Many Americans With Long COVID Have Trouble Accessing Care
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting care in the United States for lingering COVID-19 symptoms can be challenging, affecting long-term health and ability to work, a new study finds. Adults with so-called long COVID have had greater ch…
Learn MoreRehab Care for Opioid Addiction Often Tough to Find: Study
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States is in the middle of an opioid crisis, yet new research shows that only about 7% of Americans on Medicaid who have opioid use disorder receive residential treatment. This means that many p…
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 MoreLos pacientes negros y los hispanos con alergias graves son menos propensos a recibir vacunas antialérgicas
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las alergias estacionales son más comunes entre las personas negras y las hispanas, pero estos pacientes tienen menos probabilidades de recibir las vacunas que podrían aliviar sus síntomas, señalan unos i…
Learn MoreEl ‘precipicio’ de Medicaid podría hacer que la atención esté fuera del alcance de los mayores ‘casi pobres’
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lo que se conoce como “precipicio de Medicaid” es una amenaza perenne para millones de estadounidenses mayores cuyos ingresos los ubican justo por encima de la línea de la pobreza.Aunque los adultos mayor…
Learn MoreSurvival Improves for Babies of America’s Youngest Moms
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The death rate among babies born to teen moms has dropped over the past 25 years — but racial disparities stubbornly persist, a new U.S. government study finds.Compared with the late 1990s, fewer babies bor…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Patient Selection for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Significant disparities exist in patient selection for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), according to a study published online April 5 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.Anuj B. Mehta, …
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’s approval in 2020 of mifepristone, the first of two drugs taken during a medical abo…
Learn MoreFor ‘Near Poor’ Seniors, Medicaid ‘Cliff’ Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The so-called “Medicaid cliff” is a perennial threat for millions of American seniors whose incomes put them just above the poverty line.While impoverished seniors often have Medicaid to help cover their heal…
Learn MoreBlack, Hispanic Patients With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Seasonal allergies are more common among Black and Hispanic people, but these patients are less likely to get the shots that could ease their symptoms, researchers say.“We already know that these underreprese…
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