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Wounded Warrior Project uses livestreaming, gaming to support Veterans, address loneliness
By Jackie Green On June 12, 2023 People across the country are struggling with loneliness and seeking connection, warns a recent announcement by the U.S. Surgeon General. The advisory highlights “the public health crisis of loneliness” and notes that approximately half of U.S. adults reported experiencing measurable levels of loneliness, even before the pandemic. Many Veterans…
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Prescription refill is now available via VA Health and Benefits mobile app
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 to download the latest version of the app to gain access to new features. If you don’t see the Prescriptions feature in the “Health Care”…
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Veterans to Farmers determined to expand farming opportunities for women Veterans
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 self, to name a few. In 2013, Veterans to Farmers launched to allow Veterans to re-utilize those skills while taking on the challenge of continuing to feed…
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US Has Worst Geographic Health Disparities in Developed World
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 geographic health disparities in the developed world, with researchers supported by the Commonwealth Fund finding significant outcomes differences falling along rural and urban lines. The study,…
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Telehealth Payment Parity Laws Boosted Odds of Virtual Care Visits
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 did not, new research shows. States with telehealth payment parity laws had a 23 percent higher likelihood of telehealth use among residents compared to…
Read MoreUnmet supportive care needs linked to worse outcomes among ambulatory patients with cancer
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 in JAMA Network Open. In addition, patients from racial or ethnic minority groups, as well as those with more significant emotional or physical burdens, had a higher likelihood…
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‘A target on my back’: New survey shows racism is a huge problem in nursing
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 the N-word, I’ve been called, you name it,” he said. A triple minority in nursing — Black, Latino, and male — he often gets mistaken…
Read MoreSurveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 48 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2020
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 in the United States. This report summarizes data from CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) on violent deaths that occurred in 48 states, the…
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Discrimination prevents some in US from getting COVID-19 vaccine
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 against COVID-19, a study found. CDC director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, has previously noted what she called “striking” inequity in the U.S. during the pandemic, including that Black…
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