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How did mental health parity laws affect new moms?

Pregnant and postpartum women with depression and anxiety have a slightly better chance of getting psychotherapy these days, a new study finds. And they are paying less of their own money when they do. A new analysis looks at the impact of two major health policies.

August 9, 2024

September 20 2024

• FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home
• Stroke Rates Rising in Adults and Kids With Sickle Cell Disease
• FDA Says Drug Makers Will Stop Producing Fentanyl 'Lollipops'
• U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Rising, Especially in Teens, CDC Says
• Caring for Horses Could Help Veterans Battling PTSD
• Endurance Exercise Can Get Rid of Body Fat, Even Without Weight Loss
• Fussy Eater? It Might Be in Your Kid's Genes
• Yoga, Other Exercise Can Curb Urinary Incontinence in Women
• Parents, Know the Nursery Products Most Linked to Infant Deaths
• Are Antidepressants Being Overused to Treat Seniors' Pain?
• Arthritis Can Flare Up in Colder Weather: Tips to Easing the Pan
• Dad's Epilepsy Med Use Won't Harm His Kids: Study

September 19 2024

• U.S. Wastewater Tests Show Bird Flu Virus Limited to Areas With Farm Animals
• New Data Supports Animal Market Origins for COVID Pandemic
• Breastfeeding Crucial to a Healthy Infant Microbiome, Lowering Asthma Risk
• Do You Know the MIND Diet? It Might Keep You Sharp With Age
• New Helicobacter Pylori Guideline, Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy and Endoscopy in the September Issue of AJG
• Dengue Cases Mount in Los Angeles
• U.S. Health Care System Ranks Last Among Wealthy Nations, Report Finds
• Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising
• Diabetes Med Metformin Could Cut Risks for Long COVID
• 'Exercise Is Medicine' for People With Parkinson's
• Some Chocolate Products Labeled 'Dairy-Free' Contain Milk, FDA Finds
• Some Diabetes Meds Could Lower Odds for Dementia, Parkinson's
• Did Your ACL Surgery Work? Try Hopping Backwards

September 18 2024

• Long-Term Outcomes Good for Face Transplant Recipients, Study Finds
• Buildup of Metals in Body Can Worsen Heart Disease
• FDA Expands Use of Breast Cancer Drug Kisqali
• Black Women Face Higher Death Risk From All Types of Breast Cancer
• Therapy Dogs Can Ease Nurses', Doctors' Stress, Too
• Cost Has Many Going Around Doctors to Get Weight-Loss Medications
• Feeling Content Helps Shield You From Heart Attack, Stroke
• Some People With MS May Need Earlier, Higher-Dose Meds
• Child's Risk for Obesity Depends on Where Parents Can Shop for Food
• Post-Op Keytruda Boosts Bladder Cancer Outcomes

September 17 2024

• Childhood Trauma Can Raise Health Risks for a Lifetime
• More Cancer Cases in Areas Where Incarceration Rates Are High: Study
• A Few Cups of Coffee Per Day Might Help Your Heart
• Senate to Vote on Nationwide Protections for IVF
• Many Toxic Chemicals Leach Into Human Bodies From Food Packaging
• Millions Worldwide Could Die From Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Report Finds
• Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health
• Could 'Brain Training' Exercises Help Slow Alzheimer's Symptoms?
• Most Parents Are Moving Kids Out of Car Booster Seats Too Soon
• Combo Treatment Doubles Survival for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

September 16 2024

• Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Study Finds
• Ozempic Could Curb Progression of Diabetes-Linked Liver Disease
• Breathing Could Bring Microplastics Into the Human Brain, Study Shows
• Genetics Suggest Link Between ALS, Parkinson's Disease
• Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Possibility of Human Transmission
• Vaping Is Harming College Students' Brains, Study Shows
• Poll Finds Many Parents Worry About Kids Finding Friends
• Polluting Puff: Asthma Inhalers Are Big Contributors to Climate Change
• One Part of Football Helmets Especially Linked to Concussion
• Expert Advice on Preparing for the Fall COVID, Flu Season
• Immunotherapy Drugs Extend Survival for Patients With Advanced Melanomas

September 15 2024

• Ovarian Cancer in the Family? Know Your Risks

September 14 2024

• Why Beans Are a Natural Superfood

September 13 2024

• Boar's Head Will Close Virginia Plant Linked to Listeria-Tainted Deli Meats
• Ozempic or Saxenda for Weight Loss: Which Works Best?
• 1 in 3 Store-Bought Cinnamon Samples Tested Have Elevated Lead Levels
• Over 5 Million Americans Could Benefit If Psilocybin Approved for Depression: Study
• Source of Missouri Bird Flu Case Still Unknown, Could Be a 'One-Off': CDC
• A-Fib Risk Drops Soon After Quitting Smoking
• Ozempic, Mounjaro Help People With Type 1 Diabetes Control Blood Sugar, Lose Weight
• Social Media Linked to Eating Disorders in Kids and Young Teens
• Florida Abortion Rate Fell After 6-Week Ban Took Hold
• 'Self-Medicating' Gorillas Are Leading People to New Medicines
• Blood Sugar Worries Keep Many With Type 1 Diabetes From Exercise

