Former US surgeon general Jerome Adams was stuck with an eye-watering medical bill of nearly $5,000 after being treated for a simple case of dehydration following an overnight stay at an Arizona hospital last January.
Apr 1, 2024
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African American and Black immigrant men prioritize their health and possess the necessary skills for proactive gastrointestinal (GI) health management, according to a Rutgers Health study.
Mar 27, 2024
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Following a cyberattack on one of the nation's largest health insurers that's thrown health care payments into disarray and likely exposed reams of private patient data, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said ...
Mar 14, 2024
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When clinicians are discussing long-term health with a patient, we often find ourselves struggling with how a patient's race may inform their risk for cardiovascular disease, which claims more than 2,500 lives per day in ...
Mar 13, 2024
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For decades, the national effort to find and fight inequity in American health care has relied on vast amounts of anonymous medical record data from tens of millions of people.
Mar 12, 2024
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Chronic kidney disease is a condition where your kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and fluid from your blood. This can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, stroke and kidney failure.
Mar 8, 2024
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Two important new avenues have opened up for women to access reproductive health care medications. Several high-profile retailers merit commendation for their contributing role. Their involvement is an example of conscientious ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Mary Delgado's first pregnancy went according to plan, but when she tried to get pregnant again seven years later, nothing happened. After 10 months, Delgado, now 34, and her partner, Joaquin Rodriguez, went to see an OB-GYN. ...
Feb 28, 2024
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States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses.
Feb 27, 2024
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In a study of women in labor in the U. S., social inequity was associated with lower use of neuraxial analgesia—an epidural or spinal pain reliever— among non-Hispanic white women and, to a greater extent, among African ...
Feb 1, 2024
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