Rate of fatal falls among U.S. seniors doubled in 20 years
Older Americans are dying of falls at more than double the rate of 20 years ago—with women, men and all racial groups showing increases, according to a new study.
May 15, 2023
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Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
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Too many babies are still dying from serious intestinal disease, as improvements slow and disparities persist
A study published in JAMA Network Open has found that in the U.S. between 1999 and 2020, Black infants disproportionately died from necrotizing enterocolitis compared to White infants, despite overall improvements in the ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Medicaid expansion may improve childhood cancer survival
Medicaid expansion may improve outcomes for children with cancer, finds a new analysis from the Brown School and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Feb 20, 2023
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Silent killer: Shield your family from carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide is a silent, odorless killer, but even during winter heating season, it's possible to stay safe.
Jan 30, 2023
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Researchers analyze cancer discrepancies among young Black men in the South
Research shows that incidences of Kaposi's sarcoma among people living with HIV have fallen significantly over the past two decades, but a new evaluation of data led by researchers at UTHealth Houston highlights a significant ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Why some Latino communities fear the COVID-19 vaccine, and what can be done to help
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some people in medically underserved Latino communities avoided getting vaccinated due to fears of side effects, mistrust of health officials and vaccine manufacturers and discrimination from health ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Thirty-seven percent of adults used telemedicine in 2021
In 2021, 37.0 percent of adults used telemedicine in the past 12 months, with use varying by age, sex, and race/ethnicity, according to an October data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Oct 13, 2022
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COVID boosters could save 90,000 lives this winter. Will Americans get them?
How many Americans will die of COVID-19 this winter could depend on how many get their booster shots, a new report shows.
Oct 6, 2022
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Some officials now say monkeypox elimination unlikely in US
Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.
Oct 1, 2022
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Monkeypox cases dropping, but racial disparities growing
The White House said Wednesday it's optimistic about a decline in monkeypox cases and an uptick in vaccinations against the infectious virus, despite worsening racial disparities in reported cases.
Sep 8, 2022
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