September 12 2024

• In Every U.S. State, at Least 1 in 5 People Is Now Obese
• Twice-Yearly Injection Cuts HIV Risk by 96%, But Will Cost Cut Access?
• Ingredient in Hair Dye Led to Woman's Vision Loss
• High Doses of ADHD Meds Could Trigger Psychosis
• A-Fib May Be 3 Times More Common Than Thought
• Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound May Work Better in Women Than Men
• Many Americans Wary of Vaccines as Fall Flu, COVID Season Looms: Survey
• Alzheimer's Drugs May Work in Whole New Way, Study Finds
• Black Stroke Patients More Likely to Arrive Late at Hospital, Without Prior ER Notification
• Ozempic Can Prevent Heart Trouble in Folks With Kidney Issues
• Sleep Changes Common for Stroke Survivors

September 11 2024

• More Women Underwent Surgical Sterilization After Fall of Roe v. Wade
• FDA to Investigate Safety of Toxic Metals in Tampons
• Weight-Loss Pill Saxenda Helps Kids as Young as 6
• Daily Pill Helps People Lose Weight, Combines GLP-1 With Other Drug
• Good Maternity Care Increasingly Tough to Find in U.S.
• Weekly Insulin Injections As Effective for Diabetes as Daily Shots, Studies Show
• CAR-T Therapy Won't Raise Odds for a Second Cancer, Study Finds
• Diabetes Can Sometimes Lead to Gum Disease
• It's High Number of Guns, Not Mental Health Crises, That Drives U.S. Gun Deaths: Study
• Blood Test Could Gauge Your Odds for Lung Trouble Like COPD
• Helicopter Parenting: Spotting It, and Expert Tips to Curb It

September 10 2024

• U.S. Suicide Rates Rise in Less Affluent Areas
• Asthma Could Raise Miscarriage, Infertility Risks for Women: Study
• Could a Pill Help Ease Sleep Apnea?
• Pandemic Isolation May Have Caused Rapid Brain Aging in Teen Girls
• Apple Will Sell Air Pods With Hearing Aids Built In
• Exercising Can Help You Have Healthier Belly Fat
• Chronic Steroid Use Could Raise Diabetes Risk
• Asthma Risk Doubles in People With Diabetes
• Voice Changes Warn of COPD Flare-Ups
• Falling for Financial Scams Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
• Libido Can Drop After Menopause, But This Therapy Can Help

September 9 2024

• Princess Kate Says She Has Completed Chemo, Resuming 'Light' Duties
• Biden Administration Issues Rules Making Mental Health Care More Accessible
• He's Doing Great a Year After World's First Eye and Partial Face Transplant
• Salmonella Tied to Eggs Sickens 65 in Nine States
• Missouri Patient Hospitalized With Bird Flu Had No Known Contact With Animals
• 'Night Owls' More Prone to Type 2 Diabetes
• Obesity Raises Risk of Severe Infection, Especially in People With Diabetes
• Stopping a Bird Flu Epidemic: What Experts Say Must Be Done
• Vaping Could Make Young Adults Physically Weaker
• Moms, Don't Meddle With Your Kids' Friends: It'll Only Make Things Worse
• Flying Could Upset Insulin Pump Function for Type 1 Diabetics
• Men Often Confused About Prostate Cancer Screening, Survey Shows
• Wegovy, Ozempic May Someday Be Given as Once-Monthly Injection

September 8 2024

• Healthy Tips to Protect Your Eyes' Retinas as You Age

September 7 2024

• Everything You Need to Know About Breast Density, From the Experts

September 6 2024

• First Doses of Mpox Vaccine Reach Africa, But Many More Are Needed
• Seeing Through: Scientists Use Food Dye to Render Mouse Skin Transparent
• Gun Deaths to Children and Teens Have Risen in Almost All States
• Too Much Light at Night Linked to Higher Alzheimer's Risk
• Almost 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Under 40 Have High Blood Pressure
• Exposure to PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' in Pregnancy Could Boost Long-Term Obesity Risk
• Cuffs on At-Home Blood Pressure Monitors Don't Fit Some Patients
• Brain's Wiring May Trigger Depression in Some People
• Saltwater Drops in Nose Could Shorten Kids' Colds
• Gene Therapy Reverses a Rare Cause of Vision Loss