(HealthDay)—About one in four U.S. adults (26.4 percent) with diabetes meet the combined goals for preventing or delaying complications of diabetes, according to research published in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity…
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COVID-19 boosts support for U.S. healthcare system and unemployment benefits
The spread of COVID-19 has increased Americans’ support for government healthcare, unemployment insurance and “big government,” a new study reveals. Researchers from the University of Exeter Business School, along with researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the Autonomous University…
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Manufacturer Prices for Insulin Substantially Higher in the U.S.
FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 — Manufacturer prices of insulin are considerably higher in the United States than in other countries, according to a report published by the RAND Corporation. Andrew W. Mulcahy, Ph.D., from RAND Health Care Communications in Santa…
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Who is at fault for COVID-19 crisis? Most Americans blame U.S. government, survey says
More Americans say the actions of the United States government caused the coronavirus situation in the country than attribute it to the policies of foreign governments or the World Health Organization. A new study from the University of Chicago Harris…
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CDC: 13.2 percent of U.S. adults used antidepressants in 2015 to 2018
(HealthDay)—During 2015 to 2018, 13.2 percent of U.S. adults used antidepressant medications in the previous 30 days, according to a September data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. Debra J….
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Chief of U.S. vaccine initiative says October timeline ‘extremely unlikely, but not impossible’
The chief adviser for the White House vaccine program said Thursday it was “extremely unlikely, but not impossible” that a vaccine could be available by the end of October. Speaking with National Public Radio, Dr. Moncef Slaoui said that the…
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Spending on primary care continues to lag in the U.S.
(HealthDay)—Spending on inpatient services, specialty care, and prescriptions together accounted for about two-thirds of the increase in total U.S. health care spending from 2002 to 2016, according to a research letter published online May 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Sara…
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Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,000; 13th U.S. Case Confirmed
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 — More than 1,000 deaths and close to 43,000 illnesses have now been confirmed in the coronavirus outbreak that continues to rage in China, while a 13th U.S. case was reported late Monday. Those totals far…
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U.S. Scientists Take Key Step Towards Towards Coronavirus Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2020 — There’s been a crucial move forward in efforts to develop vaccines and treatments against the new COVID-19 coronavirus, U.S. researchers say. As of Wednesday, cases of infection with the virus have topped 74,000 (the vast…
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