When Baby Sleeps Near Mom, Guess Who Doesn't Sleep Well?
By measuring sleep patterns of first-time mothers and their infants, Israeli researchers learned just how tiring it can be just having a baby in the same room at night.
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Many Former Foster Youths Don't Know They Have Health Care
Under the Affordable Care Act, former foster youths get Medicaid coverage until age 26. Many of them aren't aware of that, and getting that information to them isn't always easy.
Studies May Overstate The Benefits of Talk Therapy For Depression
Studies showing that a treatment works are more likely to be published than those with a negative result. So talk therapy and drug therapy for depression are probably less effective than thought.
Pruning Back Prescriptions For Better Health
There comes a time when a drug that once helped a patient may be unnecessary or even harmful. Figuring out when to cut back is difficult, but the potential benefits are substantial.
Airports' Backscatter Scanners Met Radiation Standards, Panel Says
The machines, pulled in 2013, expose travelers and airport workers to a dose of radiation well within acceptable limits — a factor of 10 below recommended safety standards.
Children In Foster Care Aren't Getting To See The Doctor
Pediatricians need to do more to get the right health care for children in foster care, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Those children often miss out on both routine and acute care.
Hospitals Struggle To Help Farmworkers Who Speak Triqui Or Mixteco
One-third of farmworkers in California speak indigenous languages from southern Mexico. Many don't speak Spanish or English, a situation that poses challenges for health care providers.
Parents Can Learn How To Prevent Anxiety In Their Children
Parents with anxiety disorders can unintentionally teach their children anxious responses to life. But parents can learn how to teach children coping strategies instead, a study finds.
Breast Cancer Gene Test Helps Predict Who Can Skip Chemo
A large study confirms that a test doctors have been using for a decade works well for low-risk patients. More work is needed to draw conclusions about chemotherapy for women with riskier tumors.
Obesity Maps Put Racial Differences On Stark Display
Obesity, with all its dire health consequences, is hitting some ethnic groups harder than others. Environment plays a big role. And it affects not just individual health, but the health costs of all.