Archive: 20/04/2017
Medicaid expansion linked with increase in prescriptions filled for chronic conditions
During the first one and a half years of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number of prescriptions filled by adults using Medicaid coverage increased by 19% in states that expanded Medicaid compared to states that did not, ...
Apr 20, 2017
Scientists uncover details on the rise of a tick-borne disease on Long Island
Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health report elevated levels of a pathogen responsible for the tick-borne disease babesiosis in Suffolk County, ...
Apr 20, 2017
Niger declares hepatitis E epidemic in Diffa region
Niger's Ministry of Health has declared an epidemic of hepatitis E in the Diffa region, where 25 people have died among the 86 cases recorded since the beginning of April.
Apr 20, 2017