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Research identifies potential long COVID racial disparities
Black and Hispanic Americans appear to experience more symptoms and health problems related to long COVID, a lay term that captures an array of symptoms and health problems, than white people, but are not as likely to be ...
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Commentary: Governments should consider people's pain as a measure of a nation's well-being
With the utility of GDP under increased scrutiny as a metric of well-being, Dr. Lucía Macchia argues that people's experience of pain and, how it affects their lives, needs to be better measured and incorporated into policy ...
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Study finds Affordable Care Act helps agricultural workers get better medical care, and avoid the ER
More than 2.5 million agricultural workers help maintain the United States' abundant food supply. They play a vital role in the economy, but their job is hard and often dangerous.
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Prior paid medical malpractice claims predict future claims risk
A single prior paid medical malpractice claim is associated with substantial, long-lived higher future claim risk, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Health Forum.
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High drug prices are not justified by industry's research and development spending, argue experts
High drug prices are not justified by industry's spending on research and development (R&D;), argue experts in The BMJ today.
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The NHS paid private hospitals £2bn in the pandemic but some treated more private patients than NHS ones
Private hospitals were paid around £2bn to help the NHS during the first year of the COVID pandemic. But an investigation by The BMJ has found that just 30 of the 200 private hospitals were used to treat patients with COVID-19 ...
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Scrapping England's cancer plan is 'a catastrophic decision that will cost lives' warn experts
The UK government's proposal to roll England's long term plan for cancer into one strategy covering all major conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, dementia, mental health conditions, and ...
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Financial toxicity from breast cancer treatment is common
Worldwide, breast cancer treatment is associated with substantial financial toxicity, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 8 in JAMA Network Open.
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Disparities seen in surgical resident representation, attrition
The percentage of female residents in surgical specialties has improved during the last 18 years, while the percentage of underrepresented-in-medicine (URiM) residents has not, according to a study published online Feb. 8 ...
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Data show big drop in number of Americans in medical debt
Americans have less medical debt now than they did a couple years ago, possibly because of policies and programs that gave more people access to health insurance and relief funds.
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Transgender health in correctional systems
In the article titled "Trans and Living in Prison: A First-Person Perspective," Ruth Utnage describes her experience in prison as a transgender woman. Her attempts to get appropriate medical and mental health care are described ...
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Idaho House passes ban on gender-affirming medical care
A bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House Thursday, despite warnings from opponents who said it would likely increase suicide rates among teens.
Feb 15, 2023
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1 in 10 new drugs don't achieve their main goals despite FDA approval, study finds
One in 10 new drugs were cleared by federal drug regulators in recent years based on studies that didn't achieve their main goals, a new study shows.
Feb 14, 2023
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Poorer schools could bring higher dementia rates many decades later
What do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors?
Feb 14, 2023
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Hospital visit for chest pain not always necessary
In the Netherlands, ambulances transport about 200,000 people with chest pain to Emergency Departments (ED) every year. However, up to 90% of these people don't have an acute coronary syndrome.
Feb 14, 2023
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Community co-design a key to targeting Indigenous diabetes
Effective targeting of diabetes and metabolic syndrome in Australian Indigenous people requires remission strategies that are co-designed by Indigenous communities, according to a team of Flinders University researchers.
Feb 13, 2023
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Demographers identify the causes, challenges of a rapidly aging Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rican population is aging rapidly, with the percentage of older adults on the island the 10th highest in the world. Penn State researchers are discovering, for the first time, the causes of population aging and ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Helping nurses cope when patients bring them down
Nurses work for the good of society, and a new study from the University of Iowa finds they are more likely to feel better about their jobs when hospitals remind them of that.
Feb 13, 2023
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Study finds socioeconomic disparities in operation and survival rates for abdominal aortic aneurysm
A new study from the University of Sheffield has found clear evidence of socioeconomic disparities in operation rates and survival after surgery for dangerous abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Feb 13, 2023
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Survey finds cost of heathy food biggest barrier to heart-healthy diet
According to a new Cleveland Clinic survey, 46% of Americans believe the cost of healthy food is the biggest barrier to a heart-healthy diet.
Feb 13, 2023
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