Health
These simple steps can help seniors manage their health care
(HealthDay)—Navigating the health care system can be challenging, but an expert urges older people not to try to go it alone.
Feb 21, 2022
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For the uninsured, crowdfunding provides little help in paying for health care and deepens inequities
Crowdfunding is sometimes touted as a "safety net" for people who can't afford to pay their medical bills.
Feb 3, 2022
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As omicron surges, HealthCare.gov sign-up deadline arrives
People looking for health insurance in the grip of the omicron surge have through Saturday to sign up for taxpayer-subsidized private coverage under the Obama-era Affordable Care Act.
Jan 13, 2022
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Medications
Study finds sexual minority communities disproportionately engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs
Individuals from sexual minority populations, including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer communities, are more likely than heterosexual individuals to engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs such as ...
Jan 3, 2022
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US regulators lay out plan for over-the-counter hearing aids
Health regulators on Tuesday unveiled their proposal to allow Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription, a long-awaited move intended to make the devices more accessible to millions of people with hearing problems.
Oct 19, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Employer-based weight management program with access to anti-obesity medications results in greater weight loss
A Cleveland Clinic study demonstrates that adults with obesity lost significantly more weight when they had access to medications for chronic weight management in conjunction with their employer-based weight management program, ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Medical economics
Many hit hard by pandemic now swamped by medical debt
(HealthDay)—The coronavirus pandemic has left plenty of Americans saddled with medical bills they can't pay, a new survey reveals.
Jul 19, 2021
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Vaccination
48.3 percent of U.S. ≥16s have had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
(HealthDay)—As of May 15, 2021, 48.3 percent of U.S. persons aged 16 years and older had received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, according to research published in the July 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Medical economics
U.S. supreme court strikes down challenge to affordable care act
(HealthDay)—The landmark Affordable Care Act, which has expanded health care coverage to tens of millions of Americans, has withstood a third challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jun 17, 2021
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COVID-19 bill gives states pathway to reduce maternal deaths
Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now a provision in the COVID-19 relief bill could help change that.
Mar 11, 2021
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