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Colleges and universities plan for normal-ish campus life in the fall

Dr. Sarah Van Orman treads carefully around the word "normal" when she describes what the fall 2021 term will look like at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and other colleges nationwide.

6 Apr 2021

Researchers propose new solutions to fill gaps in Medicare coverage

"Near-poor" Americans - people just above the federal poverty level but still well below the average U.S. income - who rely on Medicare for health insurance face high medical bills and may forgo essential health care, according to new research led by health policy scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

6 Apr 2021

Study highlights need to optimize telehealth and in-person emergency care

Even before the pandemic made telehealth a hot topic, people with minor urgent health needs had started to turn to companies that offer on-demand video chats with physicians that they don't normally see.

6 Apr 2021

Health disparities in Pennsylvania have become more pronounced during COVID-19, shows report

A new report by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions highlights how geographic, racial/ethnic and economic factors are combining to restrict access to health care services for many Pennsylvanians, creating disparities that have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 Apr 2021

Vermont to give minority residents vaccine priority

States have tried with limited success to get covid vaccines to people of color, who have been disproportionately killed and hospitalized by the virus.

5 Apr 2021

Researchers study how social media misinformation influences vaccine readiness in Appalachia

The saying goes, "You can't believe everything you find on the Internet." As simple as that sounds, navigating social media can often blur the line between reality and fantasy. This proves especially difficult when trying to fight a global pandemic.

5 Apr 2021

Survey: Public trust in the CDC has declined during COVID-19 pandemic

Public trust in the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fallen during the coronavirus pandemic, with the decline bringing overall population-level trust in the agency to the same lower level of trust long held by Black Americans about the agency, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

5 Apr 2021

Montana sticks to its patchwork Covid vaccine rollout as eligibility expands

Montana's Covid-19 vaccine distribution is among the most efficient in the nation, but closer examination reveals a patchwork of systems among counties and tribal governments that will be put to the test as the state opens vaccine eligibility to all people 16 and older starting this month.

5 Apr 2021

Families with sick kids on Medicaid seek easier access to out-of-state hospitals

Three-year-old Elizabeth Zakutansky was born with a rare genetic condition that causes multiple seizures. Her neurologist, a top expert on treating her condition, practices at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, less than an hour's drive from the Zakutanskys' home in Hobart, Indiana. Her parents would like her to get all her care there.

5 Apr 2021

Study shows rates of prolonged visits for pediatric mental health ED visits increased over a decade

Rates of prolonged visits for pediatric mental health emergency department visits increased over a decade, in contrast to non-mental health visits for which visit times remained stable, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics.

5 Apr 2021

50-state analysis finds excess deaths from COVID-19 and other causes in the U.S.

Extended surges in the South and West in the summer and early winter of 2020 resulted in regional increases in excess death rates, both from COVID-19 and from other causes, a 50-state analysis of excess death trends has found.

3 Apr 2021

Study: More than 60% of adult e-cigarette users in the U.S want to quit

More than 60% of U.S. adults who vape are interested in quitting, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open by MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers.

3 Apr 2021

Many health and academic professionals consider leaving their jobs after COVID-19, finds study

Up to one in five employees at an academic medical institution are considering leaving their professions due to the strains of coping with the pandemic in their own lives, according to a new University of Utah Health study.

3 Apr 2021

Chronic cannabis use associated with higher complication rates after spine surgery

For patients undergoing spinal surgery, the diagnosis of cannabis use disorder is associated with higher complication rates, including substantially increased risks of stroke and respiratory complications, reports a study in Spine.

3 Apr 2021

Combat experience linked with higher risk of alcohol use to cope with PTSD symptoms

A new Veterans Affairs study finds that combat experience is associated with a higher risk of alcohol use to cope with PTSD symptoms. But the connection is weaker when accounting for the severity of the PTSD.

2 Apr 2021

MENA people in southeast Michigan face obstacles to optimal health

Within southeast Michigan's Middle Eastern and North African community, those who worry about deportation or believe they've been treated unfairly are likely to face more adverse conditions associated with poor health, including food insecurity and financial distress.

2 Apr 2021

Study shows decline in subarachnoid hemorrhage hospitalizations during COVID-19 pandemic

New research led by investigators from Boston Medical Center and Grady Memorial Hospital demonstrates the significant decline in hospitalizations for neurological emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Apr 2021

Beating the pavement to vaccinate the underrepresented — and protect everyone

Leonor Garcia held her clipboard close to her chest and rapped on the car window with her knuckles. The driver was in one of dozens of cars lined up on a quiet stretch of road in Adelanto, California, a small city near the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert.

2 Apr 2021

Battle brews over neutral zone where border-crossing parties rendezvous, risking detection and infection

In the shadows of Covid travel restrictions, a 42-acre park on the far western edge of the U.S.-Canadian dividing line has become a popular opening in an otherwise closed border, a place where Americans and Canadians can gather without needing permission to go through an official border crossing.

2 Apr 2021

Study investigates the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines over longer term

COVID-19 vaccines were designed to reduce the likelihood that infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus would lead to severe outcomes, such as hospitalization and death. In that sense, all of the currently approved vaccines -- Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson -- have proven comparably effective.

2 Apr 2021

Health Care News and Research

Colleges and universities plan for normal-ish campus life in the fall

Researchers propose new solutions to fill gaps in Medicare coverage

Study highlights need to optimize telehealth and in-person emergency care

Health disparities in Pennsylvania have become more pronounced during COVID-19, shows report

Vermont to give minority residents vaccine priority

Researchers study how social media misinformation influences vaccine readiness in Appalachia

Survey: Public trust in the CDC has declined during COVID-19 pandemic

Montana sticks to its patchwork Covid vaccine rollout as eligibility expands

Families with sick kids on Medicaid seek easier access to out-of-state hospitals

Study shows rates of prolonged visits for pediatric mental health ED visits increased over a decade

50-state analysis finds excess deaths from COVID-19 and other causes in the U.S.

Study: More than 60% of adult e-cigarette users in the U.S want to quit

Many health and academic professionals consider leaving their jobs after COVID-19, finds study

Chronic cannabis use associated with higher complication rates after spine surgery

Combat experience linked with higher risk of alcohol use to cope with PTSD symptoms

MENA people in southeast Michigan face obstacles to optimal health

Study shows decline in subarachnoid hemorrhage hospitalizations during COVID-19 pandemic

Beating the pavement to vaccinate the underrepresented — and protect everyone

Battle brews over neutral zone where border-crossing parties rendezvous, risking detection and infection

Study investigates the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines over longer term

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