The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to get younger Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 as concerns grow about the spread of a new variant that threatens to set the country back in the months ahead.
Jun 22, 2021
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The cost of COVID-19 hospitalizations averaged nearly $22,000 for older Americans in 2020—and much more for those who became critically ill, a new government study finds.
Jun 3, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Young Black and Hispanic cancer patients face poorer survival odds than their white counterparts, even from some cancers that are highly curable, a new study finds.
Apr 28, 2021
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Edward Mitchell is 34 years old and lives in Jackson, Tennessee, with a spinal cord injury caused by a hit-and-run accident that happened when he was 17. He has plenty of expenses that all Americans have, like groceries and ...
Mar 24, 2021
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Hospitals will be allowed to care for Medicare patients in their own homes during the pandemic under a government program announced Wednesday to help hospitals deal with the latest surge.
Nov 25, 2020
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With 2020 hijacked by COVID-19, a team of QUT researchers in Brisbane, Australia, say social media analytics can capture the attitudes and perceptions of the public during a pandemic. They also suggest social media is now ...
Nov 5, 2020
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Besides providing health care to millions, the Medicaid program helps recipients make healthier food choices, according to work UConn research recently published in the journal Health Economics.
Sep 8, 2020
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Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT)—a technique used to identify genetic defects in embryos created through in vitro fertilization before pregnancy—helps prospective parents to prevent passing on disease-causing mutations ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Over the past few weeks, there has been increasing awareness of the heightened risk of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 28, 2020
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As the opioid crisis has worsened, addiction treatment programs have proliferated—but there's no standardized way to rate those programs, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania note in a new study.
Dec 23, 2019
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