Medical economics
The impact of not having a family doctor: Patients are worse off, and so is the health system
About 6.5 million Canadians—roughly 1 in 6—do not have access to primary medical care.
Oct 19, 2023
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Medical research
Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury
Chronic pain is a top cause of disability in the United States, with the costs of medical care and lost productivity exceeding $500 billion, according to an Institute of Medicine report. Many people who suffer an acute traumatic ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bogus, harmful 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ people still prevalent, study finds
In the United States, "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ people has been widely condemned by major medical associations. Not only that, nearly half of the country has now banned the practice for minors.
Oct 5, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
HIV self-test kits are meant to empower, but they don't necessarily lead to HIV treatment or prevention
HIV self-test kits were developed to make it easier for people to access HIV testing. However, our research team has found that many people who use self-test kits do not go on to receive needed HIV treatment or start preexposure ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Congenital syphilis rates are soaring, but resources to stem infections are lacking
States are seeing an alarming surge in cases of congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death—or lifelong complications such as blindness or deafness.
Oct 3, 2023
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Medications
Florida foster kids are given powerful medications, but state oversight lacking
The powerful anti-seizure drug the 5-year-old boy had been taking for more than a year made him "almost catatonic," his new foster mom from Florida's Pinellas County worried.
Sep 29, 2023
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Health
In divided US, women crisscross country for abortion care
A year after the US Supreme Court abolished nationwide access to abortion care, many American women are settling into a new reality: arranging costly trips to terminate their pregnancies in states where the procedure is still ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Annual Report to the Nation part 2: New cancer diagnoses fell abruptly early in the COVID-19 pandemic
New diagnoses of six major cancer types in the United States fell abruptly in early 2020, coinciding with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings from part 2 of the latest Annual Report to the Nation on ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Health
With new Spanish-language pulmonary-thoracic program, doctors hope to improve health outcomes for Hispanic patients
Growing up on the South Side of Chicago as the child of Mexican immigrants who primarily spoke Spanish, Dr. Daniel Meza was often asked to translate for his parents during medical appointments.
Sep 21, 2023
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Health
Earthquakes are unpredictable: Plan ahead to lower the danger
When an earthquake struck the center of Morocco earlier this month, killing nearly 3,000 and injuring thousands more, no one was expecting it.
Sep 19, 2023
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