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One in four American adults has some type of disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yet, less than five percent of the top hospitals are…
By Anuja Vaidya
October 05, 2023 – An mHealth intervention delivered by clinical pharmacists and health coaches helped improve blood glucose levels among Black and Latino adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
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In my clinical world, I’m starting to see more patients who are struggling with the symptoms of Long COVID. That’s not surprising, since current data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National…
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What You Should Know:
– Lark Health, a conversational-AI health coaching platform for managing chronic conditions expands its weight management program to include the clinical management of GLP-1s – and taking a different approach.
– These…
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Updated COVID-19 vaccines should be available soon, following approvals by the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They’re recommended for everyone age six months and older, so…
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About 100,000 Americans are affected by sickle cell disease, and the disease disproportionately affects people of color, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in 13 Black or African American…
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By Sara Heath
August 08, 2023 – Only a fifth of the nearly 2.5 million adults with opioid use disorder received medication for the disease 2021, leaving millions without access to addiction treatment, according to new…
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By Hannah Nelson
August 08, 2023 – According to a study published in Health Affairs, poor immunization data interoperability hampered primary care providers’ COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
Researchers analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
By Mark Melchionna
August 08, 2023 – Using survey data on patient attitudes toward mental health services and depression screening, a new study indicated that Black American Women are comfortable with using voice or video calls…
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About 37 million people in the U.S. have chronic kidney disease, yet about 40% of people with severely reduced kidney function don’t know they have chronic kidney disease, according to the Centers for Disease…
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