West Virginia is short on neurologists. According to David Watson, who directs the West Virginia University Headache Center, the state has just half of the neurologists it needs. This scarcity can cause problems for people ...
Mar 27, 2019
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The proportion of U.S. liver transplants for alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) has doubled in the last 15 years, in part due to broader acceptance of waiving the mandated period of sobriety before transplants for this ...
Jan 22, 2019
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(HealthDay)—From 2007 to 2017, the number of physicians excluded from Medicare and state public insurance programs increased, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 18, 2018
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If you want to understand why U.S. life expectancy is declining, West Virginia is a good place to start.
Dec 18, 2018
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A bigger share of U.S. drug overdose deaths are being caused by methamphetamine, government health officials reported.
Dec 12, 2018
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Foes and defenders of abortion rights are preparing for seismic shifts in the abortion landscape.
Nov 12, 2018
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Americans have long construed drugs of abuse as choices. Poor choices that can cost users their lives, to be sure, but choices nonetheless.
Sep 28, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Americans continue to fatten up, with obesity rates topping 35 percent in seven states, a new report reveals.
Sep 12, 2018
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It is hard to believe that it has been just over since five months since our second son, Lukas, was born on Feb. 3. His mother, Hollyanne, is doing well, which is something to be thankful for, given the excessive maternal ...
Jul 16, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Here's yet another consequence of the U.S. opioid crisis: a rise in serious heart infections in a state hard-hit by the drug epidemic.
Apr 26, 2018
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