When you learn you have cancer, you may want to rush to treatment so you can be disease-free as soon as possible. You might also be influenced by stories of other people’s cancer journeys—for …
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Allie Gouveia (via UNC Health Talk)
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9/16/24
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Despite years of national strategies to address the suicide crisis in the U.S., rates continue to rise. A chorus of researchers and experts say the interventions will work — but that they’re …
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Cheryl Platzman Weinstock (via California Healthline)
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9/16/24
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California lawmakers are moving to rein in the pharmaceutical middlemen they say drive up costs and limit consumers’ choices. The bill sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom would require pharmacy benefit …
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Don Thompson (via California Healthline)
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9/16/24
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Here's another good reason to keep exercising. A study finds people with obesity who exercise can store more fat under the skin instead of around their organs, which is much better for their health.
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Maria Godoy (via NPR:Health)
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9/16/24
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More than a million Americans use Medicaid to get addiction treatments like methadone. But as states update their systems, some patients have lost coverage. Even a short gap can be life-threatening.
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Stephanie Colombini (via NPR:Shots - Health News)
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9/16/24
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In 2014, Wil Davenport was being treated for depression at an inpatient mental health program. One day, his therapist issued a challenge that renewed his sense of purpose.
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Laura Kwerel (via NPR:Health)
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9/16/24
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By Anne Blythe Ana Ilarraza-Blackburn becomes animated when talking about how immigrant communities are thrust into the state and national spotlight during election years. Her voice grows louder, …
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Anne Blythe (via North Carolina Health News)
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9/16/24
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What are the benefits and risks of occlusal treatment in people with temporomandibular (jaw) joint disorders? Key messages For people with temporomandibular disorders (TMD), using a type of mouth …
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Via Cochrane
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9/15/24
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Roche’s Tecentriq Hybreza is a subcutaneously injectable formulation of the cancer drug Tecentriq while Ocrevus Zunovo is an injectable version of multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus. Each is …
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Frank Vinluan (via MedCity News)
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9/15/24
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A new Mercer report predicts there will be a national surplus of about 30,000 nurses by 2028. Though an overall surplus is projected nationally, there will still be significant shortages of nursing …
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Katie Adams (via MedCity News)
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9/15/24
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In the past, patient comfort often came at the cost of medical testing. However, the future of sleep monitoring doesn’t have to forgo either, with radar monitoring systems allowing for both a …
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Jae-Eun Lee (via MedCity News)
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9/15/24
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To realize true, sustainable savings in total cost of care, the healthcare system needs to reconsider the support — or lack of support — it provides throughout patients’ medication experiences …
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Tony Willoughby (via MedCity News)
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9/15/24
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Herself Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota have shifted away from a fee-for-service arrangement to a value-based arrangement.
The post Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, …
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Marissa Plescia (via MedCity News)
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9/15/24
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There's an urgent need for treatment to help people addicted to cocaine and meth. One approach has decades of research showing it works but it's hard to find.
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Martha Bebinger (via NPR:Health)
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9/15/24
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Around a third of women of reproductive age could have low iron. But doctors don’t routinely screen for the condition, though it can lead to anemia. Symptoms include exhaustion, headaches and more.
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Lourdes Medrano (via NPR:Shots - Health News)
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9/15/24
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Research shows that a toxic mix of past traumas and the stresses of resettlement puts refugee kids at significantly higher risk of long term mental health challenges. A new effort aims to mitigate …
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Rhitu Chatterjee (via NPR:Health)
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9/15/24
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by Taylor Sisk The Daily Yonder When Janice Probst read a report released in March by the federal Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service confirming that the health disparities …
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Daily Yonder (via North Carolina Health News)
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9/15/24
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An upcoming Apple software update will allow some AirPods to double as over-the-counter hearing aids. Only 1 in 6 American adults with hearing loss wears hearing aids.
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Juliana Kim (via NPR:Health)
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9/14/24
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A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. The latest on what's known -- and not known -- about the case, and why scientists are …
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Pien Huang (via NPR:Health)
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9/14/24
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By Rachel Baldauf Border Belt Independent When Brenda Hunt helped start the Borderbelt AIDS Resources Team in 1996, the small nonprofit was the only place in Robeson County for people living with …
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BorderBelt (via North Carolina Health News)
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9/14/24
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