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Medical Debt Is Disappearing From Americans鈥 Credit Reports, Lifting Scores
As credit rating agencies have removed small unpaid medical bills from consumer credit, scores have gone up, a new study finds.
Even in the Most Depressed County in America, Stigma Around Mental Illness Persists
An estimated 32% of adults in Logan County, West Virginia, have been diagnosed with depression, the highest rate in the United States, according to a recent CDC report.
Exclusive: CMS Study Sabotages Efforts to Bolster Nursing Home Staffing, Advocates Say
Research commissioned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services analyzed only staffing levels below what experts have previously called ideal. Patient advocates have been pushing for more staff to improve care.
Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to 鈥楩orever Chemicals鈥
The military first documented health concerns surrounding chemicals known as PFAS decades ago yet has continued to use firefighting foam made with them. Despite scores of lawsuits by its personnel and high rates of testicular cancer among troops, it has been slow to investigate a connection.
Estudio revela que el mismo estado es responsable de la crisis de los sin techo en California
La crisis de los sin techo en California es un problema estatal que se est谩 agravando por la escasez de vivienda asequible y refugios de emergencia.
California鈥檚 Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Study Finds
University of California researchers found at least 90% of adults experiencing homelessness became homeless while living in the state, and many suffer depression and anxiety living without stable housing.
Personal Medical Debt in Los Angeles County Tops $2.6 Billion, Report Finds
Medical debt is a leading public health problem, researchers say. Despite the county鈥檚 ongoing expansion of health coverage, the prevalence of medical debt remained unchanged from 2017 to 2021.
Cardiovascular Disease Is Primed to Kill More Older Adults, Especially Blacks and Hispanics
Cardiovascular disease is the biggest killer of older Americans, with Black and Hispanic people at higher risk. Despite medical advances, researchers say, disparities are expected to worsen in the coming decades.
La enfermedad cardiovascular podr铆a matar a m谩s adultos mayores hispanos
El dram谩tico envejecimiento de la poblaci贸n de Estados Unidos y el n煤mero creciente de personas con afecciones como hipertensi贸n, diabetes y obesidad 鈥攓ue aumentan el riesgo card铆aco鈥 se espera que contribuyan a este escenario alarmante.
Study Reveals Staggering Toll of Being Black in America: 1.6M Excess Deaths Over 22 Years
The profound and painful loss 鈥 80 million years of life, compared with the white population 鈥 is a call to action to improve the health of Black Americans, especially infants, mothers, and seniors, researchers say.
El trabajo en Chicago, Philadelphia, Los 脕ngeles y Nueva York hall贸 que los ni帽os negros no hispanos ten铆an 100 veces m谩s probabilidades que los blancos no hispanos de ser v铆ctimas de tiroteos mortales y no mortales.
Gun Assault Rates Doubled for Children in 4 Major Cities During the Pandemic, New Data Shows
A study of roughly 2,700 shootings in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia found that racial disparities in gun injuries and deaths widened during the covid-19 pandemic. Researchers looked only at assaults, excluding accidents or incidents of self-harm.
Los datos de la investigaci贸n provienen del estudio Healthy Kids Colorado, una encuesta realizada cada dos a帽os con una muestra aleatoria de 41,000 estudiantes de escuela media y secundaria.
As Colorado Reels From Another School Shooting, Study Finds 1 in 4 Teens Have Quick Access to Guns
The study analyzed Colorado kids鈥 responses to how quickly they could get their hands on a loaded gun without their parents鈥 knowledge. More than 1 in 10 said they could do so within 10 minutes.
Para lanzar un nuevo f谩rmaco al mercado, la Administraci贸n de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) exige a las farmac茅uticas estudios exhaustivos para demostrar su seguridad y eficacia. Conseguir que un medicamento salga al mercado unos meses antes, y con menos gastos de lo habitual, puede traducirse en beneficios millonarios para el fabricante.
The Business of Clinical Trials Is Booming. Private Equity Has Taken Notice.
Private equity-backed Headlands Research heralded its covid-19 vaccine trials as a chance to boost participation among diverse populations, then it shuttered multiple sites that conducted them.
Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Start With Research
Improving lung cancer outcomes in Black communities will take more than lowering the screening age, experts say. Disparities are present in everything from the studies that inform when people should get checked to the availability of care in rural areas.
驴Deber铆an los adultos mayores someterse a cirug铆as invasivas? Nueva investigaci贸n ofrece gu铆a
Casi 1 de cada 7 adultos mayores muere dentro del a帽o despu茅s de someterse a una cirug铆a mayor, seg煤n un nuevo estudio que arroja luz sobre los riesgos que enfrentan las personas mayores cuando tienen procedimientos invasivos.
Should Older Seniors Risk Major Surgery? New Research Offers Guidance
An important new study offers much-needed data to inform older Americans of the risks and benefits they must weigh when facing major surgery.
El v铆nculo con la esclerosis m煤ltiple impulsa una vacuna contra el virus Epstein-Barr
Los cient铆ficos llevan a帽os intentando desarrollar vacunas contra este virus. Sin embargo, recientemente varios avances en la investigaci贸n m茅dica han dado m谩s urgencia a la b煤squeda y m谩s esperanzas de 茅xito.
