More Americans than ever before suffer from serious psychological distress, and the country's ability to meet the growing demand for mental health services is rapidly eroding.
Apr 17, 2017
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A team of researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reported that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program appears to have reduced depression among ...
Mar 14, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Overall, 8.8 percent of individuals of all ages were uninsured in the first nine months of 2016, which marked a nonsignificant reduction from 2015, according to a Feb. 14 report from the National Center for ...
Mar 3, 2017
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In the U.S. more than 16 million people with smoking-related illnesses continue to use cigarettes. According to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, current and former smokers who suffer from disease ...
Feb 21, 2017
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A new analysis indicates that many cancer survivors change their prescription drug use (including skipping doses or requesting cheaper medications) for financial reasons. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed ...
Feb 20, 2017
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The parents of a Latino child who only speak Spanish or are not U.S. citizens are about half as likely to feel their doctor listens to them as English-speaking and U.S. citizen parents, according to a new Drexel University-led ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Lung cancer screening rates remained very low and unchanged among eligible populations in 2015, despite recommendations that high risk current and former smokers be screened. The study by American Cancer Society investigators ...
Feb 2, 2017
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The implementation of the Affordable Care Act improved health care access and utilization among Latinos, a new study found, although some persistent disparities do remain years later.
Jan 9, 2017
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Californians who were historically unable to afford health insurance—those with low incomes and people of color—benefited significantly from health coverage expansion policies under the Patient Protection and Affordable ...
Dec 14, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Among adults with diagnosed diabetes, vaccination coverage varies, with influenza vaccination more prevalent than pneumococcal or hepatitis B vaccination, according to a December data brief published by the ...
Dec 12, 2016
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