After HCA Healthcare announced this month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million HCA patients in 20 states had been exposed in a breach, people may be justifiably concerned that their own medical data ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Although it is associated with dying, palliative care is an approach focused on improving quality of life—or how people feel about and respond to facing a life-threatening illness.
Aug 4, 2023
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This month, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online. Reproductive health advocates hailed the groundbreaking approval as a step ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Amid heightened demand for mental health care, a new study finds that nearly two-thirds of Medicare Advantage psychiatrist networks contain less than 25% of all psychiatrists in a given service area.
Jul 5, 2023
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It's been over a decade since the FDA approved the first Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for HIV prevention in 2012. Now available in the U.S. as a daily pill or every-two-months injection, the antiretroviral treatment ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Mary Zhelyazkova was surprised when pharmacists at Florida's largest safety net hospital said they could not fill her prescription.
Jun 16, 2023
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Millions of Americans in the past few years have run into this experience: filing a health care insurance claim that once might have been paid immediately but instead is just as quickly denied. If the experience and the insurer's ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Americans will continue to be able to get free preventive health care services—at least for now.
May 16, 2023
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A meta-analysis of studies involving 33,541 cancer patients evaluates the relationship between advance care planning and aggressive vs. comfort-focused end-of-life care. The study, led by Kristin Levoy, Ph.D., MSN, RN, of ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Daily food and water insecurities are continuing to impact those living in low-socio economic countries, and women are paying the biggest price with their mental health.
Apr 20, 2023
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