Australian study finds repeated help-seeking before postpartum psychosis diagnosis
An Australian interview study of 15 women diagnosed with postpartum psychosis found that participants contacted healthcare services a median of ...
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Community-based traditional Chinese medicine health service use among older adults and provider-reported delivery barriers in Wuhan, China: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study
An explanatory sequential mixed-methods study found that 61.0% of 1,195 site-recruited older adults in Wuhan reported using a community-based TCM ...
Southern New England cohort links self-detection and missed appointments with delayed breast cancer diagnosis
A retrospective Southern New England cohort found that 22% of 431 new breast cancer diagnoses were delayed by at least ...
Observational study links primary-care shortage areas with lower preemptive kidney transplant access among waitlisted candidates
An observational study of kidney transplant candidates from 2005–2020 found that residence in primary care shortage areas was associated with ...
Rabies and rabies prophylaxis in Egypt: a nationwide cross-sectional study that calls for action
A cross-sectional survey of 1,777 adults attending nine university hospitals in Egypt found that 42.8% had good rabies knowledge, 18.5% ...
2022 US survey links cancer, immunosuppression and care access to influenza vaccination
A cross-sectional analysis of 27,651 U.S. adults found that cancer, immunosuppression and delayed care because an appointment was unavailable were ...
Qualitative study finds primary care and psychiatry differ in managing complex mental illness
A qualitative study of 82 clinicians from two health networks found shared views of depression and anxiety but differences in ...
Vision Care in America Remains Out of Reach for Millions of Low-Income Patients, Review Finds
A new scoping review finds that income-related and structural barriers—including Medicaid coverage gaps, safety-net limitations, and low health literacy—leave low-income ...
When a Child’s Depression Sickens the Whole Family: Inside China’s Bidirectional Suicide Crisis
A qualitative study of twelve Chinese adolescent-parent dyads reveals how depression and suicidality circulate bidirectionally through families, driving physical illness, ...
War in Sudan Leaves Cancer Patients Without Treatment or Hope, Study Finds
A survey of 384 Sudanese cancer patients reveals that war has blocked treatment access for nearly 70 percent, interrupted therapy ...
COVID-19 Disrupted Diabetes Care for Women in Fiji, Study Finds
A qualitative study of 45 women in Fiji reveals how COVID-19 disruptions to healthcare, diets, and physical activity worsened type-2 ...
Ghost Networks: Insurance Directories Often Fail to Deliver Mental Health Care
A secret-shopper study of 5,822 calls to psychiatrists and psychologists listed in commercial insurance directories found appointments were secured only ...
Autistic Citizens Lead the Way in Building Everyday Inclusion, New Study Shows
A participatory research project in Austria empowered autistic citizen scientists to identify daily-life challenges and co-develop practical tools for more ...
When AI Is the Only Doctor in Town: Access, Not Just Prompt Skill, Divides Health Advice
A new commentary argues that for low-resource populations, healthcare access rather than prompt literacy is the primary inequality shaping whether ...
Where Survivors Live Shapes Their Health: Neighborhood Risks Doubled for Childhood Cancer Survivors
A St. Jude study of childhood cancer survivors finds that living in vulnerable neighborhoods with poor walkability, limited healthcare access, ...
Every Day of Waiting Counts: Decade-Long Study Reveals Why Children Miss Specialist Appointments
A 10-year audit of over 156,000 pediatric referrals in Singapore found that each additional 30 days of waiting raised the ...
Autopsies Reveal a Hidden Crisis of Early Death Among the Homeless in Milan
A ten-year forensic autopsy study in Milan reveals that homeless individuals die decades early, mostly in public spaces, while nearly ...
Insurance Red Tape Keeps Blistering Disease Patients From Lifesaving Biologics
A new survey of United States patients with autoimmune blistering diseases documents how insurance requirements such as prior authorization and ...
Cancer Survivors Lead the Way in Genetic Testing, but Rural Gaps Persist, National Survey Finds
A nationally representative study of more than 27,000 U.S. adults finds that a personal cancer history strongly increases engagement with ...
Long Drives to Rare Disease Care Reveal Who Is Sickest in Italy
A large Italian registry study finds that patients with systemic sclerosis who travel farther for tertiary care have more severe ...
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