Presionan para ampliar la cobertura de Medicare de los problemas dentales
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La cobertura dental de Medicare podría pronto comenzar a ampliarse para los adultos mayores, bajo una nueva propuesta de los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS) de EE. UU.Aun así, las nor…
Learn MoreMás de un millón de estadounidenses racionan la insulina por el alto costo
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más de un millón de estadounidenses con diabetes tienen que racionar la insulina, un medicamento que salva vidas, porque no pueden costearla, muestra un estudio reciente.Muchas personas retrasaron surt…
Learn MoreSe acerca una dura temporada de gripe, y los CDC esperan que las minorías se vacunen más
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es una ecuación problemática: muchos estadounidenses con las tasas más altas de hospitalización por la influenza tienen la adopción más baja de la vacuna anual contra la gripe.Por esto, los Centros par…
Learn MoreRacial/Ethnic Gaps in Outcomes Larger for Infants Conceived by ART
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who conceive by medically assisted reproduction (MAR) have larger racial/ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes, such as neonatal and fetal death, according to a study published online Oct. 19 i…
Learn MoreBlack Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person with advanced heart failure may often need a heart transplant or a mechanical heart pump to survive.But white patients are twice as likely as Black patients to get this critically important care, a…
Learn MorePhysicians With Disabilities Experience More Mistreatment
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Physicians with disabilities had a significantly higher likelihood of experiencing every type of mistreatment from both patients and coworkers, according to a study published online in the October issue of …
Learn MoreMortality Disparities by Education Widened in the U.S. in 2020
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In 2020, there was an increase in mortality disparities by educational attainment in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Emily C. …
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Receipt of Postpartum Care
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Disparities exist in the receipt of recommended postpartum care by insurance type, rural or urban residence, and racial and ethnic identities, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Health Fo…
Learn MoreNew Platform Matches Patients to Precision Oncology Trials
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new open-source platform speeds matching of patients to precision medicine (PM) oncology trials, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in npj Precision Oncology.Harry Klein, Ph.D., from Dana-Farber…
Learn MoreCOVID Shot After SARS-CoV-2 Recovery in Pregnancy Ups Antibodies in Infants
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in pregnancy, vaccination after recovery is associated with increased odds of detectable immunoglobulin (Ig)G in infants, accordin…
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