3 ways to expand access to mental health care beyond adding more psychiatrists
(By Scott Breitinger for STAT) About once a shift, I see a patient who has been unnecessarily — and often
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Health Care – General
Study: Only 37% of physician care quality measures are valid
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Although U.S. physicians are evaluated on over 2,500 performance measures, less than 40
Read MoreCan Triage Nurses Help Prevent 911 Overload?
(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) Most people are familiar with some form of triage: When you go to an emergency
Read MoreNew Medicare Perk For Diabetes Prevention Stumbles At Rollout
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Several weeks ago, Medicare launched an initiative to prevent seniors and people with
Read MoreSurvey: Half of Americans would leave job for better benefits
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Although the possibility of higher wages drives employees to consider exploring other job
Read MoreMiniature human brains grow for months when implanted in mice skulls
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The mice behaved just like others of their kind, as far as scientists could tell,
Read More‘Scary’ Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Joan Cousins was among a generation of young women who heard — and
Read MorePuerto Rico’s Slow-Going Recovery Means New Hardship For Dialysis Patients
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) VIEQUES, Puerto Rico — As the cry of a rooster heralded the
Read MoreInnovative ways to pay for new antibiotics will help fight superbugs
(By Kevin Outterson for STAT) Antibiotics are the most important drug class in human history. Without them, minor infections like
Read MoreApplying Silicon Valley Smarts To Age-Old Diseases
(By Brian Rinker for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — On the second floor of an infectious-disease research
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