Health
Can you put a price on health?
As health services strive to improve quality and reduce costs, researchers study the benefits – and the pitfalls – of 'pay for performance' in hospitals.
May 23, 2013
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Health
Haves and have-nots as health care markets open
Having health insurance used to hinge on where you worked and what your medical history said.
Sep 12, 2013
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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
Estimating county health statistics by looking at tweets
A researcher at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) has found that Twitter knows if you're obese—or at least, if your county is. Tweets can accurately predict a county's rates of obesity, diabetes, teen births, health ...
Mar 27, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
California is expanding insurance access for teenagers seeking therapy on their own
When she was in ninth grade, Fiona Lu fell into a depression. She had trouble adjusting to her new high school in Orange County, California, and felt so isolated and exhausted that she cried every morning.
Apr 4, 2024
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Medical economics
US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state's new way to help pay for them could be nixed
If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
May 1, 2024
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Health
Obamacare helps reverse the decline in U.S. trust
Since the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, known as Obamacare, an estimated 20 million previously uninsured U.S. citizens have gained access to health insurance. Recent research from Umeå ...
Oct 11, 2017
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Pediatrics
More than half of parents in New York survey likely to vaccinate their children under age 18
A majority of parents of children 18 or younger in the New York area are likely to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19, according to new data recently collected in a CUNY SPH survey on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance ...
Nov 11, 2021
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular diseases rise during Greek financial crisis
Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases increased during the Greek financial crisis, according to two studies from Athens. The research was presented today at the Heart Failure Congress 2014, held 17-20 May in Athens, ...
May 18, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shines light on the health of pregnant people in the year after birth
Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year.
Nov 6, 2023
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