Statement Outlines Inequities in Cardio-Oncology Care, Research
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Inequities in cardio-oncology care and research are addressed in a scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association and published online June 28 in Circulation.Daniel Addison, M.D., from Ohio Sta…
Learn MoreMore Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care.“Our findings are encou…
Learn MoreLas tasas de mortalidad materna de EE. UU. se han multiplicado por más de dos en dos décadas
LUNES, 3 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El número de mujeres que mueren durante el embarazo y después del parto en Estados Unidos se ha multiplicado por más de dos en dos décadas, y ha afectado con especial dureza a unos grupos raciales en parti…
Learn MoreU.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of pregnant and postpartum women who die in the United States has more than doubled in two decades, hitting particular racial groups especially hard.New research found sharp increases in maternal dea…
Learn MoreAmerican Indian/Alaska Native Men Less Likely to Receive Prostate Screening
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) men are less likely to receive a prostate-specific antigen test (PSAT) and/or digital rectal examination (DRE) during physician visits to nonfederal clinics, according to a…
Learn More‘Como si ni estuviera ahí’: los niños con discapacidad son discriminados en la atención de la salud
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los niños con discapacidades sufren discriminación en los ambientes de la atención de la salud, en detrimento de su salud, según sus padres. Treinta entrevistas a profundidad con padres de hijos con disc…
Learn More‘Like She Was Not Even There’: Children With Disabilities Face Discrimination in Health Care
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children with disabilities are discriminated against in health care settings — to the detriment of their health, according to their parents.Thirty in-depth interviews with parents of children with disabilit…
Learn MoreReversing a Trend, Sicker Americans Are Staying With Medicare Managed Care Plans
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study shows that older Americans with health issues are now staying with their Medicare Advantage managed plans, rather than swapping them for traditional plans through a health insurer.Although Medic…
Learn MoreBarriers to Breast Cancer Screening Adherence Identified
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women of racial and ethnic minorities have the lowest adherence to breast cancer screening programs, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in Cancers.Laura Ponce-Chazarri, from the University of Sevill…
Learn MoreTori Bowie’s Death Highlights Race Gap in Maternal Death Rates
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having a baby in the United States continues to be a risky proposition, particularly for Black women, according to a pair of new reports.The number of U.S. deliveries that resulted in severe, potentially life-…
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