Community hospitals are a vital source of health care for rural populations, yet many rural hospitals across the United States are in financial distress. Over the last decade, more than 130 rural hospitals have closed nationwide. ...
Jul 22, 2022
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More than 200,000 LGBT adults in California have medical conditions that increase their vulnerability to the effects of COVID-19, according to new research by Kathryn O'Neill, a policy analyst with the Williams Institute ...
Jun 26, 2020
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Successive governments' approach to obesity policies has destined them to fail, say researchers.
Jan 19, 2021
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According to a new report by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, mammography may present an opportunity for the expanded use of bundled payments in radiology. The study, published online in the Journal of the American ...
Aug 18, 2016
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(HealthDay) -- Implementation of the International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) recommendations for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening in Israel would increase GDM diagnoses by approximately ...
Jul 20, 2012
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After the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, legislators in several states promised to pass laws that would cause women to be prosecuted even if their procedures occurred in another ...
Sep 21, 2022
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A new study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is the first to show that diesel cars implicated in the emissions-cheating scandal had population-level impacts on infant ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Victims who suffer violence at the hands of a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, or other intimate partner aren't only brutalized physically; they also suffer disproportionately higher rates of mental health distress, according ...
Aug 30, 2011
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A study published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that the economic effects of COVID-19 increased the risk for poor mental health among California adults.
Nov 18, 2022
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In the decade since the federal government's electronic health record (EHR) initiatives first became law, nearly all U.S. hospitals have adopted some form of EHR technology. Now, focus is on how a comprehensive EHR can enhance ...
Mar 15, 2019
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