Health informatics
Baby boomers push median age of Americans up as births decline
The American population is older than it used to be, according to new U.S. Census data.
May 25, 2023
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News tagged with state medical
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Two dead of suspected cases of meningitis after surgeries in Mexico, over 200 patients at risk
Federal officials say more than 200 patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexico border city.
May 25, 2023
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Medical economics
A COVID test Medicare scam may be a trial run for further fraud
Medicare coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests has ended, but the scams spawned by the temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors.
May 23, 2023
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Medical economics
Couples age 55 or older can soon contribute $10,000 a year to health savings accounts
New IRS guidance will allow older couples in the United States to contribute more than $10,000 to tax-free health savings accounts (HSA) next year.
May 22, 2023
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Neuroscience
Effects of repetitive head trauma on symptoms of sports-related concussion
In an effort to understand the effects of multiple sport-related head injuries, researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City evaluated a large multicenter ...
May 9, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
After Idaho's strict abortion ban, OB-GYNs stage a quick exodus
At a brewery in this northern Idaho city, hundreds of people recently held a wake of sorts to mourn the closure of Sandpoint's only labor and delivery ward, collateral damage from the state's Republican-led effort to criminalize ...
May 4, 2023
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Pediatrics
Study highlights risks for self-harm events in children and adolescents
The United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis with rising rates of hospitalization for suicide and self-harm events among children and adolescents.
May 1, 2023
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Health
Feds say two US hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law
Denying a woman an emergency abortion and risking her life broke U.S. federal law, a federal government investigation contends.
May 1, 2023
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Addiction
'Eat, sleep, console' reduces hospital stay and need for medication among opioid-exposed infants
Researchers have found the "Eat, Sleep, Console" (ESC) care approach to be more effective than using the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool (FNAST) to assess and manage opioid-exposed newborns, according to a national, ...
Apr 30, 2023
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Neuroscience
How to relieve a stress headache
You had a rough day at work and got stuck in traffic on the way home, and suddenly your head starts pounding.
Apr 26, 2023
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