El papeleo hace que muchos estadounidenses pierdan la cobertura de Medicaid, advierte la Casa Blanca
LUNES, 31 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos estadounidenses que fueron excluidos de Medicaid esta primavera perdieron la cobertura debido a problemas con el papeleo, y no porque ya no fueran elegibles para el programa público de seguro de sa…
Learn MoreMinority, Disadvantaged Patients More Likely to Be Passed Over in ED
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Minority and disadvantaged patients presenting to the emergency department are more likely to be passed over and less likely to receive care over others with the same triage acuity, according to a study publis…
Learn MorePaperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large numbers of Americans who were dropped from Medicaid this spring lost their coverage because of paperwork problems and not because they were not still eligible for the public health insurance program.”I a…
Learn More¿Por qué las personas negras podrían ser más vulnerables a un ACV grave?
VIERNES, 28 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas negras tienden a ser más vulnerables a sufrir accidentes cerebrovasculares (ACV) graves, y hace mucho que los científicos se esfuerzan por comprender el motivo. Hasta ahora: una nueva inves…
Learn MorePaperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large numbers of Americans who were dropped from Medicaid this spring lost their coverage because of paperwork problems, and not because they weren’t still eligible for the public health insurance program.“I a…
Learn MoreNonpediatric Specialties Face Smaller Return Margins for HPV Vaccine Costs
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For nonpediatric specialties, return margins for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine costs by private payers are small, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.Y…
Learn MoreAs a Summer Surge of COVID Takes Hold, Don’t Mistake It for a Cold
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – For the fourth summer in a row, Americans are experiencing a COVID-19 surge, this one marked by a rise in hospital admissions, emergency room visits, test positivity rates and wastewater data.The good news: It’…
Learn MoreYour Teen & Social Media: Experts Offer Tips to Parents
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When parents meet U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, one concern comes up time after time.”The most common question parents ask me is: ‘Is social media safe for my kids,’ ” Murthy said. “The answer is that…
Learn MoreRacial/Ethnic Minorities Underrepresented in Alzheimer Neuroimaging Research
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in Alzheimer disease neuroimaging literature, according to a study published online July 25 in Communications Medicine.Aaron C. Lim, Ph.D., from the Keck …
Learn MoreFDA Approves Xdemvy for Demodex Blepharitis
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xdemvy (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) 0.25 percent for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis, caused by Demodex mites.The approval was based on results from t…
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