California’s Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — California’s plan to manufacture its own insulin could be a huge money-saver for state residents with diabetes — and possibly be a model for other states, according to experts.Earlier this year, California…
Learn MoreLas primas y los impuestos de los inmigrantes a EE. UU. superan los gastos en atención de la salud: estudio
JUEVES, 10 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo estudio muestra que los inmigrantes pagan mucho más a través de las primas de atención de la salud y los impuestos relacionados de lo que en realidad utilizan en la atención, un hallazgo que…
Learn MoreMore Teens Are Getting Weight Loss Surgery, If Families Can Afford It
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of U.S. teenagers are undergoing weight-loss surgery, but the figures suggest many still lack access to the procedures — especially underinsured Black and Hispanic kids.That’s the conclusion …
Learn MoreHealth Care Access May Affect Receipt of Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Health care access (HCA) dimensions are associated with receipt of guideline-concordant therapy, but they do not fully explain racial disparities among patients with ovarian cancer, according to a study publ…
Learn MoreU.S. Immigrants’ Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that challenges the notion that immigrants are freeloaders in the American health care system, a new study shows they are paying a lot more through health care premiums and related taxes than th…
Learn MoreLa popularidad de la telemedicina aumentó durante la pandemia
MARTES, 8 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La telemedicina se hizo común durante la pandemia, y esto podría haber cambiado la opinión de los pacientes sobre el uso de la tecnología como forma de comunicarse con los médicos, sugiere un estudio …
Learn MoreTelemedicine’s Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Telemedicine became widespread during the pandemic, and that may have shifted patient views about using technology as way to communicate with their doctors, a new study suggests.Certain groups, including Black…
Learn More¿Cómo afectó la pandemia a la presión arterial de los estadounidenses?
JUEVES, 3 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque los niveles de presión arterial de los estadounidenses aumentaron durante la pandemia de COVID-19, una nueva investigación sugiere que podría haber sido mucho peor.”Previmos que el control de l…
Learn MoreHow the Pandemic Affected Americans’ Blood Pressure
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although blood pressure levels among Americans rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research suggests things could have been far worse.”We expected blood pressure control to be worse due to decreased physic…
Learn MoreLos pacientes con COVID negros e hispanos tienen menos probabilidades de que les den el antiviral Paxlovid
VIERNES, 28 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes negros e hispanos son menos propensos a que les administren medicamentos antivirales, como Paxlovid, para ayudar a luchar contra la COVID-19, que los pacientes blancos, muestra un nuevo …
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