By Sara Heath
October 25, 2023 – A new partnership between Instacart and Wellness West tailored for food insecurity will help forge deeper inroads into the healthcare space for the grocery store technology company.
In particular, the…
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By Sara Heath
October 24, 2023 – Homelessness remains a key social determinant of health, with researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, revealing that individuals who are homeless are 16 times more likely to…
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By Sara Heath
October 23, 2023 – Pediatric patients who are Black are far more likely to die from sepsis than their White counterparts, even within a single hospital, a new analysis presented at the 2023…
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By Sara Heath
October 17, 2023 – A dementia diagnosis is going to cost you, with new data from the University of Michigan showing that individual personal wealth dropped after a diagnosis while out-of-pocket healthcare costs…
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By Sara Heath
October 17, 2023 – Fewer than half of adults are aware of the common signs of breast cancer, save for having a lump, a clear signal that patient health literacy is faltering, researchers…
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By Sara Heath
October 11, 2023 – New data in the journal Radiation Oncology is providing more insights into how the 21st Century Cures Act’s provision mandating immediate patient data access and access to lab results…
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By Sara Heath
October 06, 2023 – A new health equity accreditation from URAC is set to help healthcare organizations assess and guide their efforts to address health disparities, the accreditation body said in a recent…
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By Sara Heath
October 03, 2023 – A third of the 1.5 million Medicaid enrollees with opioid use disorder in 2021 did not receive medication to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD), with searing racial health disparities…
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By Sara Heath
September 25, 2023 – Fewer than one in five oncology practices screen family caregivers for signs of emotional distress despite the significant burden these informal caregivers carry during a loved one’s cancer journey,…
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By Sara Heath
September 11, 2023 – Inaccurate reporting of home healthcare falls may be tainting the quality of information shared via Care Compare, the online platform the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intends to…
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