Health
Biden administration will stop sending out free COVID tests on Friday
The days of getting free COVID-19 tests by mail are drawing to a close.
Aug 29, 2022
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Medical economics
Insulin cap for Medicare patients signals hope for others
Years before he came to the Senate, Raphael Warnock spent time bedside with Georgia residents suffering from the long-term effects of diabetes, a condition made worse by limited access to life-saving drugs like insulin.
Aug 25, 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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Oncology & Cancer
New research shines light on racial disparities in cancer treatment
In a study published August 5 in Advances in Radiation Oncology, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah found significant health care delays for people of color when they tried to obtain a more ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Medications
Few insured individuals receive timely direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C
Few insured individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection receive timely direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment, according to research published in the Aug. 9 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
What is metastatic breast cancer, the type Olivia Newton-John had?
The death of Australian superstar Olivia Newton-John has drawn attention to an often misunderstood stage of breast cancer—metastatic breast cancer.
Aug 11, 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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Tips from three mental health providers about making sure your therapist is the best match
What makes a good relationship between a patient and a mental health provider? It starts with a good match.
Aug 5, 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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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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