Dentistry
Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states
During a game of Red Rover when she was 16 years old, Rochelle "Roz" Siuvuq Ferry lost a front tooth.
Jul 23, 2024
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Addiction
Enhancing a strategy to reduce opioid overdose deaths
In a study published in Harm Reduction Journal, a team led by CUNY SPH researchers examined why Connecticut's good Samaritan laws aren't working as intended to reduce opioid deaths.
Jul 22, 2024
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Health
Study reveals rapid growth, persistent challenges in telemedicine adoption among US hospitals
A new study led by Michigan State University researchers shows a significant increase in telemedicine services offered by U.S. hospitals from 2017 to 2022, while also highlighting persistent barriers to its full implementation.
Jul 10, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Californians experiencing housing insecurity found to face higher rates of psychological distress
As California struggles with providing affordable housing, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that people who experience housing insecurity have much higher rates of psychological distress.
Jul 9, 2024
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Health
What can America do to make health care and health outcomes more equal?
In 2003, Americans learned just how unequal health care in the United States really was.
Jul 9, 2024
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Health
Firearm-violence public health crisis 'a wake-up call,' say experts
In a recent advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy declared America's firearm violence a public health crisis that requires the nation's immediate awareness and action.
Jul 9, 2024
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Health
ICE detainees suffer preventable deaths—Q&A with a medical researcher about systemic failures
The 2024 Homeland Security appropriations bill increased funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations to handle an anticipated daily detainee population of 41,500, up from an average of 34,000 in recent ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study indicates occupational downgrading is a cause of mental health problems among undocumented migrants
A new study, "Downgraded dreams: Labor market outcomes and mental health in undocumented migration," analyzed the mental health and labor integration conditions of undocumented migrants in Italy. The study was conducted ...
Jun 25, 2024
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Health
Biden's on target about what repealing ACA would mean for preexisting condition protections
If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, "that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions."
Jun 18, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds mothers pay more out of pocket when pregnancy crosses two calendar years
Mothers whose pregnancies span two calendar years could face higher out-of-pocket costs for maternity care simply because of when they became pregnant, according to a USC study published in the American Journal of Managed ...
Jun 17, 2024
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