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Concerns over columnist’s ‘advice’ on medical, mental health care

Violin09/01/2023 45 Views

By Richard H. Strauss and R. Hallie Strauss

People with medical and mental health care issues deserve treatment options and advice that are up-to-date, safe, evidence-based and compassionate. John Rosemond’s two recent articles provide none of that; instead, they contain false and harmful information and advice.

In the column, “Research on ultrasounds is murky,” published July 10, 2022, Rosemond suggested a link between the increased use of ultrasound in pregnancy and a parallel increase in autism. He wondered, “… do the risks justify bombarding a fetus with high intensity sound waves that several researchers have said might interfere with the

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Happy Holidays! – PHE America

Violin07/01/2023 78 Views

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Study finds use of hospital emergency departments for dental conditions increased after medicaid expansion in Kentucky

Violin07/01/2023 69 Views

According to a study published in Health Affairs, increased access to adult dental coverage through Medicaid exposed a largely unmet need for oral health care services in Kentucky and the potential implications when this care is sought in hospital emergency departments (EDs) instead of through a dental provider. Following the state’s expansion of Medicaid and addition of an adult dental benefit on Jan. 1 2014, researchers found that the newly-eligible population was in poorer oral and general health compared to previously covered beneficiaries and faced challenges accessing the dental health care delivery system. The findings point to the need

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Province signs off on more health-care spending, but releases few details

Violin04/01/2023 122 Views

The Nova Scotia government recently authorized more than $58 million in health-care spending, although the public will have to wait for more announcements to hear project details.

An order in council was signed Dec. 19 for the spending, but little further information was provided.

A spokesperson for the Health Department said the money is “to support capital investment in the delivery of health care” and includes robotic equipment to improve surgical precision, investments in information technology and the recently announced transitional care facilities that will help move recovering patients out of acute-care hospital beds.

More details will be provided this

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