Category: Healthcare
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Medicare: Annual open enrollment questions Medicare: Annual open enrollment questions
Healthcare October 15, 2024

Medicare: Annual open enrollment questions

What is Medicare’s annual open enrollment? A time to review your Medicare coverage ... more

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Medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15: Basic guide for your registration Medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15: Basic guide for your registration
Healthcare October 15, 2024

Medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15: Basic guide for your registration

Medicare open enrollment, runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, is an opportunity ... more

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The elderly caregiving crisis The elderly caregiving crisis
Healthcare October 11, 2024

The elderly caregiving crisis

Kamala Harris' proposal to create a Medicare benefit for long-term home care ... more

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Hispanic and Latino patients push for more representation Hispanic and Latino patients push for more representation
Healthcare October 8, 2024

Hispanic and Latino patients push for more representation

More than 65 million people in the US identified are Hispanic or ... more

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Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients
Healthcare September 25, 2024

Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients

Latino and Black family doctors are more likely to hang their shingle ... more

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People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths
Healthcare September 23, 2024

People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths

The health system in the U.S. is failing, a startling new report ... more

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Fire smoke linked to asthma episodes in kids Fire smoke linked to asthma episodes in kids
Healthcare September 12, 2024

Fire smoke linked to asthma episodes in kids

Smoke from a massive 2018 California wildfire worsened asthma symptoms among Latino ... more

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More pregnant women are going without prenatal care, CDC finds More pregnant women are going without prenatal care, CDC finds
Healthcare August 21, 2024

More pregnant women are going without prenatal care, CDC finds

The number of women going through pregnancy without prenatal care is growing ... more

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WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency
Health August 15, 2024

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere ... more

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The psychology behind liking spicy food and pain The psychology behind liking spicy food and pain
Healthcare August 14, 2024

The psychology behind liking spicy food and pain

Whether the spice they seek is fiery or acidic and sour, humans ... more

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Older Adults Do Not Benefit even from light Drinking, Large Study Finds Older Adults Do Not Benefit even from light Drinking, Large Study Finds
Healthcare August 13, 2024

Older Adults Do Not Benefit even from light Drinking, Large Study Finds

Even light drinking was associated with an increase in cancer deaths among ... more

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US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe vs Wade was overturned, study finds US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe vs Wade was overturned, study finds
Healthcare August 8, 2024

US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe vs Wade was overturned, study finds

The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up ... more

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Prescriptions for weight loss drugs discriminate against Medicare and Medicaid patients Prescriptions for weight loss drugs discriminate against Medicare and Medicaid patients
Healthcare August 6, 2024

Prescriptions for weight loss drugs discriminate against Medicare and Medicaid patients

Prescriptions for blockbuster drugs that treat diabetes, obesity and heart disease are ... more

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WHO warns on deadlier strain of mpox WHO warns on deadlier strain of mpox
Healthcare August 6, 2024

WHO warns on deadlier strain of mpox

Now that a deadlier form of mpox has spread beyond the borders ... more

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Gen X, Millennials more likely to get cancer, new study shows Gen X, Millennials more likely to get cancer, new study shows
Healthcare August 1, 2024

Gen X, Millennials more likely to get cancer, new study shows

A sweeping new study is widening the lens on a puzzling uptick ... more

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FDA approves blood test to screen for colon cancer FDA approves blood test to screen for colon cancer
Healthcare July 30, 2024

FDA approves blood test to screen for colon cancer

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Guardant Health’s blood test, ... more

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Visa freeze worsens America’s nursing shortage Visa freeze worsens America’s nursing shortage
Healthcare June 26, 2024

Visa freeze worsens America’s nursing shortage

Longstanding caps on green cards for foreign-educated nurses are limiting one potential ... more

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Day Laborers Activists: Medi-Cal Expansion is a “Blessing” Day Laborers Activists: Medi-Cal Expansion is a “Blessing”
Healthcare June 5, 2024

Day Laborers Activists: Medi-Cal Expansion is a “Blessing”

“This is not a gift. These people have earned this benefit” </p> <p> </p><br> <p align="center">[buttons ... more

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Dr. Simi plans to come to California Dr. Simi plans to come to California
Business May 28, 2024

Dr. Simi plans to come to California

One of the largest Mexican pharmaceutical companies, Farmacias Similares, plans to enter ... more