Two weeks after the first U.S. case of COVID-19 was identified in Snohomish County, Washington, in early 2020, my dad had a stroke at his home just across Puget Sound. More COVID-19 cases were about to surface at a nearby ...
Apr 14, 2021
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A new study from the University of Missouri found that Black patients with advanced heart failure were more likely to receive a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, later in their disease progression compared to white ...
Apr 9, 2021
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One of the most serious consequences of the current COVID-19 pandemic has been the postponement of non-essential surgeries—defined by the federal government's Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as "medical ...
Apr 8, 2021
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Approximately 6.5 million people are under correctional supervision in the United States on any given day. Justice-involved individuals (people currently or recently in prison or jail, on probation or parole, or arrested) ...
Apr 5, 2021
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"Near-poor" Americans—people just above the federal poverty level but still well below the average U.S. income—who rely on Medicare for health insurance face high medical bills and may forgo essential health care, according ...
Apr 5, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease treatments that slow progression of the disease could significantly reduce the financial burden to U.S. state budgets, according to a new USC study.
Apr 5, 2021
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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently published an update on the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders to reflect lessons learned from the transition to telemedicine during the COVID-19 ...
Apr 1, 2021
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U.S. surgery patients have a high rate of smoking, which could be one reason why some wind up on the operating table, researchers say.
Mar 29, 2021
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As the pandemic's economic effects drive more people to enroll in Medicaid as safety-net health insurance, a new study suggests that the program's dental coverage can improve their oral health in ways that help them seek ...
Mar 23, 2021
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Nationally, the number of children under age 21 enrolled in Medicaid grew from 23.5 million in 2000 to 40.5 million in 2017, with the proportion of children in Medicaid managed care plans increasing from 65 percent to 94 ...
Mar 2, 2021
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