Study finds that eight factors put Black adults at greater risk of early death
Black adults who live in the United States have a 59% higher risk of premature death than White adults.
May 25, 2023
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Black adults who live in the United States have a 59% higher risk of premature death than White adults.
May 25, 2023
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At first blush, the numbers aren't great: Cancer patients who are covered by Medicaid tend to have later-stage disease and higher rates of mortality.
Apr 14, 2022
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Shane Thompson knows the nightmare facing diabetics struggling to afford the insulin necessary to regulate their blood sugar.
Apr 5, 2022
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Stroke victims who use Medicaid or are uninsured were more likely to die, stay hospitalized longer and have worse medical outcomes than patients with private insurance, a study by University of Florida Health researchers ...
Sep 11, 2015
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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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About 1 in every 10 U.S. children ages 5 to 17 has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the latest government statistics.
Mar 20, 2024
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More than 2 million people have signed up for private health insurance through President Barack Obama's signature reform after a botched rollout, the US government said Tuesday.
Jan 1, 2014
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An analysis of national health data in the United States has found that insulin rationing is common among those living with diabetes, especially among older adults and the uninsured. Limiting Medicare copays to $35 a month ...
Oct 17, 2022
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Antibiotics inappropriately prescribed to nonhospitalized children resulted in at least $74 million in excess health-care costs in the U.S. in 2017, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in ...
May 26, 2022
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Risk for maternal illness (morbidity) and death is unevenly distributed in the U.S., with some populations bearing substantially greater risk, including Medicaid-insured individuals, rural residents and Black and Indigenous ...
Jun 30, 2022
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