U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States spends up to four times more on health care than most wealthy nations, but it doesn’t have much to show for it.Life expectancy in America continues to decline even though this country spends…
Learn MorePor primera vez, Medicaid extiende su cobertura a los reclusos de las prisiones
VIERNES, 27 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunos reclusos de California podrían comenzar a recibir ciertos servicios de salud limitados, entre ellos el tratamiento para el abuso de sustancias y los diagnósticos de salud mental, usando fondos d…
Learn MoreAumentan los riesgos de insuficiencia cardiaca en las áreas rurales de EE. UU.
VIERNES, 27 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos que viven en las áreas rurales, y los hombres negros en particular, tienen un riesgo mucho más alto de desarrollar insuficiencia cardiaca.La insuficiencia cardiaca es una afección crónica y …
Learn MoreWait Time Disparities Increased for VA Care During the Pandemic
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic veterans experienced greater access barriers to care compared with their White counterparts during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in JAMA Network Open.D…
Learn MoreUtah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health Care for Minors
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender youth in Utah are now blocked from receiving gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that largely bans such care for youth.Cox said that the ban w…
Learn MoreMedicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government could save billions every year once Medicare begins negotiating drug prices in 2026, new research suggests.The Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress last year allows Medicare to bargai…
Learn MoreU.S. Parents Face Big Disparities in Access to Autism Care Services
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Autism services are harder to find in many of the places where Black, Hispanic and Native American families live, new research shows.It’s known that there are racial disparities in U.S. families’ receipt of au…
Learn MoreIn a First, Medicaid Extends Coverage to Prison Inmates
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some inmates in California could begin getting certain limited health services, including substance abuse treatment and mental health diagnoses, using Medicaid funds.Typically, inmates lose Medicaid coverage w…
Learn MoreRisks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults who live in rural areas, and Black men in particular, are at much higher risk for developing heart failure.Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition that develops when the heart fails to pump en…
Learn MoreMartin Shkreli, el ‘Pharma Bro’, vuelve a tener problemas por formar una nueva compañía farmacéutica
LUNES, 23 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli podría haber violado la orden de un juez que le prohibía participar en la industria farmacéutica, anunció el viernes la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) de EE. UU.Shkreli,…
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