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Study finds private equity expanding to mental health facilities
Private equity firms now account for as much as a quarter of practices providing behavioral health services in some states, according to a new study by researchers from Oregon Health & Science University, the University of ...
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US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state's new way to help pay for them could be nixed
If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
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Patients diagnosed with cancer in prison more likely to die from the disease, research shows
Cancer patients diagnosed in English prisons do not receive the same level of curative treatment as those in the general population, meaning they are at increased risk of death.
Apr 30, 2024
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Early gestational diabetes treatment shown to reduce birth complications, health costs for those at higher risk
New research led by Western Sydney University has shown that treatment of gestational diabetes from early pregnancy can not only reduce birth complications among babies and mothers, but can also reduce health costs by up ...
Apr 30, 2024
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COVID-19-induced financial hardships reveal mental health struggles
When COVID-19 caused significant economic disruptions, thousands of people around the world experienced sudden shocks to their financial situation through reduced earnings or job losses.
Apr 30, 2024
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Visa rules jeopardize HIV management, study finds
A Monash University sexual health expert has warned that an unintended consequence of Australia's migration rules could compromise Australia's goal to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.
Apr 30, 2024
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UK survey finds 65% of adults are worried about access to palliative care
A survey commissioned by King's College London, and carried out by YouGov, has found that 65% of people across the U.K. are worried about access to palliative and end of life care, and 41% think there is too little NHS resource ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service
Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings, the U.S. retailer said Tuesday.
Apr 30, 2024
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Curbing the price of novel diabetes and obesity medications
For years, Kasia Lipska, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), has been advocating for affordable pricing of insulin, an essential —and sometimes lifesaving—drug for ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Unsheltered people are losing Medicaid in redetermination mix-ups
On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center, Tashya Evans waited for help with her Medicaid application as others at the shelter got ready for the day in this northwestern Montana city.
Apr 29, 2024
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Homelessness found to be a major issue for many patients in the emergency department
Housing insecurity is an issue for one in 20 patients who go to emergency departments at major medical centers in the Southeast, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study published in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 26, 2024
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Medscape removes education courses for doctors funded by tobacco giant
Medical education provider Medscape has bowed to pressure and agreed to permanently remove a series of accredited medical education courses on smoking cessation funded by the tobacco industry giant Philip Morris International ...
Apr 26, 2024
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Continued Medicare reimbursement declines could threaten access to physicians
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that physician reimbursement per Medicare patient decreased 2.3% between 2005 and 2021 when accounting for inflation, despite a concurrent increase of 45.5% in physician ...
Apr 26, 2024
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Rising hospital closures disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities
Over the past three decades, hospital closures have been on the rise in both urban and rural areas. Real-life consequences take many forms: creating barriers to accessing medical care, increasing transport times and potentially ...
Apr 26, 2024
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Canada-wide child care: It's now less expensive, but finding it is more difficult
Three years after the federal government launched the Canada-wide early learning and child-care plan (CWELCC), our study conducted through the Atkinson Center for Society and Child Development at the University of Toronto ...
Apr 26, 2024
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New research finds paid family leave helps prevent child abuse
Child maltreatment is a serious public health issue in the United States, particularly affecting young children who are most vulnerable due to their dependence on caregivers. Infants under two years old account for over one-quarter, ...
Apr 25, 2024
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What is health equity? How the idea grew—and why it matters
It's an idea as old as modern medicine and as new as the latest medical research. No matter how you look at health equity, the conversation involves contradictions.
Apr 25, 2024
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He thinks his wife died in an understaffed hospital: Now he's trying to change the industry
For the past year, police Detective Tim Lillard has spent most of his waking hours unofficially investigating his wife's death.
Apr 25, 2024
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Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly released succeed
Garrett Clark estimates he has spent about six years in the Sanpete County Jail, a plain concrete building perched on a dusty hill just outside this small, rural town where he grew up.
Apr 25, 2024
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