Patients who are publicly insured or uninsured are more likely to be treated unfairly in healthcare settings compared to patients with private insurance, according to a report from the Urban Institute with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundatio…
From long COVID-19 to vaccine efficacy to maternal outcomes, Becker’s covered dozens of COVID-19-focused studies since the start of the year.
Here are seven studies on patient experience that Becker’s has covered since Aug. 10:
Nearly 20 percent of COVID-19 survivors may experience lingering, worsening or new-onset symptoms two years after infection, according to a study of nearly 2,000 patients who were hospitalized at the start of the pandemic in Wuhan, China.
As abortion bans are enacted across the U.S., physicians are struggling to determine how legislation will affect what cancer treatments can be offered to pregnant patients, Kaiser Health Network reported Sept. 16.
Twenty-eight percent of LGBTQ patients felt stereotyped by their healthcare providers, a poll published Sept. 15 by The 19th found.
Physician burnout is associated with a reduction in care quality, a Sept. 14 study published in The BMJ found.
Medication safety is the core focus of the World Health Organization’s 2022 World Patient Safety Day, held annually on Sept. 17.
Flushing the nasal cavity with a mild saline solution may significantly reduce the risk of hospitalization and death after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a recent study published in Ear, Nose & Throat Journal.
There isn’t enough evidence to support widespread screening of Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents in the U.S., a panel of national experts on disease prevention said Sept. 13.
