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Transportation barriers impacting Hawai'i rural health care, policy solutions proposed

Long ambulance response times, costly and unreliable non-emergency transportation, and insufficient insurance coverage for travel-related health care expenses are among the key findings of a new report released by the University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

State-level anti-bullying laws curb suicide attempts by up to 19%

Anti-bullying laws (ABLs) are highly effective in reducing suicidal behaviors among overweight and obese high school students in the U.S., according to a new study co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst doctoral ...

Addiction

Disproportionately more opioids prescribed in poorer areas

Despite an overall decline in prescribed opioid use in Canada over the past decade, a recent study found that people in poorer areas receive three times the prescriptions for opioids than those in wealthier areas.

Health

Telehealth works but rules need changing

With its services skyrocketing during the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth—where medical services are delivered by phone or video call—has become a mainstay of health care systems in Australia and other countries around ...

Health

Research reveals transgender Americans fear losing medical care

Gender-diverse individuals not only fear losing their access to gender-affirming care but may resort to self-harm or questionable alternatives if it disappears, according to new research from the University of Vermont (UVM) ...

Diabetes

Research explores depression's ripple effect on diabetes

A study conducted by researchers at Saint Louis University found that patients with depression were more likely to have uncontrolled diabetes over time and that depression contributes to a heightened economic burden to diabetes ...

Medical economics

AI divide is hindering health care progress in the Global South

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing health care, enhancing diagnostics, streamlining treatment, and improving patient outcomes. However, a recent study published in Digital Health reveals that these advancements ...

Medical economics

Insurers fight state laws restricting surprise ambulance bills

Nicole Silva's 4-year-old daughter was headed to a relative's house near the southern Colorado town of La Jara when a vehicle T-boned the car she was riding in. A cascade of ambulance rides ensued—a ground ambulance to ...

Oncology & Cancer

World's premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos

The Trump administration's broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded advances against the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Workplace mental health at risk as key federal agency faces cuts

In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with a recovery coach who checks in daily, attends recovery meetings with them, and helps them navigate the return ...

Medical economics

2017 to 2024 saw more seniors with prolonged ED length of stay

The proportion of older adults with prolonged emergency department length of stay (LOS) and boarding times increased from 2017 to 2024, according to a research letter published online June 30 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Medical economics

New tool measures fairness in NYC hospital care

A new study from CUNY SPH researchers puts forth a straightforward way to measure whether hospitals are providing fair access to care for low-income and uninsured patients.