Obstetrics & gynaecology
Looking for an ob/gyn? Here's how
It's important to find the right OB-GYN to guide you through some of life's greatest joys and troubles.
Dec 29, 2023
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Health
When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill
In September 2022, Elyse Greenblatt of Queens, New York, returned home from a trip to Rwanda with a rather unwelcome-back gift: persistent congestion.
Dec 27, 2023
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Medical economics
Record number of Americans choose Obamacare
Over 15 million Americans have signed up for health insurance using the Affordable Care Act's federal marketplace, a 33% increase from the year before, preliminary government data shows.
Dec 22, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For PANS parents, life can be a nightmare. New research hopes to provide pathways to relief
For parents whose child has a rare condition that causes dramatic onset of symptoms like obsessions and compulsions, extreme irritability, or sensory issues, life can be a nightmare. The symptoms, typically triggered by an ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Health informatics
Doctors are excited, concerned about AI's role in medicine: Poll
American physicians have mixed feelings on the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) into mainstream medical practice, a new survey shows.
Dec 15, 2023
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Medical economics
Research finds health insurance coverage, access to care continued to decline for sexual minorities during COVID
Uninsurance rates among sexual minorities have increased steadily from their low in 2016 in the United States, affecting a population that has historically had fewer opportunities to access comprehensive health services, ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Health
A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here's how mifepristone works
Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S., and one of the two drugs used—mifepristone—will now go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court next year.
Dec 13, 2023
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Medications
Study identifies factors associated with long-term use of FDA-approved anti-obesity medications
A Cleveland Clinic study looked at the long-term use of anti-obesity medications and found that only 19% of the study participants continued to use the medications one year after their initial prescriptions. Participants ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Medical economics
More to learn about reducing the churn: Examining the pandemic's continuous enrollment Medicare policy
A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute has found that a federal policy implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic requiring continuous enrollment in Medicaid led to a significant reduction ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Health
Debunking the top myths about lung cancer screening
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., claiming more lives than prostate cancer, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer combined. However, it can be a curable disease if detected early through screening, ...
Nov 20, 2023
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