Burdened by Medical Bills, Many Americans With Diabetes Turn to Crowdfunding for Help
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — How prohibitive is the cost of diabetes care? For American patients, including those with insurance, the full scope of related expenses is often so onerous that some have turned to crowdfunding platforms like…
Learn MoreFeds Urge States to Slow Down on Dropping Folks From Medicaid as Pandemic Relief Ends
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Large numbers of people are losing their Medicaid health coverage as pandemic relief measures end, and the federal government is asking states to slow down the purging of rolls.Some people losing coverage coul…
Learn MoreTopical Gel for Erectile Dysfunction Gets FDA Approval for Over-the-Counter Sale
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men with erectile dysfunction will now have the option of using a topical gel to treat the condition.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved over-the-counter marketing for the product, called Eroxo…
Learn MoreMillions Still Haven’t Recovered Full Sense of Smell After COVID
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID caused more than 20 million Americans to lose their ability to smell and taste, and at least 25% haven’t regained those vital senses, a new study says.Survey responses from nearly 29,700 adults also sho…
Learn MoreWorking With AI Might Make for Lonely Workers
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that people working with artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be lonely, suffer from insomnia and drink more heavily after work. In the study, published online June 12 in the Journal of …
Learn MoreDeath From a 2nd Cancer Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Race May Matter
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes women who survive breast cancer will die from a second cancer, and now new research suggests the risk of that happening is higher for Black and Hispanic survivors than white women.“We believe this t…
Learn MoreCrowdfunding Used for Direct, Indirect Medical Costs in Diabetes
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with diabetes may turn to crowdfunding for help with direct and indirect medical expenses, even when they have insurance, according to a research letter published online June 13 in the Annals of Inter…
Learn MoreDecreases in Mpox Vaccination Shortfall Needed in Minorities
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Achieving equitable progress in vaccination for mpox will require decreases in shortfalls among racial and ethnic minorities, according to research published in the June 9 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease…
Learn MoreThird Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Seems Safe for Young Children
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine seems safe for children aged 6 months to 5 years, with no new safety concerns reported, according to research published in the June 9 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Con…
Learn MoreClinical Language Model Can Predict Readmission
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A language model trained on clinical notes can accurately estimate clinical and operational tasks within a health system, according to a study published online June 7 in Nature.Lavender Yao Jiang, from NYU Lan…
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