(HealthDay)—More young women are following recently revised U.S. guidelines for getting Pap tests—the standard screening for cervical cancer—but many women who have had a total hysterectomy still get the tests unnecessarily, ...
Jan 3, 2013
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Is it really necessary to take my kids to the pediatrician in the middle of a pandemic? Yes. If you have put off doctor visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, now is a good time to visit your pediatrician and get caught up. ...
Feb 8, 2021
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The Earned Income Tax Credit is known to reduce poverty, but according to a new University of California, Davis, study it also is linked to reduced rates of low birth weight and increased average birth weight—key factors ...
Feb 22, 2013
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Some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods are expected to see the greatest demand for additional primary care doctors in 2014, as the Affordable Care Act boosts the number of newly insured patients seeking medical services, ...
Feb 28, 2013
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Recent growth in the number of health care workers providing home care for Medicare patients is "small and inadequate" compared with the increasing demand in an aging America, a new study suggests.
Apr 16, 2021
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Adults 18-24 years old with high blood pressure were 28 percent less likely to be diagnosed during doctor visits than those 60 and older, according to findings presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...
Nov 6, 2012
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Undocumented immigrants in California see the doctor and visit emergency rooms significantly less often than U.S. citizens and documented immigrants, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research published ...
May 7, 2014
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(AP)—Most people know the usual vital signs, like blood pressure, temperature and pulse. But what about exercise?
Jan 6, 2013
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Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.
Sep 6, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Routine checkups don't help reduce a patient's risk of dying from either heart disease or cancer, new Danish research suggests.
Nov 21, 2012
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