Health
Study finds that eight factors put Black adults at greater risk of early death
Black adults who live in the United States have a 59% higher risk of premature death than White adults.
May 25, 2023
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Surgery
Stroke patients fare better with private insurance than with Medicaid, researchers find
Stroke victims who use Medicaid or are uninsured were more likely to die, stay hospitalized longer and have worse medical outcomes than patients with private insurance, a study by University of Florida Health researchers ...
Sep 11, 2015
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Health
More baby boomers facing old age alone
Startling new statistics from Bowling Green State University's National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) paint a bleak future for the largest generation in history, the baby boomers, as they cross into old ...
Apr 16, 2012
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Health
Medicaid expansion improved coverage more for married versus unmarried people
New research suggests that, under the United States' Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), expanded Medicaid coverage has provided greater improvements in health insurance coverage for married people, especially ...
Oct 23, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Reducing risk of maternal health problems among Medicaid patients could have additional benefits
Risk for maternal illness (morbidity) and death is unevenly distributed in the U.S., with some populations bearing substantially greater risk, including Medicaid-insured individuals, rural residents and Black and Indigenous ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Delaying chemotherapy in breast cancer patients reduces overall survival
Postponing the start of adjuvant chemotherapy for more than 90 days following surgery may significantly increase risk of death for breast cancer patients, particularly those with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), according ...
Dec 10, 2015
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Other
Link found between percentage of minority trauma patients in a hospital and increased odds of dying
The odds of dying appear to increase for patients treated at hospitals with higher proportions of minority trauma patients, although racial disparities may partly explain differences in outcomes between trauma hospitals, ...
Sep 19, 2011
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Medications
Many patients still employ strategies to reduce prescription drug costs
(HealthDay)—The number of adults reporting the use of strategies, such as requesting a lower-cost medication or not using medication as prescribed, to reduce prescription drug costs remained stable in 2015 to 2017, according ...
Mar 22, 2019
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Cardiology
Controlling blood pressure, cholesterol may significantly cut heart disease risk
Simultaneously controlling your high blood pressure and high cholesterol may cut your risk for heart disease by half or more, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. Yet fewer than ...
Jul 1, 2013
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Ophthalmology
Few children—especially those with safety-net insurance—get vision checked at checkups
Less than a third of children have gotten their vision checked in the past year at their regular primary care clinic, a new study finds.
Aug 21, 2023
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