Health
Americans give health care system failing mark: AP-NORC poll
When Emmanuel Obeng-Dankwa is worried about making rent on his New York City apartment, he sometimes holds off on filling his blood pressure medication.
Sep 12, 2022
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Addiction
Years into a nationwide overdose epidemic, many with opioid addiction still aren't getting treatment medication
Despite improvements in treatment access as the overdose crisis has spiraled over the last decade, many people with opioid use disorder aren't getting medications to treat their addiction, a new study has found.
Aug 26, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Men in same-sex couples suffer earnings decline when preventative HIV medicine is available
When expensive medicines that are proven to prevent HIV acquisition are available through employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI), annual earnings for men in same-sex couples decline and part-time employment increases. ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US
Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.
Aug 16, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Declines in opioid prescriptions for US patients with cancer and non-cancer pain, study shows
The number of privately insured adults in the United States prescribed opioid medications for cancer pain and for chronic non-cancer pain declined between 2012 and 2019, according to a new study published this week in the ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Health
Percent of Americans without health coverage hits new low
The proportion of the US population with no health insurance in the United States reached a new low in early 2022 at eight percent, President Joe Biden's administration said Tuesday.
Aug 3, 2022
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Medical economics
The ambulance chased one patient into collections
In retrospect, Peggy Dula said, she shouldn't have taken the ambulance. She was the least injured of the three siblings who were in a car when it was struck by a pickup truck last September. Her daughter had even offered ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion
Will your health plan pay for an abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade?
Jul 18, 2022
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Diabetes
Insulin is an extreme financial burden for over 14% of Americans who use it
Over 30 million Americans have diabetes, and more than 7 million of them require daily insulin. But the cost of the drug has risen considerably in the last decade. Though U.S. lawmakers are considering policies to address ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Medications
Medication abortion is common; here's how it works
Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These involve taking two prescription medicines days apart—at home or in a clinic.
Jul 2, 2022
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