Opiate prescriptions linked to recovery delays in elderly
Elderly patients who were prescribed opiates had longer hospital stays, on average, than those who were not.
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Elderly patients who were prescribed opiates had longer hospital stays, on average, than those who were not.
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Infants whose mothers lack a high school education are, in some states, more than twice as likely to die as those born to mothers with four years of college or more.
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How does daylight saving time affect our health? We review the research.
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This roundup compiles scholarship on sexual harassment and assault, with an eye to demographic trends and health effects.
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This compilation of the latest research on women’s sexual health will help journalists understand changes to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. Studies highlight how contraceptive use and cost has changed in recent years, changes in insurance coverage and outcomes related to contraceptive use.
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Growing concern about concussions is unsettling high school football communities. We round up the recent findings.
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This collection of research and reports examines physician-assisted suicide in the U.S. and compares American policies and trends with those in Europe.
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Among older people, women and Black people are more likely to be admitted to the hospital from exposure to wildfire smoke than men and people of other races.
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Despite gains in health insurance, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are more likely than straight people to use emergency rooms for routine care, a new study finds.
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Type 1 diabetes diagnoses have rapidly risen for Hispanic youth in comparison to other racial and ethnic groups, a recent study finds.
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