Many Patients With CKD Never Receive a Diagnosis (MedPage Today) -- LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Despite seeing a healthcare provider, nearly a third of individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) went undiagnosed, researchers uncovered. Roughly 2.85 million patients with a qualifying hospital... 7 important health stories you might have missed this week: Catch up here With the week ahead beckoning, check out some of the top recent stories in Health that you may have missed, or have been meaning to check out — here are 7 key developments. S.F. public hospital and community clinic RNs authorize strike San Francisco Department of Public Health registered nurses voted last week to authorize their contract negotiations team to call a strike, passing the measure with 99.5% approval. Votes were counted on Friday after nurses voted at SF General Hospital, Laguna Honda Hospital and various clinics throughout the week. L.A. County investigating reported hepatitis A case at Beverly Hills Whole Foods Los Angeles County public health officials are investigating a reported case of hepatitis A in an employee at a Whole Foods supermarket in Beverly Hills. |
The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it Many Democrats campaigning for the Senate this year say they support suspending the filibuster rule to pass nationwide abortion protections Doctors saw younger men seeking vasectomies after Roe v. Wade was overturned The percentage of vasectomy patients under the age of 30 went from 6.2% to 9.8% after the Supreme Court overturned Roe. v. Wade nearly two years ago, according to a recent Antibiotic overuse linked to poor record-keeping in healthcare settings A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics, a pair of new studies by a pair of University of Michigan physicians and their colleagues suggests. Opinion: Wait times go down. Patient satisfaction goes up. What's the matter with letting apps and AI run the ER? In ERs now, you'll get a tech-driven evaluation. But trading doctors' humanity and deductive powers for AI and apps has a high cost — dumbed-down medicine. The Water Bottle Wars Are Still Raging - These Are the Front-Runners We knew that people were particular about the best water bottles, but we had no idea how passionate people could get - until Stanley cups hit the news yet again. This time, the giant tumblers - which apparently were topping tweens' holiday gift wish lists this season - weren't getting strictly positive attention. Instead, rumors that the Stanley cups contain lead began to gain steam. And although… |
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