy—or the use of heart medication—for heart failure patients. That was the finding of cardiologists with the Comprehensive Heart Failure Program at UC Davis ...
Jul 26, 2023
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A new study of telehealth utilization among Medicare beneficiaries in Arkansas showed race/ethnicity and rural/urban disparities. The study, which reported that the association between the number of chronic conditions and ...
May 3, 2023
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To honor Black History Month in 2023, I decided to spend some time familiarizing myself with the negative impact of cultural myths about Black people on the health care support our systems provide to Black people. I wanted ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Of the nearly 4 million births each year in the United States, roughly 50,000 are marked by life-threatening complications, and up to 900 result in maternal death during delivery. One major, often life-threatening complication ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Social determinants of health impact people's well-being and quality of life. These social determinants—conditions such as access to nutrition, safe and affordable housing, jobs, transportation, and access to health care—are ...
Dec 29, 2022
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A new study reveals that the annual incidence of Parkinson's disease (PD) among older adults is 50% higher than current estimates of 60,000 diagnoses annually. The peer-reviewed study, which measured new cases of PD, or the ...
Dec 15, 2022
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