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
Study: Americans find hospital-at-home care appealing and safe
Hospital-level care provided in a patient's own home is appealing to a majority of people for its convenience, comfort and effectiveness, according to a USC Schaeffer Center study.
Jul 8, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity largely due to preexisting health conditions
Researchers at the University of Houston conclude that Black women in Texas experience severe maternal morbidity nearly twice as often as white women, underscoring a critical need for expanded health care for women well before ...
Jul 4, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Many teen girls seeking care in the ED at high risk for pregnancy
Sexually active adolescents seeking care in the emergency department have a high risk for pregnancy, and the emergency department may provide a feasible environment to offer contraception counseling, according to a study ...
Jul 3, 2024
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Medical economics
Hospital prices, not insurance rates, may be cause of increased cost strain on consumers
The gap between health insurance costs and workers' wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability but raised questions regarding whether hospitals ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Service dogs can reduce the severity of PTSD for veterans—new research
Service dogs can alleviate some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans, according to a study our team published in June 2024 in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
Jun 26, 2024
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Pediatrics
A tale of two states: Arizona and Florida diverge on how to expand kids' health insurance
Arizona and Florida—whose rates of uninsured children are among the highest in the nation—set goals last year to widen the safety net that provides health insurance to people 18 and younger.
Jun 24, 2024
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Health informatics
2021 to 2022 saw decrease in telemedicine use in past 12 months
From 2021 to 2022, there was a decrease in the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months, according to the June 20 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shows cannabis use disorder during pregnancy increases by more than 20% after cannabis legalization in Canada
In October 2018, Canada enacted the Cannabis Act in Canada (CAC), which legalized the non-medical use of cannabis. A new study has found that the rate of cannabis-related disorders diagnosed among pregnant women in the Canadian ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Medical economics
Approximately 7 percent of U.S. population uninsured in 2023, survey suggests
In 2023, 7.6 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population was uninsured, according to early estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2023, released by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Jun 19, 2024
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