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Prescription refill is now available via VA Health and Benefits mobile app

Jul 16, 2023

By VA Office of Information and Technology On March 30, 2023 Veterans can now refill their prescriptions (Rx) using the VA Health and Benefits mobile app. Existing users will need…

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Veterans to Farmers determined to expand farming opportunities for women Veterans

Jul 16, 2023

By Richard Murphy On February 28, 2023 Farming uses many of the same skills essential to the ethos of the U.S. military: hard work, attention to detail and service before…

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US Has Worst Geographic Health Disparities in Developed World

Jul 12, 2023

By Sara Heath On July 11, 2023 Rural/urban geographic health disparities were less common in Canada, Norway, and the Netherlands. July 11, 2023 – The United States is home to the biggest…

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Telehealth Payment Parity Laws Boosted Odds of Virtual Care Visits

Jul 12, 2023

By Anuja Vaidya On June 15, 2023 The likelihood of telehealth use in states that implemented payment parity for in-person and virtual care services was higher than in states that…

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Unmet supportive care needs linked to worse outcomes among ambulatory patients with cancer

Jul 12, 2023

By Jennifer Southall On June 21, 2023 Unmet supportive care needs appeared associated with worse clinical outcomes among a cohort of ambulatory patients with cancer, according to study results published…

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‘A target on my back’: New survey shows racism is a huge problem in nursing

Jul 12, 2023

By Usha Lee McFarling On May 31, 2023 A family nurse practitioner in New York City, Jose M. Maria has come to expect overt racism from patients. “I’ve been called…

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Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 48 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2020

Jul 12, 2023

By Liu GS, Nguyen BL, Lyons BH, Sheats KJ, Wilson RF, Betz CJ, and Fowler KA On May 26, 2023 Abstract Problem/Condition: In 2020, approximately 71,000 persons died of violence-related injuries…

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Discrimination prevents some in US from getting COVID-19 vaccine

Jul 12, 2023

By Stephen Feller On May 6, 2023 U.S. adults who reported negative health care experiences because of discrimination based on their race or ethnicity were less likely to be vaccinated…

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America Looks at Poverty All Wrong

Jul 12, 2023

By Mark R Rank On June 1, 2023 Poverty in America has, for decades, been framed as an issue of “them” rather than “us.” The poverty stricken are routinely thought…

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