Health
Coronavirus has forced doctors, insurers to embrace telemedicine like never before
When pain radiated from Fred Thomas' neck down his arm and he couldn't feel his fingers anymore, he knew it was time to talk to a doctor.
Jul 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
ED use down for MI, stroke, hyperglycemic crisis in COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Following declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic as a national emergency, there was a decrease in visits to the emergency department for myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and hyperglycemic crisis, according ...
Jun 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New coronavirus may have emerged in summer 2019, study suggests
A surge in hospital visits and internet searches related to COVID-19 symptoms from the Chinese city of Wuhan suggests the coronavirus may have been circulating since August 2019, according to a preliminary study by researchers ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heart patients avoided ERs as coronavirus hit, US study says
Emergency room visits in the U.S. for chest pain and heart attacks fell early this spring, according to a study that supports fears that the coronavirus outbreak scared away people from going to the hospital.
Jun 4, 2020
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Medical economics
Estimating spending on COVID-19
In a new report published by the Brookings Institution, Matthew Fiedler, a fellow in economic studies at the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, and Zirui Song, assistant professor of health care policy ...
Jun 1, 2020
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Cardiology
Accurately measuring blood pressure at home
High blood pressure is one of the top risk factors for heart attack and stroke. It's also common among people who develop severe COVID-19 symptoms.
May 25, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart attack prevention lags for people with stroke, peripheral artery disease
Although several artery-clogging diseases increase the risk of heart attack, prevention efforts are unequal, according to research presented today at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care & Outcomes Research Scientific ...
May 17, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Risks of potentially inappropriate medications post-hospitalization for older adults
"Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)" are treatments that sometimes pose risks that outweigh their benefits, particularly for people who are 65 or older. About 20 to 60 percent of older adults take medicines that ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Georgia eases lockdown; US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000
Barber shops, nail salons, gyms and a few other businesses reopened in Georgia on Friday as the Republican governor eased a month-long shutdown despite warnings from health experts of a potential new surge of coronavirus ...
Apr 24, 2020
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Health
Overuse of emergency room reducible through primary care relationship
David Slusky keeps hearing the same comments from other parents who are isolating with young children.
Apr 17, 2020
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