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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Page 2 - News tagged with health policy
Medical economics
Have MinuteClinics had their minute? Why retail health clinics are shutting their doors, and what's next
It wasn't long ago that health clinics in retail grocery stores and pharmacies were the next big thing in health care.
Jul 29, 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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pathogen prioritization for wastewater surveillance ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
A new study by researchers from the French national public health institute aimed to identify priority pathogens that could be suitable for wastewater surveillance (WWS) during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Health
Survey shows trust in physicians and hospitals declined over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic
A cross-representative survey of adults in the United States showed decreasing levels of trust in physicians and hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic—and the lower the trust, the less likely an individual was to get vaccinated ...
Jul 31, 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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Psychology & Psychiatry
In Illinois, 'older adults are at increased risk for suicide'
Nearly 20% of suicides in Illinois between 2020 and 2021 were among people 65 years and older, according to recently released data from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The suicides disproportionately ...
Jul 25, 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
Policy reform urged for seniors' air conditioning access
Policy reform is urgently needed to assist older adults who live in southern U.S. cities and who experience higher-than-expected heat-related health issues if they don't have adequate access to air conditioning, according ...
Jul 30, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The interplay between serious physical combat injuries, leaving military service and suicidal ideation
Findings from ADVANCE study, looked at suicidal ideation within UK military personnel who sustained a serious physical combat injury on deployment in Afghanistan, and compared them to demographically similar individuals who ...
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