Health
Pros and cons of private, public healthcare
The rising cost of private health cover and public hospital standards raise concerns among heart patients to obtain the best outcomes.
Dec 17, 2019
0
1
Page 12 - News tagged with privatization
Health
Many states say 'no' to health insurance exchanges
(HealthDay)—Half of the states in the nation have rebuffed a key provision of the Obama administration's health reform law: the creation of state-based health insurance exchanges, according to data compiled by the Henry ...
Dec 18, 2012
0
0
Ophthalmology
FDA recommends approval for Second Sight's Argus II retinal prosthesis system in the US
On Friday September 28, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel unanimously voted 19-0 that the probable benefit of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System outweighs the risks to health, ...
Oct 3, 2012
0
0
Diabetes
Modeling could predict heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes
Researchers from the University of Sydney's School of Project Management within the Faculty of Engineering have developed a model which aims to predict the risk of people living with type 2 diabetes developing cardiovascular ...
Nov 4, 2020
0
6
Health
The 'male menopause'—what you need to know
East Midlands Ambulance Service is reportedly giving men up to a year of paid leave for "andropause related issues", which some are calling the "male menopause."
Oct 13, 2023
0
4
Health
Increasing green space could narrow lifespan gap between poorest and richest areas
Increasing the amount of natural (green and blue) space and private gardens has the potential to narrow the lifespan gap between those living in the most and least deprived areas, suggests research published online in the ...
Oct 18, 2022
0
6
Medical economics
Monthly caps on out-of-pocket costs would provide financial relief to privately insured patients
The Biden's administration's Inflation Reduction Act has been dubbed "game-changing" legislation for seniors on Medicare, as the bill provides a slew of cost-cutting health care measures, including phased-in annual caps on ...
Sep 23, 2022
0
776
Psychology & Psychiatry
Physicians less likely to prescribe antidepressants to minorities, Medicaid patients
African-Americans and Hispanics with major depressive disorder are less likely to get antidepressants than Caucasian patients, and Medicare and Medicaid patients are less likely to get the newest generation of antidepressants.
Apr 5, 2012
0
0
Psychology & Psychiatry
Parents in dual-earner households report fewer depressive symptoms
Raising children requires a reorganization of both professional and private lives, with potential consequences for mental health. In a new study published in Acta Sociologica, Anna Baranowska-Rataj, associate professor in ...
Oct 18, 2022
0
13
Health
New CDC study shows more US adults are putting out cigarettes for good
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The study, which ...
Nov 13, 2015
0
34
