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Study: Depression in aging cancer patients should be treated in primary care
Far too often, primary-care doctors miss classic signs of depression when screening patients for other conditions. This week, a study makes note that one particularly vulnerable group is elderly... Read more...
U.S. mental health spending rising rapidly
U.S. mental illness spending is rising faster than spending on any other category of healthcare, according to new data released this week by the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This... Read more...
Study: 60 percent of healthcare professionals don't talk about insomnia
Approximately 30 million Americans suffer from chronic insomnia, but six in 10 doctors don't feel that they have enough time to have a discussion with their patients about the problem, according to a... Read more...
Study: More than half of insureds on chronic-care meds
A new study suggests that for the first time, more than half of insured Americans are regularly taking prescriptions for chronic health problems. The most popular drugs include those used to lower... Read more...
