Telehealth Ups Engagement for Medicaid Patients With Mental Health Diagnosis
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — High telehealth availability at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) was associated with better care engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients enrolled in Medicaid who had mental health diagn…
Learn MoreRecent Increase Seen in Pediatric Benzonatate Exposure
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatric benzonatate prescription utilization has increased recently, as have cases involving intentional benzonatate exposure, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Pediatrics.Ivone Kim, M.D., fr…
Learn MoreSmoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While marijuana legalization in some U.S. states and Canada may send a message that weed is harmless, that’s not necessarily so, according to a new study that found lung damage was more common in marijuana sm…
Learn MoreMore U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Increasing numbers of young children are showing up in emergency rooms after accidentally ingesting the cough suppressant benzonatate, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.Benzonatate is a non-narcotic coug…
Learn MoreProgress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. stillbirth rates still need to be tackled at the local, state and national levels because efforts to reduce the risk have stalled, new research claims.Racial disparities remain as well, with Black women …
Learn MoreLGBTQ Youth Have Double the Risk for Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study that looks at suicide risk among U.S. teens who are lesbian, gay and bisexual finds they have disproportionately high rates of suicidal thoughts, planning and attempts compared to their heterosexu…
Learn MoreEven in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Extracurricular activities may have many benefits for young children, but researchers have discovered racial gaps in who takes part.Among a group of 401 kindergarten students in Ohio, white children were 2.6 …
Learn MoreModerna Booster Shot Prompts Strong Immune Response Against Omicron Subvariants
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moderna announced Monday that its updated booster shot triggers strong antibody responses against three omicron subvariants.”We are pleased to see that both of our bivalent booster vaccine candidates offer sup…
Learn MoreAhora, más de tres millones de estudiantes de escuela de EE. UU. vapean o fuman
JUEVES, 10 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A pesar de los continuos esfuerzos de los defensores de salud y de las autoridades de salud pública de EE. UU., un inmenso número de estudiantes de escuela intermedia y secundaria siguen usando produ…
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 More