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Could geriatric hospitals reduce pressure on the health system? Maybe—but improving aged care is paramount
Australia is facing a surge in hospital presentations in older adults. Between 2015–16 and 2019–20, hospitalizations among people aged 75–84 increased by an average of 3% annually, the largest rise of any age group.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New mental health parity rules issued
Last week, President Joe Biden and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury issued new rules meant to ensure that insurance coverage for mental health conditions and substance abuse disorder has ...
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Study shows State Innovation Models improve health data
First-of-its-kind research by Tarang Parekh, assistant professor of epidemiology, reviewed the State Innovation Models (SIM), a payment system introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2013, which provides ...
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Analysis suggests self-reporting of health may lead to underestimation of health inequalities in England
A first-of-its kind analysis of data collected from England's annual health survey found that of the people who reported their health as "poor," those living in areas of high deprivation are likely to have worse health than ...
Sep 17, 2024
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What happens to patients when their GP retires or relocates?
Norway introduced its Regular GP Scheme in 2001. This gives all citizens the right to choose a GP in their home municipality and facilitates personal continuity between the doctor and the patient.
Sep 17, 2024
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Early, virtual palliative care feasible for advanced lung cancer
The delivery of early, virtual palliative care has similar effects on quality of life as in-person care in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the Journal ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Cancer patients want financial screening early in care, study finds
Patients with cancer want their care team to assess them early in treatment about their concerns related to costs of care, reports a Northwestern Medicine study. It is the first time a study has sought cancer patients' input ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Study shows massive rise in GP demand, amid drop in their availability
The number of patients per GP has soared by 9%, rising to a massive 32% when taking chronic conditions into account, a new study in England by University of Manchester researchers has found.
Sep 17, 2024
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Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records
Health care is a defining issue in the 2024 election—Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump have starkly different records on the issue. Rather than focusing on what they promise ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Free menstrual products matter to support equity, but so do adequate facilities and sinks
Over the past years, activists have made important gains in the effort to provide people who menstruate with adequate and free supplies.
Sep 17, 2024
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Food insecurity associated with increased pediatric hospital stays and odds of readmission
Food insecurity, which is the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food, is associated with poor health outcomes and the increased need to use health care services. According to the U.S. Department ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Immigration detainer holds linked to lower Medicaid and SNAP enrollment among eligible adults
Millions of eligible adults may not be signing up for medical and nutrition support programs because they live in areas where friends and neighbors are detained due to their immigration status.
Sep 16, 2024
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New figures indicate substantially higher future need for palliative care among people living with dementia
A new Research Letter published in Palliative Medicine estimates that the palliative care needs of people living with dementia in England and Wales will be much higher by 2040 than previous projections have indicated.
Sep 16, 2024
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At the UN, world leaders are negotiating a global approach to antimicrobial resistance
The United Nations General Assembly could turn the tide on antimicrobial resistance. The keys to making this happen are ensuring policymakers have the best available evidence and rallying political support through unifying ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Telemedicine improved doctors' quality of patient care during COVID, new research shows
We all remember when the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020 upended the comfort of our daily routines. Businesses were forced to adapt to limited ways of engaging with customers, with varied levels of success.
Sep 16, 2024
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UK doctors agree 22.3% pay rise to end strikes
Hospital doctors in England have accepted a 22.3-percent government pay offer, their union and the health ministry said Monday, ending a wave of damaging strikes that hit patient care.
Sep 16, 2024
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At Catholic hospitals, a mission of charity runs up against high care costs for patients
When Jessica Staten's kidney stones wouldn't pass, she said, her doctor suggested a procedure to "blow 'em up." She went to have it done last November at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, one of nine hospitals ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Gasping for air: Staggering cost of breathlessness in Australia revealed
Breathlessness drains at least $12B from the Australian economy every year in direct health and productivity costs, and people living with the condition are more likely to be unemployed and have diminished quality of life, ...
Sep 16, 2024
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States are making it easier for physician assistants to work across state lines
Mercedes Dodge was raised by first-generation immigrant parents from Peru in a modest home in a rural part of southeastern Texas, where there weren't many health care providers. Sometimes they had to travel to Houston, over ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Longtime head of L.A. Care to retire after navigating major Medi-Cal changes: Q&A
For nearly a decade, John Baackes has led L.A. Care Health Plan, a publicly run insurer primarily serving low-income Los Angeles County residents on Medi-Cal. It is by far the largest Medi-Cal plan in the state.
Sep 12, 2024
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The burden of frailty on Australia's health care system
Frailty in older Australians is imposing a staggering burden on Australia's health care system and is driving up costs in community aged-care, new research by Flinders University has revealed.
Sep 12, 2024
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More than half of UK government nutrition advisors are paid by food companies, research reveals
At least 11 of the 17 members of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) have conflicts of interest with the likes of Nestle, sugar manufacturer Tate and Lyle, and the world's largest ice cream producer, Unilever, ...
Sep 11, 2024
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New look at stroke response: Mobile physicians
Many patients living in rural areas don't have easy access to specialized or emergency care. When they face conditions like strokes, every minute counts when trying to get them the treatment they need.
Sep 11, 2024
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ACA enrollment platforms suspended over alleged foreign access to consumer data
Suspicions that U.S. consumers' personal information could be accessed from India led regulators to abruptly bar two large private sector enrollment websites from accessing the Affordable Care Act marketplace in August.
Sep 11, 2024
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Families of victims of violent assault have double the risk of anxiety—new study
Every year, about a million people in England and Wales are victims of violent crime.
Sep 11, 2024
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