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- Rising hospital closures disproportionately affect disadvantaged communitieson 26/04/2024 at 17:07
Over the past three decades, hospital closures have been on the rise in both urban and rural areas. Real-life consequences take many forms: creating barriers to accessing medical care, increasing transport times and potentially leading to higher morbidity and mortality rates for time-sensitive conditions. More recently, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the issue as many areas faced dire shortages of hospital beds.
- Study reviews approaches to cocaine treatment for Black Americanson 26/04/2024 at 17:05
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that both culturally tailored and culturally universal approaches can be effective for cocaine treatment in Black Americans.
- Vaccines have a crucial role in tackling antimicrobial resistanceon 26/04/2024 at 17:04
Antimicrobial resistance is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In 2019, it caused over 1 million deaths globally and was linked to almost 5 million.
- Long flu season winds down in USon 26/04/2024 at 16:32
The U.S. flu season appears to be over. It was long, but it wasn’t unusually severe.
- Scientists discover a new signaling pathway and design a novel drug for liver fibrosison 26/04/2024 at 16:25
A healthy liver filters all the blood in your body, breaks down toxins and digests fats. It produces collagen to repair damaged cells when the liver is injured. However, a liver can produce too much collagen when an excess accumulation of fat causes chronic inflammation, a condition called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). In an advanced state, MASH can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver-related death.
- Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway.by Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News on 26/04/2024 at 13:55
Big health insurers that have contracts with state Medicaid programs find themselves making more money even as enrollment in Medicaid programs has dropped. Here’s why.
- California Is Investing $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth. Advocates Fear It Won’t Pay Off.by Molly Castle Work on 26/04/2024 at 09:00
California launched two teletherapy apps as part of the governor’s $500 million foray into health technology with private companies. But the rollout has been so slow that one company has yet to make its app available on Android, and social workers worry youths who need clinical care won’t get referrals.
- Genetics Studies Have a Diversity Problem That Researchers Struggle To Fixby Lauren Sausser on 25/04/2024 at 09:00
Researchers in Charleston, South Carolina, are trying to build a DNA database of 100,000 people to better understand how genetics affects health risks. But they’re struggling to recruit enough Black participants.
- Mandatory Reporting Laws Meant To Protect Children Get Another Lookby Kristin Jones on 25/04/2024 at 09:00
The state is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high.
- KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Courton 24/04/2024 at 20:30
For the second time in as many months, the Supreme Court heard arguments in an abortion case. This time, the justices are being asked to decide whether a federal law that requires emergency care in hospitals can trump Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. Meanwhile, the federal government, for the first time, will require minimum staffing standards for nursing homes. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.