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Therapists and other behavioral health care providers cut hours, reduced staffs and turned away patients during the pandemic as more Americans experienced depression symptoms and drug overdoses, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The report on patient access to behavioral health care during the COVID-19 crisis also casts doubt on whether […]
An accident, such as falling on a ski slope, usually requires an X-ray examination of the injured limb and a trip to the nearest hospital or emergency clinic. In the near future, imaging services can be brought closer to the patient. Researchers in Oulu are currently developing a compact X-ray imaging device that even the […]
The coronavirus pandemic has widened existing gaps in access to abortion services across Europe, finds a review of country-wide policy changes in response to COVID-19, published in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. But enforced innovations adopted in some countries, such as telemedicine and the provision of abortion at home, could reverse that trend […]
Despite a 30% drop in global maternal deaths from 1990 to 2015, 280,000 women still die annually due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Sixty-six percent of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. It is well established that timely access to critical maternal health services can reduce deaths of pregnant women by 15-50%. However, travel […]
Older adults living in very rural settings are less likely than those living closer to urban centers to receive available services in health, nutrition and transportation, according to a new study by a Washington State University scientist. Raven Weaver, assistant professor in WSU’s Department of Human Development, and her coauthor Karen Roberto at Virginia Tech, […]
Thousands of patients ‘wait months for NHS mental health services’ on hidden waiting lists which see gaps of more than six weeks between appointments Waits between first and second appointments can stretch longer than six weeks There have been more than 1.6million mental health referrals over the past year NHS offers counselling for depression and […]
As teens prepare to leave home for college or live on their own in a new city, many may also be using ride sharing services for the first time—and that raises safety concerns for many parents—a new national poll suggests. One in three parents say their 18-year-old has used a ride sharing service, either alone […]
One of the followers said they may have identified the woman in the initial image. They wrote: ‘This lady, if it’s the same one, is such a lovely woman. ‘She lost her husband and after that, she had some kind of mental break and she gets aggressive and shouty very easily, but I worked in […]
NHS emergency services in England are struggling to cope with a ‘year round crisis’ that is damaging patient care, leading doctors warn Patients received worse care last summer than in five recent winters Some 125,215 were left stranded for over four hours on a trolley waiting for care This is more than in any of […]
When Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis began offering on-site dietetics, social work and other wraparound services at its clinics, it did more than improve patient outcomes. It potentially saved millions of dollars in hospitalization costs. A new paper co-authored by Lisa Harris, CEO of Eskenazi Health, Paul Halverson, founding dean of the Richard M. Fairbanks School […]