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As Medicaid Purge Begins, ‘Staggering Numbers’ of Americans Lose Coverage
More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not completing paperwork. Under normal circumstances, states review their Medicaid enrollment lists regularly to ensure every...
Study Finds High Rates of Persistent Chronic Pain Among U.S. Adults
A study from the National Institutes of Health shows that new cases of chronic pain occur more often among U.S. adults than new cases of several other common conditions, including diabetes, depression, and high blood pressure. Among people who have chronic pain, almost two-thirds still suffer from it a year later.
Risk-Based Lung Cancer Screening Is More Cost-Effective
Lung cancer screening models that select people for screening on the basis of their individual risk are more cost-effective than categorical recommendations based solely on age and smoking history, according to study findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine. “Our model shows that personal risk-based screening for lung cancer is...
How Well Do Mpox Vaccines Work?
New clusters of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases have been reported as summer arrives, leading health officials to reemphasize that gay and bisexual men, transgender people and others in their sexual networks should get vaccinated—or receive their second shot if they’ve had only one. “Without renewed prevention...
Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate
While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50, not everyone approves. Some doctors and researchers who are invested in a more individualized approach to finding troublesome tumors are skeptical, raising questions about the...
Tina Turner, Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll, Cause of Death Revealed
Tina Turner, the legendary rock and soul singer dubbed the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll, died last week in her home in Zurich, according to a statement issued by her family. She was 83. Representatives said the singer who in more recent years had survived a stroke, a...
PBMs, the Brokers Who Control Drug Prices, Finally Get Washington’s Attention
For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the world’s bestselling drug, Humira, while its maker, AbbVie, fought off potential competitors by building a wall of more than 250 patents around it. When the first Humira biosimilar — essentially a generic version — finally hit...
Legal Pot Is More Potent Than Ever — And Still Largely Unregulated
Marijuana and other products containing THC, the plant’s main psychoactive ingredient, have grown more potent and more dangerous as legalization has made them more widely available. Although decades ago the THC content of weed was commonly less than 1.5%, some products on the market today are more than 90%...
How to Grow Your Social Network as You Age
Friends sitting around a table, talking and laughing. A touch on the arm, as one of them leans over to make a confiding comment. A round of hugs before walking out the door. For years, Carole Leskin, 78, enjoyed this close camaraderie with five women in Moorestown, New Jersey, a group that took classes together, gathered for lunch several times a week, celebrated holidays with one another, and socialized frequently at their local synagogue.
Large Study Provides Deeper Insight Into Long COVID Symptoms
Initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans, many of whom had COVID-19, have uncovered new details about long COVID, the post-infection set of conditions that can affect nearly every tissue and organ in the body. Clinical symptoms can vary and include fatigue, brain fog, and dizziness, and last for months or years after a person has COVID-19. The research team, funded by the National Institutes of Health, also found that long COVID was more common and severe in study participants infected before the 2021 Omicron variant.
1.6M Excess Black Lives Lost Over Two Decades
Black Americans lead sicker lives and die younger compared with white people, according to a study from the Yale School of Medicine. Published in JAMA Network, the study revealed that between 1999 and 2020, there were 1.63 million excess deaths in the U.S. Black population compared with white people, according to a Yale Medicine news release. This high mortality rate resulted in more than 80 million excess years of potential life lost.
Highlighting Racial Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Risk
A new Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center study in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology investigated how endometriosis, uterine leiomyomas (also known as fibroids) and a common intervention for these conditions—hysterectomy—changed ovarian cancer risk in Black and white women. Scientists found fibroids were associated with an increased risk of ovarian...
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