Psychology & Psychiatry
Ethnic inequalities in mental health care prompt call for review
Individual ethnic groups use psychiatric and mental health services in Scotland very differently, a study suggests.
Jul 15, 2013
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Page 15 - News tagged with preventative health services
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Chronic illness positively linked to receipt of preventive care
(HealthDay)—Patients with one or more chronic illnesses are not less likely to receive recommended preventive health services, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Jul 10, 2013
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Medicaid programs vary in coverage of preventive care, report says
Existing Medicaid beneficiaries have largely been left out of the health reform movement when it comes to preventive services that can ward off cancer, heart disease and other potentially deadly diseases, according to a new ...
Jul 8, 2013
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Fixed payments not a barrier to quality of care in HMOs, study finds
Ever since the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, the number of enrollees in Medicare Advantage, Medicare's managed care program, has jumped from 5.3 million to 14.4 million in 2013. While ...
Jul 8, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bullying and suicide among youth is a public health problem
Recent studies linking bullying and depression, coupled with extensive media coverage of bullying-related suicide among young people, led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assemble an expert panel to ...
Jun 19, 2013
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Too little known on how primary care docs can prevent child abuse
(HealthDay)—A lack of research makes it impossible to recommend how primary care doctors can prevent abuse and neglect of children who show no signs or symptoms of maltreatment, according to a new U.S. Preventive Services ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Eligibility for aspirin for primary prevention in men increases when cancer mortality benefit added
While aspirin has been shown to be effective in preventing heart attacks in men, it also increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding and possibly stroke, even at low doses. As such, national guidelines suggest that aspirin ...
Jun 6, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Schools may help close gap to mental health services for adolescents with mental disorders
A study published in the May 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that mental health resources provided by schools are significantly associated with whether adolescents ...
May 6, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No benefit from screening all patients for suicide risk, report says
(HealthDay)—After completing a review of existing research, an expert panel has determined that there is not enough evidence to recommend that all teens and adults be screened for suicide risk factors.
Apr 23, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Mammogram rate did not decline after controversial USPSTF recommendations
More than three years after the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine mammogram screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49, a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) ...
Apr 19, 2013
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