Between 2008 and 2017, there were nationwide increases in gender-affirming surgery (GAS), with an accompanying payer shift from self-pay to private or government insurance, according to a research letter published online ...
May 6, 2022
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A study published in The BMJ today finds "substantial differences" in care for heart attack patients across six high income countries (US, Canada, England, Netherlands, Israel, and Taiwan), despite there being established ...
May 4, 2022
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Lea had no problems breastfeeding her newborn son when she took him to see an osteopath in Paris, who nonetheless recommended surgery to cut a "too thick" strip of tissue under his tongue.
May 3, 2022
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Coverage for eligible, necessary care is denied each year to tens of thousands of seniors with private Medicare Advantage plans, U.S. federal investigators say.
Apr 28, 2022
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Two new large studies led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show an increase in the use of proton beam therapy (PBT) for patients with cancer in the United States during the past decade. However, Black patients ...
Apr 27, 2022
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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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South Carolina children who need immediate, around-the-clock psychiatric care risk being stranded for days—even weeks—waiting for help, only to be sent hundreds of miles away from home for treatment.
Apr 13, 2022
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The nursing home industry is awash in ineffective care and staffing shortages, claims a new report that calls for sweeping changes in an industry whose failures have only been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Apr 7, 2022
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A new study released by the University of South Australia shows that it takes sonographers 64 percent more time to scan comprehensively for endometriosis compared to routine pelvic ultrasounds—time that private providers ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Orthopedic surgery (surgery for problems related to bones, joints, tendons and ligaments) is the third most common reason Australians go under the knife.
Mar 25, 2022
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