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.
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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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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.
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Patients in nearly half the country can't get appointments with specialist teams for weight-loss support and care, including treatment with drugs such as semaglutide. And in nearly one in five local health areas, patients ...
Sep 11, 2024
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In an analysis of information on 164,170 older adult Medicare beneficiaries who were hospitalized for hip fractures, a similar proportion of Black and white beneficiaries used opioids after they were discharged and returned ...
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Even as federal aid poured into state budgets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public health leaders warned of a boom-and-bust funding cycle on the horizon as the emergency ended and federal grants sunsetted. Now, that ...
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When the Indian Health Service can't provide medical care to Native Americans, the federal agency can refer them elsewhere. But each year, it rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund those appointments, forcing patients ...
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Supplies of several crucial obstetric medicines are running short in Australia, putting the health of pregnant women at risk and highlighting systemic issues impacting reliable access to safe and effective treatment in pregnancy, ...
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