Cardiology
Post-pregnancy breathlessness, fatigue were symptoms of heart failure
Tiara Johnson's second pregnancy went smoothly—until the last month.
Feb 17, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poor hearing can cause mental health problems, says researcher
Hearing loss can lead to anxiety, sadness and depression. Gerhard Andersson has been researching a treatment for those who have difficulty accepting hearing loss.
Jul 5, 2023
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Health
Supporting the invisible, unpaid army of Alzheimer's caregivers
There's an invisible, unpaid workforce caring for the 6 million Americans currently living with Alzheimer's disease. The USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics estimates that 11 million family caregivers bear ...
Oct 4, 2021
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Pediatrics
Why aren't we doing better in supporting the health of children and youth in care?
Child welfare agencies encounter a higher percentage of children and youth with reported complex trauma exposure than any other system serving children.
Nov 16, 2022
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Health
California health program successfully cut hospital visits
A five-year experiment aimed at improving care for some of California's most at-risk Medicaid patients—including homeless people and people with severe drug addictions—resulted in fewer hospitalizations and emergency ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Cardiology
Two new AHA statements focus on heart failure: How social determinants can affect outcomes; impact on caregivers
Treatment for heart failure should take into consideration a patient's social determinants of health—their overall living environment, socio-economic status, as well as the needs of unpaid family caregivers, according to ...
Apr 30, 2020
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Health
Study finds vulnerable young, single women of color most likely to receive financial assistance for abortion
Abortion fund patients who get aid to help pay for abortions are younger and more likely to be African American when compared to general abortion patients in the U.S., according to the findings of a study just published online ...
Jan 10, 2017
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Health
The coronavirus shows we should treat public health the same as public works
Natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and hurricanes reveal the little-noticed cracks in our physical infrastructure as buildings, highways, dams and other structures fail under the extraordinary stress.
Jul 15, 2020
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Health
Quebec moves to allow assisted suicide (Update)
The government of Canada's mostly French-speaking Quebec province on Wednesday unveiled legislation allowing terminally ill patients to kill themselves with a doctor's help.
Jun 12, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
MAID and mental health: Does ending the suffering of mental illness mean supporting death or supporting better lives?
Recent headlines have highlighted debates among federal parties over the proposal to extend Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to people suffering solely with mental illness.
Mar 5, 2024
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