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New reproductive health restrictions have not driven OB-GYNs out of states with abortion bans
Since June 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, 14 states have banned nearly all abortions. The court ruling, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, has also led six states ...
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People's functional status improved in all European labor market groups during the first year of the pandemic: Study
There were no major changes in the functional status of older working-aged Europeans in 2004–2022, a study in the European Journal of Public Health finds.
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Study highlights struggles of GPs in deprived neighborhoods
English GPs in areas of socioeconomic deprivation endure increased job pressures related to managing complex patients, insufficient resources, and difficulty in finding locum cover, an analysis by University of Manchester ...
Apr 22, 2025
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States that enshrined Medicaid expansion in their constitutions could be in a bind
As Republicans in Congress consider cutting the federal share of Medicaid funding, states are weighing numerous options to scale back their programs. But voters in three states have significantly limited those options by ...
Apr 22, 2025
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CDC cancels measles help for Texas schools amid staff layoffs
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has canceled its plans to help Texas schools stop the rapid spread of measles.
Apr 21, 2025
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CDC shuts down key labs for hepatitis and STI testing after layoffs
Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shut down amid recent layoffs, raising concerns about tracking and controlling serious infections like viral hepatitis and antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea.
Apr 21, 2025
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New analytics-driven framework aims to improve care of chronic disease
An analytics-driven "decision framework" that accounts for the socioeconomic and demographic factors of patients can promote more equitable health care delivery and potentially improve chronic disease care outcomes, according ...
Apr 21, 2025
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FDA may shift routine food inspections to states
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon hand off routine food safety inspections to state and local officials, multiple federal health officials told CBS News.
Apr 21, 2025
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Supreme Court case targets free preventive care provided by the Affordable Care Act
Colonoscopy for younger adults. Chest CT scans for lung cancer. Statin meds to lower cholesterol. Screening for drug addiction.
Apr 21, 2025
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Telehealth might be a good option for women with incontinence
Women who experience urinary incontinence after giving birth may get just as much relief from telehealth as they do from physical therapy, a new UC San Francisco study has found.
Apr 21, 2025
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50 years of US economic change linked to poorer health, shorter lives for less-educated Americans
Fifty years of economic change have taken a heavy toll on some Americans, especially those with less education who not only have been left behind but also are sicker and living shorter lives, according to new research.
Apr 21, 2025
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Prison needle programs could save millions in hepatitis C treatment costs
A new Australian-first study from the Burnet Institute has found that every dollar invested in Australian prison needle and syringe programs could save more than two dollars in treatment costs for hepatitis C and injection-related ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Survey of Australian university students suggests more than half are worried about food or don't have enough to eat
Being a university student has long been associated with eating instant noodles, taking advantage of pub meal deals and generally living frugally.
Apr 21, 2025
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Families of transgender youth no longer view Colorado as a haven for gender-affirming care
Colorado has long been known as a haven for gender-affirming care, which the state considers legally protected and an essential health insurance benefit. Medical exiles have moved to Colorado for such treatment in the past ...
Apr 21, 2025
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In rural Massachusetts, patients and physicians weigh trade-offs of concierge medicine
Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts, a small city two hours west of Boston, for about 10 years. She was happy with the care, though she started to notice it was becoming harder to get ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Opioid control laws linked to 10% drop in domestic violence cases
A new study led by the University of South Florida reveals opioid control policies may offer broader public health benefits, including reducing instances of domestic violence. As policymakers continue to grapple with the ...
Apr 19, 2025
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Analysis reveals rise in claim denial rates for cancer-related advanced genetic testing
Both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer and the rate of claim denials for such testing increased between 2016 and 2021, despite implementation of a recent Medicare national coverage determination ...
Apr 18, 2025
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Low-income patients with diabetes are more likely to experience insurance instability, researchers find
An Oregon Health & Science University-led study reveals that low-income adults with diabetes are more likely to go in and out of health insurance, and that insurance instability is even worse for those with complex needs.
Apr 18, 2025
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FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections
When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping job cuts at his department last month, he said that safety inspectors who oversee U.S. foods and drugs wouldn't be impacted.
Apr 18, 2025
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Millions could lose no-cost preventive services if SCOTUS upholds ruling
A study by the Stanford Prevention Policy Modeling Lab (PPML) finds that almost 30% of privately insured individuals in the United States, or nearly 40 million people, use at least one of the free preventive health services ...
Apr 17, 2025
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School lunch program can reduce obesity among teenagers, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds
A new study led by Professor Sayaka Nakamura from Sophia University in Japan and Professor Shiko Maruyama from Jinan University in China published in the journal Health Economics reveals the significant positive impact of ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Oregon health officials investigate rare brain disease blamed for two deaths
Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Apr 17, 2025
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More psych hospital beds are needed for kids, but neighbors say not here
In January, a teenager in suburban St. Louis informed his high school counselor that a classmate said he planned to kill himself later that day.
Apr 17, 2025
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Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid: But what does Medicaid actually do?
Republicans in Congress are eyeing $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state government health care program for lower-income people.
Apr 17, 2025
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