Cuando Su Wang estudiaba medicina, donó sangre. Fue entonces cuando se enteró de que estaba infectada con hepatitis B, un virus que ataca el hígado y que puede causar cáncer y la muerte décadas más tarde. “Tenía 18 años, estaba sana, en la universidad”, contó. “Y de repente tenía una enfermedad crónica de la que…
If you are pregnant or a new mother who is struggling with depression or anxiety, you can call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline, 24/7: 833-TLC-MAMA (833-852-6262). Postpartum Support International can help connect you with a local mental health provider at 800-944-4773 or psidirectory.com. Before giving birth to her second child, Heidi DiLorenzo…
As health insurance premiums skyrocket in both employer-based plans and Affordable Care Act marketplaces, millions face worse choices than ever during this open enrollment. The team behind “An Arm and a Leg” examines their own limited options, walking through how they approached reading the fine print to weed out the worst choices — and potentially…
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Recent changes to ACIP leadership and vaccine guidance have raised concerns that longstanding immunization protections are being weakened, potentially leading to lower vaccination rates and more preventable disease. The post ‘What Else Is Going to Change?’: What ACIP’s Hep B Guidance Means for the Future of Vaccines appeared first on MedCity News.
Nvidia has quietly become one of the most influential players in healthcare technology by supplying the accelerated computing and AI infrastructure that powers everything from imaging to drug discovery. The company’s restraint — focusing on enabling the ecosystem rather than owning it — has helped cement its role as the indispensable backbone of the healthcare…
Using Section 232 national-security tariffs on imported medical equipment risks repeating the same mistakes that have long plagued U.S. health policy: relying on blunt instruments for complex problems. The post Trade Restrictions on Medical Equipment? Proceed With Caution appeared first on MedCity News.
We know that exercise is medicine. The science is clear, the mechanisms are known, and the tools are available to deliver it safely. To make all that mean something for patients, cancer care must evolve to include movement as a standard element of every stage of the journey, not as a wellness option, but as…
Bekki Holzkamm ha estado tratando de contratar a un técnico de laboratorio para un hospital en una zona rural de North Dakota desde finales del verano. Ningún ciudadano estadounidense presentó una solicitud. West River Health Services, en Hettinger —un pueblo de unos 1.000 habitantes en el suroeste del estado— tiene cuatro opciones, y ninguna es…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Affordable Care Act subsidies on Crooked Media’s What a Day on Dec. 10 and on Slate’s What Next on Dec. 9. Click here to hear Rovner on What a Day. Click here to hear Rovner on What Next. KFF Health News Washington health policy reporter Amanda…