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Medicaid and other health insurers require doctors to file time-consuming paperwork before allowing them to prescribe drugs that help people quit opioids. That delay fosters relapse, specialists say.
A Miami doctor spent five years working to pass a needle exchange law for Miami-Dade County that he hopes will reduce HIV and other infections. The doctor鈥檚 battle inspired a patient who was infected with HIV and Hepatitis C from a shared needle.
A study in Health Affairs finds that nationwide hospital-based language services are not available in a systematic way.
A study published in Health Affairs concludes that the idea of coordinating prescription refill timelines for people with multiple chronic conditions could improve their medication adherence and health outcomes.
Practicing surgery on a piece of pork 鈥 that's how some doctors are learning to implant a new drug that curbs opioid cravings. It's not a skill set typically used in addiction medicine.
For doctors in obstetrics and gynecology, discussions with pregnant patients now include mosquito protection, testing options and the risks of microcephaly and other long-term effects in babies.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded that insufficient evidence exists regarding the benefits and harms of visual skin cancer exams.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also directs that all pregnant women in the U.S. and its territories should be 鈥渁ssessed for possible Zika virus exposure鈥 whenever they get a prenatal care visit.
Dr. Thomas Fishbein of the Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute is optimistic that efforts by hospitals like his, advocacy groups and app makers, such as Tinder, will increase the number of organ donors.
Newly released court documents show that after Tokyo-based Olympus Corp. alerted customers in Europe in 2013, it told its U.S. operation not to warn U.S. doctors and hospitals. Since then, at least 35 patients have died after being sickened in outbreaks.
The rate of hospital treatment for mental health conditions or substance abuse problems was four times higher for people with diabetes aged 19 through 25 than for those without the disease.
With rising awareness of opioid abuse, some pain patients say doctors are less likely to prescribe them. One Montana sufferer goes to great lengths to get his prescription 鈥 he flies to California.
Many Dominican Republic immigrants in Florida and New York City brought Zika home after visiting the island, one of many destinations outside the U.S. where Zika has been active, say public health officials.
California is the first state to begin building an up-to-date database to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
The incidence of opioid use disorder is growing rapidly within the Medicare population.
HHS awarded $156 million to 420 health centers around the country in the first grants ever specifically geared to dental care.
The setback prompts some to change direction, others to stay the course.
Overall rates are falling in California and nationally but data point to certain hospitals with extremely high percentages.
A staunch advocate of taxing sugary drinks discusses the benefits and difficulties of enacting such policies.
Three weeks after the flooding in West Virginia, the phrase "West Virginia Strong" is painted everywhere. But no matter how strong the community, emotional healing after a disaster takes a long time.
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