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Claim Rates ID'd for Musculoskeletal Disorders From Overexertion

Apr 26, 2021

FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) claims from overexertion among construction workers is highest for those aged 35 to 44 years, althou...

No Link Found for Exposure to Epidural Labor Analgesia and Autism

Apr 21, 2021

TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to epidural labor analgesia (ELA) is not associated with offspring risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published online A...

Prevalence of Chronic Pain 20.5 Percent in United States

Apr 21, 2021

TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- About 20 percent of U.S. adults experience chronic pain, according to a study published online April 2 in PAIN.Robert J. Yong, M.D., M.B.A., from Brigham an...

Proportion of Black Physicians Has Changed Little Since 1900

Apr 21, 2021

TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The proportion of Black physicians has increased by a small amount since 1900, according to a report published online April 19 in the Journal of General Int...

Prescribing Up for Drugs Associated With Falls in Older Adults

Apr 14, 2021

TUESDAY, April 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Both use of fall risk-increasing drugs and mortality due to falls are on the rise in older adults, according to a study recently published online in Pharmac...

Several Racial/Ethnic-Minority Groups Underrepresented in Health Care Professions

Apr 10, 2021

FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Black, Hispanic, and Native American people are underrepresented in 10 health care professions, according to a study published online March 31 in JAMA Network...

COVID-19: A Tsunami Is Building

Apr 09, 2021

Disclaimer: The thoughts and ideas in this post are Dr. Tuchler's alone and do not represent Kaiser Permanente’s positions, strategies, or opinions.   A tsunami is building. Even a...

Changes in Cancer Incidence, Deaths Expected by 2040

Apr 09, 2021

THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer incidence and death are expected to change by 2040, with breast cancer remaining the most common cancer followed by melanoma, then lung cancer, accor...

Special ACA Enrollment Window Brings Insurance to 500,000 Americans

Apr 09, 2021

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 sa...

Poll: Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Americans' trust in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, an opinion poll finds. Researchers fr...

Branded Rx Requests Up Medicare Costs by $1.6 Billion

Apr 07, 2021

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 p...

Acupuncture Effective for Chronic Muscular Pain in Cancer Survivors

Apr 06, 2021

TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture are more effective than usual care at reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain in cancer survivors, according to a ...

Medicare Spending on Physician Services Down $9.4B During First Half of 2020

Apr 06, 2021

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 Asso...

Risk of Quitting Up for Medical Center Employees, Faculty During Pandemic

Apr 06, 2021

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,...

Mobile Robotic System Perceived as Acceptable for Health Tasks

Apr 03, 2021

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, accordi...

Benzodiazepines Up Risk for Nonfatal Drug-Related Poisoning in OUD

Apr 03, 2021

FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An increased risk for nonfatal drug-related poisoning is associated with benzodiazepine treatment in patients with opioid use disorder, according to a study p...

Community Exposures Tied to SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity in HCWs

Apr 01, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Community exposures, but not workplace factors, are associated with seropositivity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among h...

Text Messaging Tracks Use of Postop Opioid Prescriptions

Mar 31, 2021

TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Self-reported data via text messaging revealed that patients did not use about 60 percent of prescribed opioid tablets following common orthopedic or urolog...

IRS: COVID-19 PPE Tax-Deductible

Mar 29, 2021

MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Faces masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfecting wipes are among the types of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) that Americans can deduct as a medica...

Genicular Artery Embolization Promising for Knee Osteoarthritis

Mar 28, 2021

FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The final results of a prospective investigational device exemption trial of genicular artery embolization (GAE) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe knee...

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