A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that nearly 75% of acute stroke patients wait more than two hours to be transferred to a comprehensive stroke center—a delay in advanced care and treatments that ...
Aug 15, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation measures changed how people accessed health care services and engaged in their communities. Access to appropriate services and accommodations help autistic individuals in maintaining employment, ...
Jul 31, 2023
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A routine trip to the doctor's office almost always includes being weighed, a request that can be stressful. However, stepping on the scale isn't always necessary and as more people learn they can decline being weighed, researchers ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Cancer centers are uniquely positioned to protect communities and their most vulnerable residents—cancer patients—from climate-driven disasters by bolstering emergency preparedness, noted researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive ...
Jul 25, 2023
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The most effective science-based treatment for opioid use disorder is medication. Methadone and buprenorphine prevent intense cravings and other symptoms of withdrawal, while naltrexone works by blocking the effects of opioids.
Jul 14, 2023
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Results of clinical trials are only as good as the data upon which they rest. This is especially true in terms of diversity—if most people in a trial are from a certain race or socioeconomic group, then the results may ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Young men with cannabis (marijuana) use disorder have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, according to a study led by researchers at the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the National ...
May 4, 2023
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A new approach to trauma-informed care developed by domestic violence survivor advocates and researchers at The Ohio State University has been found in a new study to improve support organizations' care for survivors by better ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Medicaid reimbursement for the same mental health treatment varies dramatically among U.S. states, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University.
Apr 3, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused a disproportionate amount of illness and death among Latino families lacking permanent legal status compared with the general U.S. population—and factors such as poverty, dangerous living conditions ...
Mar 9, 2023
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