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Oncology & Cancer
Access to a GP can make all the difference in surviving lung cancer—and that is a problem for Māori
Surviving lung cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand could depend on whether you can access a GP—raising questions about equity in the country's health system.
Sep 29, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Clinical cancer research in the US is increasingly dominated by pharmaceutical industry sponsors, study finds
Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center identified a substantial increase over the past decade in the proportion of patients with cancer in the U.S. who participate in pharmaceutical industry sponsored clinical trials compared ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Firearm injuries lead to more complications, greater risk of death and higher inpatient costs than other injuries
Children who are injured by firearms require significantly more inpatient care, have higher medical complication rates and face a greater risk of death than children with other forms of trauma, according to research presented ...
Sep 27, 2024
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On campaign trail, Vance lays out 'concept of a plan' for health care
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's plan to rework President Barack Obama's signature health care law is vague on details, but many conservative health care experts say it would take the Republican Party back ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Researcher: Drug prices improved under Biden-Harris and Trump, but not for everyone, and not enough
When it comes to drug pricing, the Trump and Biden-Harris administrations both have some very modest wins to tout.
Sep 26, 2024
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School-based clinics have improved health equity—but they reach only a small number of students, research finds
School-based health centers (SBHCs) are clinics located in or near public schools to provide students with convenient health care. What began as three clinics in three states a half-century ago has grown into a network of ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff means worse outcomes for patients, study says
Sending nursing staff home who are mildly ill with COVID-19 could lead to unnecessary patient hospitalizations, deaths, and costs, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Sep 25, 2024
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Questions over safety and effectiveness of new Alzheimer's drug
The safety and effectiveness of donanemab—an Alzheimer's drug recently approved by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)—is called into question in an investigation published by The BMJ.
Sep 25, 2024
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Study finds cost benefits to system ownership of hospitals—but at a possible risk to quality
Large hospital systems control eight out of 10 hospital beds in the United States—and they continue to grow—but little has been known until now about how system ownership affects hospital operations.
Sep 25, 2024
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America is increasingly dependent on foreign doctors, but their path to immigration is getting harder
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: The U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it's becoming harder for aspiring ones to work and settle in the U.S.
Sep 25, 2024
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How North Carolina made its hospitals do something about medical debt
North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state's mammoth medical debt problem when Gov. Roy Cooper stepped before cameras in July to announce the initiative.
Sep 25, 2024
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Additional GP funding has been squeezed this year, finds UK investigation
Budgetary decisions by commissioners across England are affecting GPs' ability to offer their patients what most people regard as essential services and forcing some practices to close, an investigation by The BMJhas found.
Sep 25, 2024
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California may regulate and restrict pharmaceutical brokers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon decide whether the most populous U.S. state will join 25 others in regulating the middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, whom many policymakers blame for the soaring ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Some Alabama workers were swamped by medical debt: Then their employer stepped in
Like most medical offices, the small suite of exam rooms at the PhiferCares Clinic fills daily with patients seeking help with bumps and bruises, sore throats, and stuffy noses.
Sep 25, 2024
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Study finds outbreak detection under-resourced in Asia
A new study led by Duke-NUS Medical School revealed that despite the recent pandemic, outbreak detection efforts remain under-resourced in South and Southeast Asia, with only about half the countries reviewed having integrated ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Government intervention is key to fixing inequality in health care facilities
Rural hospitals and hospitals that treat patients regardless of their ability to pay have been hampered by federal rules limiting their access to funding for capital projects—making it harder for them to generate revenue ...
Sep 24, 2024
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More than 40% of disability caregivers have disability themselves—and they need more support
Caring for someone with disability is a complex and demanding task. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show this role is increasingly being undertaken by people who have disability themselves. There were 1.2 ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Study finds diverse coalitions most effective in community health
Community coalitions across the Boston area and the U.S. are working hard to create change, whether that's by educating communities, providing financial safety nets, or improving public health.
Sep 24, 2024
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Nursing shortages result in worse patient outcomes, surgical admissions study finds
A paper in the British Journal of Surgery shows that nursing shortages result in longer hospital stays and worse patient outcomes, including higher mortality. The paper is titled "Associations between outcomes for surgical ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Financial hardship common in patients with cancer
Nearly half of patients with cancer experience some level of financial hardship (FH), according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JCO Oncology Practice.
Sep 24, 2024
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Tennessee tries to rein in Ballad's hospital monopoly after years of problems
Ballad Health, an Appalachian company with the nation's largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, may soon be required to improve its quality of care or face the possibility of being broken up.
Sep 24, 2024
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Q&A: Donor funding falls short for Africa's digital health
As African countries struggle with overburdened health care systems, limited resources, and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases such as cancer, digital health innovations are essential.
Sep 23, 2024
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Tossed medicine, delayed housing: How homeless sweeps are thwarting Medicaid's goals
California, the epicenter of the U.S. homelessness crisis, is cracking down on people living outside like never before, taking an aggressive new stance to dismantling and clearing homeless encampments in the wake of a watershed ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Study highlights the contribution of Black and Latino doctors in caring for Medicaid patients
Latino and Black family medicine doctors are significantly more likely to participate in the Medicaid program and care for higher numbers of Medicaid patients compared to their white and Asian peers. So says a study by researchers ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Study finds health disparities in preterm births in England
Preterm birth rates are lower than the national average for white women and higher for Black and Asian women, and women living in the most deprived areas, according to a new University of Bristol-led study published in BMC ...
Sep 23, 2024
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