Health
Where are the nation's primary care providers? It's not an easy answer
Clinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their clinic in San Luis, a town of about 600 people in southern Colorado.
Feb 1, 2024
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News tagged with health insurance system
Pediatrics
Pediatric care for non-white children is worse across US: Researchers urge policy reform to address disparities
A review of recent evidence reveals widespread patterns of inequitable care across pediatric specialties, including neonatal care, emergency medicine, surgery, developmental disabilities, mental health care, and palliative ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Looking for an ob/gyn? Here's how
It's important to find the right OB-GYN to guide you through some of life's greatest joys and troubles.
Dec 29, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis is often out of reach for women and marginalized people
The United States has a proven treatment to reduce HIV infection risk by up to 99%. The health system just needs to get better at offering it. In 2021, the country had over 36,000 new HIV diagnoses, yet PrEP (HIV pre-exposure ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Medical economics
Health care coalition jockeys over Medi-Cal spending, eyes ballot initiative
Influential health care interests are jockeying over a potential infusion of $19.4 billion into Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, while also angling for a 2024 ballot initiative to permanently lock in that funding, ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Report identifies those likely to receive meds for opioid use disorder in pregnancy
Persons receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in pregnancy are more likely to be older and White and to have public insurance, according to research published in the May 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
May 5, 2023
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Medications
Study exposes barriers, safety concerns for medical cannabis use in Canada
A majority of Canadians who require medical cannabis are obtaining their products through the recreational market rather than the medical system, raising health and safety concerns, according to a massive new study led by ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Almost two-thirds of U.S. doctors, nurses feel burnt out at work: Poll
America's health care workforce is under unprecedented strain, and leaders of the medical profession are scrambling to shore up doctors and nurses who are burning out in record numbers.
Feb 23, 2023
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Medical economics
Emailing your doctor could soon cost you
Email has become an easy and essential form of communication between patients and physicians—so much so that doctors are deluged daily with messages from patients.
Feb 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis C is a slow-moving killer that can be stopped. What's getting in the way?
Michael Mendez said that when learned he had hepatitis C, "I didn't even know what it was."
Jan 9, 2023
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