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- COVID-19: Are Acute Stroke Patients Avoiding Emergency Care?Stroke specialists across the country are reporting a drop in the number of patients seeking emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Coronavirus Daily Digest: May 7, 2020A roundup of the latest news about COVID-19
- Many Common Meds Could Alter Your MicrobiomeThe gut microbiome includes at least 1,000 species of bacteria and is influenced by a number of different factors, including medication.
- Cancer Risks Spur Calls to Replace Ethylene OxideThe current outcry from communities that have been exposed to the carcinogen ethylene oxide has federal regulators and device makers seriously rethinking a question that’s been hanging over the sterilization industry for decades: Can ethylene oxide be replaced?
- Ongoing Coverage: Ethylene Oxide EmissionsWebMD and Georgia Health News' ongoing coverage about ethylene oxide emissions coming from medical sterilization plants Smyrna and Covington, GA. An EPA report find higher cancer risks in three nearby census tracts due to the toxic gas.
- Local Air Testing for Toxic Gas Closer to RealityMeanwhile, the state Environmental Protection Division this week revealed results of an initial sample test for ethylene oxide at its South DeKalb monitoring station.
- GA Governor To Investigate Toxic Air At PlantsGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he is working with government officials to investigate toxic air emissions from two medical sterilization plants in the state.
- Residents, Leaders 'Shocked' by Toxic Air ReportOn Friday, WebMD and Georgia Health News revealed that Georgia had three census tracts the EPA identified as having elevated cancer risks because of a toxic gas called ethylene oxide.
- Residents Unaware of Cancer-Causing Toxin in AirFederal data show an increased cancer risk to neighborhoods across the country around plants that emit a gas called ethylene oxide, which is used to sterilize medical equipment.
- How Grief Shows Up In Your BodyThe sadness and other emotions you experience with grief can have a physical effect on you, too.
- The Grief Experience: Survey Shows It's ComplicatedA new WebMD survey finds many people are experiencing grief for more than a year and that losing friendships can cause intense grief similar to when someone dies.
- ‘Grief: Beyond the 5 Stages’ Survey MethodologyThe WebMD survey, "Grief: Beyond the 5 Stages," was done by AmeriSpeak®, which is funded and operated by the independent research institution NORC at the University of Chicago.
- America's Sleepless Nights: In Pursuit of RestIt's been called a public health crisis. But what's behind the explosion of sleepless nights for tens of millions of us?
- Slumber Solutions: What Can Help You Sleep?Specialists say it’s time to treat sleeplessness itself first, then worry about the underlying cause. And they’ll suggest a couple of treatments that are helping many get the rest they desperately need.
- Products Promising Better Sleep Blanket the MarketCan you buy a good night’s sleep? Some sellers say they have just the thing. But do medical experts agree?
- Pregnant Women Face Risk Despite Federal ER LawPregnant women are among the groups of patients that may not get adequate care when they go to a hospital emergency room, in violation of a federal law created to protect them. .
- Investigation: Lives Lost Amid ER ViolationsAn investigation by WebMD and Georgia Health News finds that hospitals are breaking a law that requires them to provide emergency care to patients who need it, sometimes with deadly results.
- Your Rights in the Emergency RoomA federal law guarantees a certain level of medical care to anyone who comes to an emergency department, including a proper screening exam to determine if a patient has a medical emergency.
- How We Reported This StoryWebMD and Georiga Health News used documents and data obtained through Open Records requests along with interview for its investigation on hospital EMTALA violations.
- Opioid Addiction: Getting Robbed While Getting HelpTrying to overcome drug addiction is difficult enough, but America's opioid epidemic has led to an explosion in treatment centers and clinics that might have dubious practices.
- Beyond Opioids: The Future of Pain ManagementThe federal government as well as the drug industry are pumping millions of dollars into research to find pain medication that works as well as opioids but aren't addictive.
- Q&A: What Should We Be Doing About the Opioid Crisis?Kennedy has also tried to draw the connection between addiction and mental health. While in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kennedy sponsored legislation that requires insurance companies to treat mental illness, depression and addiction the same as they treat illnesses of the body. The bill, known as the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, was signed into law in 2008.
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