Health
Stay cool and safe: Tips as heat wave pummels US
A record-breaking heat wave is spreading across the United States, baking the Northeast and Midwest with high temperatures and sweltering humidity.
Jun 19, 2024
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Addiction
High out-of-pocket costs may be barrier to filling naloxone prescriptions, study shows
Patients are less likely to fill prescriptions for naloxone when they face increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to research by the University of Michigan.
Jun 14, 2024
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Addiction
International guideline aims to help taper off opioids safely
In Australia, opioid use is common, with approximately 13.3 million opioid prescriptions dispensed to provide pain relief for almost 3 million people between 2021–22. With opioids being so widely prescribed, it's not surprising ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Health
Menopause treatments can help with hot flashes and other symptoms—but many people aren't aware of the latest advances
Menopause used to be a taboo topic in many quarters. Now, it's frequently in the news.
Jun 9, 2024
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Addiction
New Danish report claims improvements in counseling for young people may dispel myth that opioids are harmless
A wide range of measures, including anonymous and targeted counseling, are needed to reduce the use of illegal opioids and benzodiazepines among young people. This is the conclusion of the Criminological Observatory at the ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds methods to quit smoking effective regardless of mental health history
Sarah Jackson and colleagues from University College London and King's College London branches of the SPECTRUM Consortium conducted a survey to study how mental health relates to methods people use to quit smoking, also known ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Medical economics
Rising costs of health care coverage continue to put financial strain on even the privately insured
By 2022, the share of Americans without health insurance had reached a record low of just under 8%. More than half the U.S. population, an estimated 180 million individuals (or 55%), were covered by private health insurance. ...
May 28, 2024
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