In Light Of Zika Findings, Stepped-Up Monitoring Of Children鈥檚 Symptoms Urged
Three different studies highlight the challenges ahead for the health system as it attempts to address the damage done to children who were exposed to it in utero.
Shefali Luthra
Shefali Luthra was a correspondent for 吃瓜不打烊 until June 2020.
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Tighter Prescribing Rules: An Anti-Abuse Strategy That Could Hurt Patients In Pain
Responding to a national epidemic, many state Medicaid programs are making the coverage rules for these opioid-based medicines tougher so that physicians will think twice before prescribing them. But some worry that legitimate pain patients could suffer.
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Community Paramedics Work To Link Patients With Mental Health Care
Training these first responders to identify people who are suffering from mental illness and connect them with treatment other than the emergency room could be part of the solution to gaps in the nation鈥檚 mental health system.
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Elections 2016
Obamacare 鈥楻eplacement鈥 Might Look Familiar
Republicans want to jettison the health law, but some features are already hardwired into the system.
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Elections 2016
Ballot Initiatives: Voters Reject Calif. Drug Pricing Measure; Colo. Single-Payer System
Voters across the country also considered a variety of health policy questions as they decided state ballot measures.
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Did Gender Bias Derail A Potential Birth Control Option For Men?
A study that showed positive results in terms of contraceptive efficacy but may have been linked to depression has sparked debate about possible bias in contraceptive research. But the issues may not be so simple.
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Study: 鈥楿biquitous鈥 Nature Of Painkillers Lands Kids 鈥 Even Toddlers 鈥 In The ER
New research tracks how the widespread availability of these high-powered medications is causing a high rate of hospitalizations for opioid poisoning among children.
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States See Peer-Recovery Coaches As A Way To Break The Addiction Epidemic
Rhode Island installed coaches in all of the state鈥檚 hospital emergency rooms and others are following its lead.
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To Curb Unintended Pregnancy, States Turn To IUDs 鈥 In The Delivery Room
States are contemplating whether access to IUD through post-delivery procedures could be an important step in curbing unintended pregnancies.
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Scarcity Of Mental Health Care Means Patients 鈥 Especially Kids 鈥 Land In ER
Research released by the American College of Emergency Physicians highlights how gaps in mental health care play out in the emergency room with longer stays and difficulties in securing follow-up care.
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Got Zika? For Pregnant Women, Lab Constraints Mean It鈥檚 Often Hard To Know
Testing people 鈥 especially pregnant women 鈥 who may have been exposed to the virus is an integral part of the response strategy, but it鈥檚 putting a strain on this part of the nation鈥檚 public health infrastructure. New congressional funding could change that.
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Video Chat? In Rural Areas Combating Drug Addiction, A New Way To Connect With Help
The federal government is supporting efforts to test whether telemedicine strategies can be used to treat Appalachia鈥檚 painkiller addiction crisis.
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Women And The Zika Virus: Smart Questions And A Few Solid Answers
Here鈥檚 a breakdown of what women should know, and what is still unclear, regarding how Zika is transmitted, who is at risk and how to take precautions against it.
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Congress Finally Approves Funding To Fight Zika 鈥 But What Does This Mean?
Mosquito season may be ending in parts of the U.S., but public health officials say the additional resources will make a difference because the threat will not be measured in one cycle but in years.
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Studies: Employer Costs Slow As Consumers Use Less Care, Deductibles Soar
Cost pressures may induce patients to forego needed care, some worry.
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How Can Parents, Pediatricians Discuss Guns In The House?
Research suggests pediatricians shy away from the topic, but parents generally are open to discussing firearms in the context of safe storage.
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Lack Of Medicaid Expansion Hurts Rural Hospitals More Than Urban Facilities
Researchers writing in Health Affairs report that decisions by 19 states to not expand the program for low-income residents could be hurting the financial stability of rural hospitals.
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Experts Say Stepped-Up Monitoring Is Crucial As Zika鈥檚 Threat Lasts Beyond A Baby鈥檚 Birth
A Brazilian case report indicates the virus may cause brain impairment after a child is born, increasing the need for tracking the development of children who may have been exposed.
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Attending To The 鈥楬uman Element鈥 Is Key To Keeping Patients Healthy
Research to be published in full this fall details how medicine鈥檚 鈥渋mplicit bias鈥 鈥 whether real or perceived 鈥 undermines the doctor-patient relationship and the well-being of racial and ethnic minorities as well as lower-income patients.
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Did It Hurt Or Help? Researchers Analyze Ohio鈥檚 2011 Abortion Law
A new study finds that women may have suffered more complications and needed more follow-up care as a result of the law. The law鈥檚 advocates question the findings.
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