Dentistry
Denied care, millions of Americans condemned to toothache
Swollen gums, rotten teeth, patients in excruciating pain, children afraid to smile.
Nov 1, 2021
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Medical economics
The COVID-19 pandemic may make getting health insurance harder. Here's why
The high cost of treating COVID-19, its long-term health complications for those who recover, and the economic ramifications of the pandemic are driving home the value of the protections created under the Affordable Care ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When parents focus on smartphones, kids' misbehaving can rise
(HealthDay)—Could your smartphone prompt a toddler tantrum? Perhaps, a new study suggests.
Jun 15, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Headway on AIDS threatened by funding slowdown
Progress in beating back the AIDS epidemic risks being eroded by a funding shortfall set to grow under Donald Trump's proposed cuts to global health projects, experts and campaigners warned ahead of a major HIV conference.
Jul 23, 2017
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Medical economics
Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals risk closing
Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future, according to the state's leading public health official.
Nov 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US officially surpasses 1 million COVID-19 deaths
The United States has officially surpassed 1 million reported COVID-19 deaths, according to data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
May 18, 2022
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Medical economics
Here's how the inflation reduction act will lower the cost of health care
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, making it the most significant health care legislation enacted in more than a decade.
Aug 17, 2022
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Vaccination
US vaccine challenge: convincing skeptical African Americans
The first Americans to receive the coronavirus vaccine, live on television, were Black caregivers, optics that illustrate a daunting challenge facing the nationwide campaign: persuading skeptical African Americans to get ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Medications
Everything you need to know about the new over-the-counter birth control pill coming to retailers
After approval from the Food and Drug Administration last summer, Opill, a daily oral contraceptive, is now coming to retailers, making it the first birth control pill available without a prescription.
Mar 6, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Fearing the deadly combo of COVID-19 and cancer
Three Tuesdays each month, Katherine O'Brien straps on her face mask and journeys about half an hour by Metra rail to Northwestern University's Lurie Cancer Center.
Jun 30, 2020
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