Few children—especially those with safety-net insurance—get vision checked at checkups
Less than a third of children have gotten their vision checked in the past year at their regular primary care clinic, a new study finds.
Aug 21, 2023
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Less than a third of children have gotten their vision checked in the past year at their regular primary care clinic, a new study finds.
Aug 21, 2023
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Status epilepticus, a prolonged, potentially life-threatening seizure, is epilepsy's most severe manifestation. Patients known to have refractory status epilepticus are more likely to need ICU care if initial treatment is ...
Aug 10, 2023
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A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sheds light on the impact of doctors' recommendations on healthy behaviors among individuals with hypertension in Brazil. The study, based ...
Aug 9, 2023
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A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that Black cancer survivors in the United States experience a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with white cancer survivors.
Jul 20, 2023
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High rates of smoking among people with HIV are associated with high rates of comorbid health problems—which are associated with characteristics including gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, according to a ...
Jul 14, 2023
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People who sign up for and use their healthcare provider's online portal differ in some key characteristics from those who do not use patient portals, reports a survey study in Medical Care.
Jun 9, 2023
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Black adults who live in the United States have a 59% higher risk of premature death than White adults.
May 25, 2023
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In 2018, Mike Ferraro was living on the street and sharing needles with other people who injected drugs when he found out he was HIV-positive.
Apr 25, 2023
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More than a third of Michigan adults who have had COVID-19 report being treated badly due to their infection, say University of Michigan researchers.
Apr 14, 2023
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New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham (MGB), found that males but not females born to mothers with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection during pregnancy were ...
Mar 23, 2023
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