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National data is hard to come by, but doctors say treatment increasingly is being delayed by demands for pre-authorization — or denied outright. The Washington PostDecember 16, 2024By Peter Whoriskey After a UnitedHealthcare executive was gunned down on a New York City sidewalk, an eruption of bitter online commentary celebrated the killer’s presumed motive: avenging...   read more

Black Americans experience schizophrenia and related disorders at twice the rate of white Americans. It’s a disparity that has parallels in other cultures. The New York Times MagazineBy Daniel BergnerPublished Dec. 3, 2024 Updated Dec. 4, 2024 Earl Miller’s favorite book is “The Old Man and the Sea.” Growing up, whenever he moved, he made sure to pack...   read more

The New York Times December 8, 2024 By Helen Ouyang I rushed around the patient as he lay motionless with his eyes closed in the emergency room. He was pale and sweaty, his T-shirt stained with vomit. You didn’t have to be a health-care worker to know that he was in a dire state. The...   read more

But whether Republicans can get these kinds of cuts through Congress is complicated. Huffington PostBy Jonathan CohnNovember 20, 2024 Everyone knew what Donald Trump and the Republicans had in mind for health care when they were about to take power eight years ago, because they had announced their intentions repeatedly — and loudly.  Trump had spent the 2016 campaign...   read more

Feeling lonely increased risk for all-cause dementia by 31 percent and cognitive impairment by 15 percent. The Washington PostMeeri KimNovember 14, 2024  Loneliness is a common — some would even say, universal — human experience. It can range from fleeting feelings of social isolation that may not have a negative effect on our health to persistent,...   read more

New research suggests symptoms of the disorder may be less severe in those with a demanding schedule. The New York TimesBy Christina CaronNovember 13, 2024 In high school, Sophie Didier started falling behind. She found it difficult to concentrate on her schoolwork, felt restless in class and often got in trouble for talking too much....   read more

By T. Christian Miller, ProPublica; Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum; and David Armstrong, ProPublica Every day, patients across America crack open envelopes with bad news. Yet another health insurer has decided not to pay for a treatment that their doctor has recommended. Sometimes it’s a no for an MRI for a high school wrestler with a strained back....   read more

October 4, 2024 – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has seen an increase in illegal online pharmacies selling and shipping counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine to unsuspecting customers in the United States who believe they are purchasing real pharmaceutical drugs such as Oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax, and other drugs from legitimate pharmacies.  As Americans...   read more