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A screening colonoscopy is supposed to be free, under federal rules. But an Indiana woman still got a $765 bill. For a year and a half, she got no answers why — just finger-pointing between the hospital and insurance. She got sent to debt collection. Then, she reached out to a journalist.
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Chances of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest are significantly higher if a school is prepared with a response plan and devices known as AEDs. But data show many schools aren't as prepared as they could be.
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OB Deserts — counties without prenatal care — are increasing in part, to abortion bans that discourage obstetricians from practicing in anti abortion states for fear of lawsuit; lack of patient volume is another cause
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At hospitals lacking dedicated maternal and infant care workers, Deaconess Health System’s Simulation Team educates emergency medical staff in the basics of childbirth as ‘OB Deserts’ become more common
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Research aims to nudge lawmakers and other stakeholders to address a growing mental health problem.
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State actions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision put pressure on medical schools who train doctors in obstetrics and gynecology as abortion restrictions and bans accrue.
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Recent surveys suggest that half of U.S. adults experience loneliness –– and the impact is not equal based on age and demographics.
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Narcan is a nasal-spray version of the life-saving medication naloxone, which can reverse an opioid overdose. It recently became available over-the-counter. Here’s what that means for public access.