Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shows family medicine physicians face many barriers to providing medical abortions
What prevents family medicine physicians from providing medical abortions for patients who need them?
May 18, 2022
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Health
Global child and adolescent health targets in jeopardy without urgent, comprehensive reform, experts warn
Despite recent progress, the world is at risk of failing to meet child and adolescent health targets, with more than 8.6 million deaths among children and adolescents (aged 0-20 years) recorded in 2019. Comprehensive, coordinated ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Medications
Opioid abuse treatment begun in emergency departments is rarely sustained
Most people who fill prescriptions from emergency physicians to treat their opioid use disorder do not continue to receive the medication, suggesting new approaches are needed to help people continue drug treatment begun ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Health
Study of health woes in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria shows effects of climate change
A new study that found long-term health problems in Hurricane Maria survivors underscores the devastating health consequences of climate change on communities of color, experts say.
Jan 17, 2022
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Health
Integrating medical and social care
Neither poverty and its influence on health nor financial toxicity from medical bills are new 21st century phenomenon.
Dec 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Appraising local response to the COVID-19 pandemic
A new paper by researchers at the Center for Community Health and Development, an academic health department within the University of Kansas Life Span Institute, details their monitoring and evaluation of the COVID-19 ...
Oct 22, 2021
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Medical research
Runaway algae growth causes neurological problems for those with liver disease
Researchers from the Center for Oceans and Human Health on Climate Change Interactions (OHHC2I) have leveraged their collective expertise in environmental health sciences to reveal additional health concerns posed by the ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Health
Pandemic response shows path for improved health care in the future
In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic forced positive changes in how medicine is practiced in communities and at academic medical centers, with Family Medicine departments working at the front lines to provide care and forge ...
Sep 17, 2021
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Health
Better mental health supports for nurses needed, study finds
Working in the highly charged environment of COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the mental health of nurses, according to a new survey by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Institute for Work & Health ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why everyone should care about health disparities – and what to do about them
The coronavirus pandemic and the equity movement have shined a spotlight on longstanding systemic problems that contribute to health disparities linked with factors such as race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status and sexual ...
Jun 10, 2021
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