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Chronic Low Back Pain? Mindfulness Can Help
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – Folks with low back pain can use their minds to effectively cope with their suffering, a new clinical trial says. Mindfulness meditation and cognitive-behavioral therapy...
Tasers Can Interfere With Heart Implants, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – People with heart implants could be in trouble if they’re hit with a powerful handheld taser, a new study says. A heavy electrical charge delivered by a taser could cause a...
America's ERs In Peril, Report Says
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – America’s emergency rooms are near the breaking point, causing long wait times and boarding of patients awaiting care, a new study says. Essentially, ERs are being asked t...
Trump Administration Withdraws Key ADA Documents
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – The Trump administration has removed 11 guidance documents that helped businesses follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a new report says. The documents were...
Racial Disparities Seen in Unintentional Overdose Mortality
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – There are disparities in overdose mortality, with a pronounced and increasing burden of mortality for Black men and Black women, according to a study published online...
Real-World Cannabis Use Disorder During Pregnancy May Be Underestimated
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – Commercial administrative claims data reveal slightly higher rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD) diagnoses during pregnancy than in previous research, according to a...
Excessive Use of Overtime, Agency Nurse Hours Increase Rates of Patient Safety Indicators
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – Excessive use of overtime and agency nurse hours are associated with increased rates of pressure ulcers in U.S. hospitals, according to a study published online April 2 in...
Mehmet Oz Confirmed as Head of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – The U.S. Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mehmet Oz, M.D., to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), according to a report from The New York Times....
Federal Funding Cuts Would 'Decimate' Medical Research, Expert Warns
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – Federal cuts to funding could “decimate” medical research in the United States, delaying cures and costing countless lives, according to a leader in cancer research. There’s ...
Federal Funding Cuts Would 'Decimate' Medical Research, Expert Warns
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – Federal cuts to funding could “decimate” medical research in the United States, delaying cures and costing countless lives, according to a leader in cancer research. There’s ...
Medicare Advantage Plans Squeezing Billions More From U.S. Government
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – Medicare Advantage plans are squeezing billions out of the federal government by billing more for patient care, a new study says. Medicare Advantage plans received an extra...
RFK Jr. Wants CDC To Stop Recommending Fluoride in Drinking Water
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he will tell the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water...
Globally, One in 13 Youth Experience Nocturnal Enuresis
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – One in 13 youth and adolescents globally experience nocturnal enuresis, according to a review published online March 20 in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. ...
Study Finds Sharp Rise in Dangerous Strep Infections
TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – Severe and possibly deadly strep infections are on the rise in the U.S., a study published Monday in Journal of the American Medical Association said. The rate of invasive...
Some Folks Hit With Fees for Using Health Care Message Portals
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 – Don’t be surprised if you get a bill for that note your doctor sent you through his clinic’s patient portal. About 1 in 7 patients have been billed for messages sent to them t...