OBGYN & Women’s Health
Special ACA Enrollment Window Brings Insurance to 500,000 Americans
THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than half a million people have gained health coverage under a special sign-up window for Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance plans, the White House said Wednesday. Officials said even more Americans will get insurance under the sign-up opportunity that will be available until Aug. 15 because millions...
Majority of E-Cigarette Users Want to Quit
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A majority of electronic cigarette users express interest in eventually quitting vaping, according to a research letter published online April 2 in JAMA Network Open. Amanda M. Palmer, Ph.D., from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, and colleagues used data from wave 4 of the Population...
Branded Rx Requests Up Medicare Costs by $1.6 Billion
TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Prescribers and patients motivated 30.4 percent of all branded dispensing of multisource drugs in the Medicare Part D program in 2017, according to a study published online March 2 in JAMA Network Open. Mariana P. Socal, M.D., Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in...
Shelter-in-Place Orders Tied to Weight Gain
TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Shelter-in-place orders were associated with consistent weight gain, according to a research letter published online March 22 in JAMA Network Open. Anthony L. Lin, M.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues analyzed data (Feb. 1 to June 1, 2020) from 269 participants in the...
Risk of Quitting Up for Medical Center Employees, Faculty During Pandemic
MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A substantial number of employees and trainees working at medical centers have experienced major stress and work disruptions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey study published online April 2 in JAMA Network Open. Rebecca K. Delaney, Ph.D., from the University of Utah in Salt Lake...
Medicare Spending on Physician Services Down $9.4B During First Half of 2020
MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Medicare spending on physician services declined an estimated $9.4 billion between January and June 2020, according to a report from the American Medical Association (AMA). Kurt Gillis, Ph.D., on behalf of the AMA, used claims data to assess Medicare fee-for-service spending for the first six months of 2020,...
Diabetes Mortality Rates Higher Among Blacks Than Whites
FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes mortality rates are higher in Blacks than Whites, with a mortality rate 2.21 times higher among Blacks than among Whites during 2013 to 2017, according to a study published in the March issue of Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. Joanna Buscemi, Ph.D., from DePaul University in Chicago,...
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Tied to Poor Pregnancy Outcomes
FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Risk factors for heart disease put expectant mothers at higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) as well as increased chances of high blood pressure years after delivery, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Janet M. Catov, Ph.D.,...
Mobile Robotic System Perceived as Acceptable for Health Tasks
FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A mobile robotic system is perceived to be acceptable for use in multiple health tasks, and its use for triage interview is satisfactory for patients, according to a study published online March 4 in JAMA Network Open. Peter R. Chai, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston,...
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