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Many people with disabilities risk losing their Medicaid if they work too much

Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a jumble of Medicaid rules that effectively prevent many people with disabilities from holding full-time jobs.

25 Mar 2025

Optimizing naloxone kit distribution to prevent opioid deaths

A new study from University of Toronto Engineering researchers points to practical strategies to prevent deaths from opioid poisoning by optimizing the distribution of naloxone kits.

24 Mar 2025

Study shows decline in ambulatory antibiotic use in France following COVID-19 lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures in France affected health care access and prescribing patterns, leading to significant changes in outpatient (ambulatory) antibiotic use.

24 Mar 2025

High-performing clinics share effective strategies for chronic care follow-up

Regular follow-up visits are critical for managing chronic conditions, yet some primary care clinics achieve higher visit regularity than others.

24 Mar 2025

Disparities identified in treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea in primary care

Prompt treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea following a confirmed diagnosis is essential to prevent complications and reduce transmission. Adherence to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) treatment guidelines in primary care settings remains a concern.

24 Mar 2025

Patients value trust and continuity over quick access to primary care

This study focuses on how primary care patients balance the trade-off between continuity of care and access to timely appointments.

24 Mar 2025

New hepatitis B vaccine outperforms standard boosters in health care workers

Health care workers are at higher risk of hepatitis B infection due to occupational exposure to blood and body fluids.

24 Mar 2025

Expectant and new fathers express the need for more support during pregnancy and childbirth

A new Penn Nursing study reveals that expectant and new fathers, particularly Black American fathers, express a significant need for more resources and support to better assist mothers during pregnancy and childbirth.

24 Mar 2025

Family-based approach to lifestyle interventions can reduce weight and cardiovascular risks

The PROgramme of Lifestyle Intervention in Families for Cardiovascular risk reduction (PROLIFIC) Study, conducted in India, aimed to assess whether a family-based approach to lifestyle interventions could improve weight management and obesity-related health outcomes among individuals with a family history of premature coronary heart disease.

24 Mar 2025

Smell-based test taken at home could predict cognitive impairment in older adults

When it comes to early detection of cognitive impairment, a new study suggests that the nose knows. Researchers from Mass General Brigham developed olfactory tests-in which participants sniff odor labels that have been placed on a card-to assess people's ability to discriminate, identify and remember odors.

24 Mar 2025

The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment has arrived

Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms and are planning to authorize the state's first "healing centers," where the mushrooms can be ingested under supervision, in late spring or early summer.

24 Mar 2025

Current, former CDC staff warn against slashing support to local public health departments

On a sunny weekday in Atlanta, a small crowd of people gathered for a rally outside of a labor union headquarters building.

24 Mar 2025

‘Social prescriptions’ can help young people through mental health challenges – New research

The use of ‘social prescriptions’ to improve children and young people’s wellbeing without medication can strengthen government policy on mental health support, University of Manchester researchers have found.

24 Mar 2025

Research highlights medication adherence challenges for former prisoners

As they studied two years of prison-inmate data, Laura Dague and a team of fellow health researchers noticed that one particular scenario kept cropping up.

22 Mar 2025

Healthcare groups urge FDA to act on compounding regulations after GLP-1 medicine shortages

Today, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) and The Obesity Society (TOS) sent a letter to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), along with more than 20 leading organizations and providers across the healthcare continuum, urging the agency to enforce federal regulations around compounding following the recent resolution of GLP-1 medicine shortages.

22 Mar 2025

Concierge approach enables more people to receive kidney transplants and erases disparities

Patients hoping for a kidney transplant must first undergo a battery of medical tests to determine whether they are suitable candidates for the procedure and healthy enough to take post-transplant immunosuppressant drugs to prevent organ rejection.

22 Mar 2025

Elderly neurological patients show willingness accept home-based remote monitoring

A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland Business School indicates that elderly neurological patients show a willingness to accept remote monitoring (RM) in the home environment even in the pre-implementation phase.

21 Mar 2025

Experts create Canada's first-ever guidelines for diagnosing, preventing, and treating long COVID

A team of experts from McMaster University has led the creation of Canada's first-ever comprehensive guidelines for diagnosing, managing, preventing, and treating post COVID-19 condition (PCC), more commonly known as long COVID.

21 Mar 2025

WHO urges immediate investment of resources to maintain tuberculosis care

On the occasion on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, marked on 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent investment of resources to protect and maintain tuberculosis (TB) care and support services for people in need across regions and countries.

21 Mar 2025

Workers prep to meet ICE officials at the health clinic door

A policy change by the Trump administration allows federal immigration officials to make arrests at or near sensitive locations, including health care facilities.

21 Mar 2025

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Many people with disabilities risk losing their Medicaid if they work too much

Optimizing naloxone kit distribution to prevent opioid deaths

Study shows decline in ambulatory antibiotic use in France following COVID-19 lockdown

High-performing clinics share effective strategies for chronic care follow-up

Disparities identified in treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea in primary care

Patients value trust and continuity over quick access to primary care

New hepatitis B vaccine outperforms standard boosters in health care workers

Expectant and new fathers express the need for more support during pregnancy and childbirth

Family-based approach to lifestyle interventions can reduce weight and cardiovascular risks

Smell-based test taken at home could predict cognitive impairment in older adults

The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment has arrived

Current, former CDC staff warn against slashing support to local public health departments

‘Social prescriptions’ can help young people through mental health challenges – New research

Research highlights medication adherence challenges for former prisoners

Healthcare groups urge FDA to act on compounding regulations after GLP-1 medicine shortages

Concierge approach enables more people to receive kidney transplants and erases disparities

Elderly neurological patients show willingness accept home-based remote monitoring

Experts create Canada's first-ever guidelines for diagnosing, preventing, and treating long COVID

WHO urges immediate investment of resources to maintain tuberculosis care

Workers prep to meet ICE officials at the health clinic door

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