Health
Patients must not be forced to choose between easier access and continuity of care
RCGP says that reducing waiting times for a GP appointment must be a priority for politicians and the incoming government
Mar 6, 2015
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Health
Fed site gives unusable Medicaid data
People filling out insurance applications on the federal marketplace may learn they're eligible for Medicaid and their information is being sent to state officials to sign them up. However, states are getting unusable information ...
Dec 5, 2013
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Health
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing
Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019—and a racially biased organ test was to blame.
Apr 1, 2024
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Cardiology
Low-income, elderly, women less likely to complete cardiac rehab after bypass
Bypass patients who are older, female and/or from lower-income neighbourhoods are more likely to face delays in beginning cardiac rehabilitation (CR), making them less likely to complete CR, which can lead to a higher mortality ...
Nov 10, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Australian GPs lead the way with early referrals for suspected cancer patients
Doctors in Victoria and New South Wales are more likely to immediately refer people with possible cancer for tests or to a specialist than those in comparable countries, new research published in BMJ Open has revealed.
May 28, 2015
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Cardiology
Could your race determine your wait for a donor heart?
The wait for a heart transplant varies widely based on factors such as availability of donor hearts and blood type, but little is known about differences in wait times based on race and ethnicity.
Nov 13, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
It's taking longer to schedule abortions in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures
A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists. A teen waited seven weeks for an abortion because it ...
Dec 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Online message boards provide outlets for mothers' concerns, researcher says
Parenting infants and toddlers can be challenging, and for generations, mothers have turned to other moms for advice. Now, with the availability of the Internet, mothers are consulting each other using modern venues: online ...
Jan 9, 2013
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Medical economics
Dedicated older people's emergency department found to reduce wait times
The formation of the country's first emergency department for the over 80s led to a significant decrease in time spent in A&E—according to research from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) and University ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Wait times up 78 percent at VA for colorectal cancer procedures
A study published in the August print issue of the Journal of Oncology Practice shows that from 1998-2008, wait times for colorectal cancer operations at Veterans Administration hospitals increased from 19 to 32 days. But ...
Aug 26, 2013
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