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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer mortality reflected differently in certain Georgia neighborhoods, study reveals
New research from University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers is shedding light on racial disparities in breast cancer mortality in women who live in economically deprived neighborhoods.
Nov 8, 2022
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Health
Medically tailored meals could save US nearly $13.6 billion per year
Adopting more programs that make and deliver medically tailored meals to people with serious, diet-sensitive diseases could result not only in improved health outcomes in the form of fewer hospitalizations nationally, but ...
Oct 17, 2022
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Medical economics
In major retreat, Bright Health halts individual health insurance coverage
Bright Health Group will end individual and family health insurance coverage and reduce its Medicare Advantage coverage to just two states, steps that will cut its revenue in half.
Oct 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Next-generation liquid biopsy detects nano-sized signs of breast cancer in early-stage patients
A USC-led team of scientists has found indications that a special blood test called a liquid biopsy could determine whether a patient has breast cancer at its early stage and if that cancer is unlikely to return.
Sep 29, 2022
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Vaccination
US data reveals racial gaps in monkeypox vaccinations
The Biden administration said Friday there's enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the shots aren't getting to some of the people who need the protection the most.
Aug 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Majority of clinicians in US safety net practices report 'moral distress' during COVID-19 pandemic
The distress of doctors and nurses working in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic has received much attention in news media and academic research, including their moral distress witnessing so many deaths at times when ...
Aug 26, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Lower-income Americans are being shut out of life-saving treatments for anorexia
The pandemic exacerbated many mental health problems, and eating disorders are no exception: Emergency room visits for girls suffering from anorexia and bulimia were twice as high in January of this year as they were three ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID
The nation's top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
Aug 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lyme disease diagnoses increased 357% in rural areas over past 15 years
Lyme disease has experienced notable growth in the United States over the past 15 years and, as a result, has become an illness of increasing national concern. From 2007 to 2021, private insurance claim lines with Lyme disease ...
Aug 2, 2022
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