Category: Healthcare & Policy

Healthcare & Policy

Rural COPD Patients Face Higher Death Rates

Rural COPD patients face higher death rates; the first step to helping these patients is understanding why these disparities exist.

Healthcare & Policy

Vaccines Prevented Infections in Frontline Healthcare Workers

The rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout from December 2020 averted infection in a large proportion of frontline healthcare workers during the second wave of the pandemic, according to research published by The BMJ today.

Healthcare & Policy

Recreational Marijuana Access Reduces Demand for Prescription Drugs

The legalization of recreational marijuana reduces demand for costly prescription drugs through state Medicaid programs, according to an analysis by a Cornell researcher and a collaborator.

Environmental News

Air Pollution Has Greater Effects on Females

Exposure to diesel exhaust led to greater changes in blood components related to inflammation, infection and cardiovascular disease in females.

Home Care

Dynarex DME Products Premium Line Expanded

Dynarex Corp has expanded its durable medical equipment (DME) line to include premium solutions such as Long-term Care and Home Care beds, lifts and slings, and more.

Occupational Health

More Healthcare Workers Planned to Vaccinate Children Under 5 Compared to Non-HCWs

Fifty-seven percent of parents who are healthcare workers planned to vaccinate their children under age 5 as soon as a vaccine was approved.

General Healthcare

The Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

During the most restrictive period of the COVID-19 UK lockdown, the number of reported contacts decreased by 75% from pre-pandemic levels.

Medicare & Medicaid

Medicaid-covered Children from Poorest Neighborhoods Have Increased Risk PICU Admission, Mortality

Hospitalized children covered by Medicaid who reside in the poorest neighborhoods are at increased risk of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission, and of dying while there, according to research presented at ATS 2022.