Kids Born Premature Lag in Elementary School, But Most Catch Up Later
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While babies born prematurely may lag behind their elementary school peers, they eventually catch up, British researchers report.By the end of high school, only the kids born before 32 weeks of gestation wer…
Learn MoreCountries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countries that are closer to achieving universal health coverage saw smaller declines in routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, a new study reveals.The World Health Organization describes univer…
Learn MoreToo Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Amid a stark shortage of psychiatric beds that only worsened for millions suffering from mental illnesses during the pandemic, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is rolling out a new model that can …
Learn MoreBedsores Can Cause Serious Harm — Are U.S. Nursing Homes Hiding Cases?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People might want to think twice before relying on federal quality ratings to help choose a nursing home for an elderly or frail relative, a new study warns.The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic…
Learn MoreA los hogares de ancianos de EE. UU. les falta personal, y es peor en las comunidades minoritarias
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La escasez de personal en los hogares de ancianos de todo Estados Unidos es grave en las áreas marginadas donde la necesidad quizá sea mayor, señalan unos investigadores. El estudio, que se publicó en un…
Learn MoreU.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Staffing shortages at nursing homes across the United States are severe in disadvantaged areas where needs may be greatest, researchers say.The study — recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatr…
Learn MoreCuando los adultos se inscriben en Medicaid, los niños pueden beneficiarse
VIERNES, 12 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Algunos adultos que se inscriben en Medicaid también traen al sistema a sus hijos que no están inscritos, pero que son elegibles, informa un estudio reciente.Por cada nueve adultos que adquirieron el a…
Learn MoreWhen Adults Sign Up for Medicaid, Kids Can Benefit
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some adults who sign up for Medicaid also bring their unenrolled but eligible kids into the system, a new study reports.For every nine adults who gained access to Medicaid in Oregon due to a special enrollment…
Learn MoreAnother Study Shows COVID’s Danger to Pregnant Women
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy significantly increases the odds of devastating outcomes from COVID-19, a new study confirms.Complications from the virus to pregnant women can include heart attack, arrhythmias, heart failure and …
Learn MoreVinculan el Crohn y la colitis con unos embarazos de más alto riesgo
MARTES, 9 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres que sufren de enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria (EII) deben trabajar con un médico para entrar en remisión antes del embarazo, indica un nuevo estudio.Los investigadores encontraron que las …
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