Tag: US health insurance

Aging immigrants with health insurance are at a lower cardiovascular disease risk

H. Cutner
Cardiovascular disease risk - Heart - Health - Pulse

Even with the powerful benefits coverage has to offer, immigrants are typically underinsured. Aging immigrants have a far lower cardiovascular disease risk when they have a health plan to cover their medical needs. This is particularly true among individuals who have only recently arrived in the United States. This was the conclusion of a recent study conducted by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing researchers. The study was published in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Simply having health insurance coverage plays an integral role in the risk associated with heart…

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66 percent are in support of the current American health care system

G. Turner
American Health Care System - Health

About two thirds of people in the U.S. prefer the current system over a government-run alternative. The results of a new American health care system poll have revealed that about two thirds of people in the United States would prefer the existing system to an alternative run by the government. This data has arrived at a time in which U.S. health care has reached a peak controversial point. The research results arrived at nearly the same time as headlines were made by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) who has thrown…

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In as little as 6 years climate change could raise American birth defects

Logan B.
birth defects - pregnancy

The impact of rising global temperatures could soon become heartbreakingly evident to families. Climate change could start raising the rate of American birth defects as soon as 2025, according to a new study. The research was published by the Journal of the American Heart Association last week. The study showed the various ways in which longer and more intense heat events will affect pregnant women. The research found that pregnant women are exposed to longer heat and more intense heat events, it has a measurable impact on their unborn babies.…

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Will dental insurance one day be key to mental health and Alzheimer’s prevention?

Julie Campbell
Dental Insurance - Study - Dental Work - Dentist

A new study has potentially linked gum disease with the development of this form of dementia. When consumers purchase dental insurance, it’s usually to help to prevent cavities or cover expensive oral procedures. That said, a new study has potentially connected the Alzheimer’s disease risk with a bacteria associated with gum disease. The study was published in the Science Advances journal, presenting a new understanding of dementia. Thought it’s too early for consumers to start rushing to buy dental insurance to help preserve their future cognitive function, this study has…

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Trump’s attempt to roll back birth control mandate quashed by judge

Marc
Birth Control Mandate - Birth Control Pills

A federal judge has ruled to block a set of new regulations put forward by the Trump administration. The recent attempt the Trump administration has made to block the birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act has been halted for the moment. A federal judge in Pennsylvania has paused the ability for the efforts to move forward. The Trump administration had been seeking to roll back the birth control mandate. This would make it harder for women to obtain no cost birth control if their employers state that they…

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