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The FINANCIAL -- Emergency room patients treated by physicians who prescribe opioids more often are at greater risk for long-term opioid use even after a single prescription than those who see less-frequent prescribers, according to the findings of a study from Harvard

The FINANCIAL -- Lower clinical activity, coupled with fewer reimbursement claims, could be fueling a noticeable gender pay gap where female eye doctors earn only about 60 percent of what their male colleagues earn.

The FINANCIAL -- The interplay between indoor lighting and a newly identified retinal ganglion cell might signal the wrong message, triggering myopia-inducing eye growth at a crucial time in children's development.

The FINANCIAL -- New University of Liverpool research – published on February 14 in The Lancet Public Health – shows that children who move into poverty are more likely to suffer from social, emotional and behavioural problems than children who remain out

The FINANCIAL -- Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found that the annual number of estimated number of norovirus cases annually in the UK is approximately 800,000 greater than previously estimated.

The FINANCIAL -- In contrast to 40 years ago, children born to older mothers today are more likely to perform better in cognitive ability tests than those born to younger mothers, reveals new research from the London School of Economics and Political

The FINANCIAL -- Growing consumer demand for virtual healthcare services is putting increasing pressure on providers and payers to expand delivery options for on-demand health services, a new survey from Accenture found. 

The FINANCIAL -- Women who lift heavy loads at work may experience decreased fertility, and the effect appears stronger among overweight or obese women and older women, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The FINANCIAL -- Kentucky and Arkansas have seen the greatest reductions in their adult uninsured rates since several major aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect, each down over 12 percentage points since 2013. The other four states whose

The FINANCIAL -- A solid majority of Americans believe vaccinating their children against measles, mumps and rubella has high preventive health benefits. But several groups – particularly parents of young children – are less convinced of the benefits and more concerned about