Adults and children with type 1 diabetes will spend an average of $2,500 a year out-of-pocket for health care—but insulin isn't always the biggest expense—new research suggests.
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Marijuana use is on the rise, with an estimated 12.5 percent of adults living in the United States reportedly using the drug at least once in 2013, according to a new study that looked at drug usage over the span of a decade.
Feb 10, 2016
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As a weekend heat wave that put more than 15 million Americans in the Northern and Central Plains on alert slowly moves east, the nation's emergency doctors have advice to keep you safe.
Jun 21, 2022
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New research launched today to coincide with World Diabetes Day which takes place tomorrow, 14th November 2013 revealed that good quality care for young people with type-1 diabetes is unevenly distributed throughout Ireland. ...
Nov 14, 2013
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One of the big headlines from a major scientific meeting recently: The HPV vaccine not only prevents cervical cancer but reduces the risk of multiple other cancers and even pre-malignant lesions.
Jun 12, 2024
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For 10 years, the agency that runs Medicare has offered doctors and their practices extra money if they joined groups called Accountable Care Organizations and improved the quality of care they provided to older patients ...
Feb 8, 2022
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Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, ...
Jul 29, 2023
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New ECU research has found that more than 40 percent of older Australians with chronic disease would be unlikely to seek help for mental health conditions even if they needed it.
Oct 29, 2019
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Becoming an adult is not easy, but dealing with type1 diabetes adds another layer of complexity, and young people affected by this chronic illness are paying the price with their mental health
Feb 4, 2020
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An estimated one in four older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone and is at risk of practices like unsafe driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications and failing to attend medical ...
Aug 18, 2023
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