Cancer’s Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Financial stress and work lost to cancer treatment affects patients and their partners alike.Partners also experienced pain, fatigue and sleep issues owing to these fiscal worries, a new study found.“We kn…
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 MoreBiden Signs Bill to End National COVID-19 Emergency
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The national and public health emergencies for COVID-19 officially ended Monday after President Joe Biden signed a Republican-backed bill to end the emergency a month earlier than planned.The White House had…
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 approval in 2020 of mifepristone, the first of two drugs taken during a medical abor…
Learn MoreOne in Five American Adults Say They Have Had Relative Killed by a Gun
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 20 percent of the American population has had a family member killed by a gun, including by suicide, and one in six has witnessed a shooting, a new survey found. KFF, formerly the Kaiser Family Founda…
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 MoreSTDs Continue to Climb in the U.S.
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are surging in the United States, with notable increases seen in case counts of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.Overall, STIs grew by 7% in 2021, reaching 2.5 million…
Learn MoreMenthol Vapes Could Be Even More Toxic to Lungs
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adding menthol flavoring to electronic cigarettes may damage your lungs more than regular e-cigarettes do, a new study reveals.The common mint flavoring helps deliver lots more toxic microparticles, compared…
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…
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