Health
Get out there and exercise
(HealthDay)—Everyone's made excuses for skipping exercise. It's too cold outside, you're too busy or you're just too tired to get out of bed.
May 1, 2017
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Dentistry
When families lack insurance, kids' dental woes rise
(HealthDay)—American children without dental insurance are far less likely to receive necessary care for their teeth than kids with coverage, a new survey finds.
Apr 10, 2017
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Health
Women experience high rates of health insurance 'churn' before and after childbirth
A high percentage of women in the U.S. move in and out of health insurance coverage—sometimes referred to as 'churn'—in the months before and after childbirth, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of ...
Apr 3, 2017
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Health
More than eight million children could face higher insurance costs without CHIP
More than 8 million children enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) could be at risk of losing coverage if federal funding for the program is not extended this year. Children with chronic conditions are ...
Apr 3, 2017
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Health
Abortion restriction may have new momentum after 40 years of pervading policy
In the 40 years since it prohibited Medicaid funding for abortion, the "Hyde Amendment" has not only persisted but also pervaded an ever-wider policy blueprint for restricting access to pregnancy termination. In an article ...
Mar 20, 2017
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Health
Smoking cessation programs benefit patients prior to joint replacements
Smokers who needed a hip or knee replacement experienced better surgical outcomes and fewer adverse events including hospital readmissions, surgical site infections and blood clots if they were enrolled in a smoking cessation ...
Mar 16, 2017
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Addiction
Longer addiction treatment is better, study confirms
(HealthDay)—The longer patients receive treatment for addiction, the greater their chances of success, a new study finds.
Mar 4, 2017
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Health
Study shows novel strategic framework improves retention of minority, low-income children
Recruiting and retaining minority participants in randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) continue to be major challenges for researchers. A new study published in the scientific journal, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, ...
Feb 21, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alternative flu vaccine should reduce medical costs and save lives
A study just published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics suggests that an alternative vaccine might bring clinical benefits and cost savings if used on a large scale when compared to the one currently in widest use.
Jan 25, 2017
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Health
Hospitals are less likely to admit publicly insured children, but outcomes aren't affected
Hospitals are less likely to admit children covered by public insurance such as Medicaid than privately insured children with similar symptoms, especially when hospitals beds are scarce. But the disparity doesn't appear to ...
Jan 10, 2017
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