Health
Policies in Ghana spur increased childbirths in medical facilities
Women with health insurance were 15 percentage points more likely to have facility-based childbirth.
Apr 20, 2020
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Health
Legalizing same-sex marriage increased health care access for gay men
Vanderbilt researchers have documented evidence that legalizing same-sex marriage has improved access to health care for gay men in a study released as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper this week. This ...
Jul 11, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
In-vitro fertilization clinics offering money-back guarantees achieve better outcomes with less aggressive treatments
In-vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics that offer money-back guarantees (MBGs) for their services achieve a higher live-birth success rate with less aggressive treatments than clinics that do not provide money-back guarantees.
Mar 23, 2022
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Health
Full-time employment with no health benefits was a trend for workers in 2012
(Medical Xpress)—Almost half of the 6.9 million Californians who lacked insurance in 2012 were in a family with a full-time worker, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Dec 23, 2014
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Addiction
Successful alcohol, drug recovery hampered by discrimination
Even after resolving a problem with alcohol and other drugs, adults in recovery report experiencing both minor or "micro" forms of discrimination such as personal slights, and major or "macro" discrimination such as violation ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Health
Study: Half of parents of uninsured minority children unaware they are Medicaid eligible
Study also reveals substantial heath and healthcare issues for uninsured children and financial burden on families.
Mar 22, 2016
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Health
Political polarization among voters likely to have effect on future health policy
An in-depth analysis of results from 14 national public opinion polls that looked at how Republican and Democratic likely voters in the 2016 presidential election view the health policy issues raised during the election campaign ...
Oct 26, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus medical costs could soar into hundreds of billions as more Americans become infected
As states push to reopen businesses, arguing their economies are losing too much money under current coronavirus precautions, they can't ignore the other side of the economic equation—the one involving human lives and potentially ...
May 4, 2020
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Health
New survey of young adults: 7.8 million gained new or better coverage through Affordable Care Act
An estimated 7.8 million of the 15 million young adults who were enrolled in a parent's health plan last year likely would not have been eligible for this coverage without the health reform law's dependent coverage provision, ...
Aug 21, 2013
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Medical economics
Headed away to school? Here's what students with health issues need to know
College is a time of transition, but for those managing chronic medical conditions, it may also be the first time they will be wholly responsible for their own health: Setting appointments, securing supplies and pharmaceuticals, ...
Aug 26, 2021
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