Study Looks at Cancer-Related Death Rates During First Year of COVID-19
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, death rates with cancer as the underlying cause continued to decrease, while death rates with cancer as a contributing cause increased, according to a study publis…
Learn More2016 to 2020 Saw Increase in Hepatitis C Infection in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2020, there was an increase in the rate of hepatitis C virus infection in mothers giving birth, followed by a decrease from 2020 through 2021, according to the April 11 National Vital Statistic…
Learn MoreSuicide Deaths Positively Linked to Measures of Opioid Prescribing
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicide deaths are positively associated with measures of opioid prescribing, according to a study published online April 11 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., from the Vagelos …
Learn MoreDigital Cognitive Therapy Has Beneficial Effect for Patients With Insomnia
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I) is effective for patients with insomnia, with the optimal treatment including a combination of medication and dCBT-I, according to a study published…
Learn MoreAudio-Only Visits Common in California Federally Qualified Health Centers
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One in five primary care visits and two in five behavioral health visits were audio only at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in California as of August 2022, according to a research letter publishe…
Learn MoreBiden Signs Bill to End National COVID-19 Emergency
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The national and public health emergencies for COVID-19 officially ended Monday after President Joe Biden signed a Republican-backed bill to end the emergency a month earlier than planned.The White House had…
Learn MoreJustice Department Appeals Texas Judge’s Ruling on Abortion Pill
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Justice Department on Monday appealed a Texas court ruling that invalidates the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 2020 of mifepristone, the first of two drugs taken during a medical abor…
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