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Predominately Black Hospitals Provide Poor Trauma Care

Victims of trauma are at higher risk of either dying or suffering a major complication if they are treated at a hospital that serves a large population of black patients, finds a large new study in He... Full Article

Cancer Diagnosis Puts People at Greater Risk for Bankruptcy

People diagnosed with cancer are more than two-and-a-half times more likely to declare bankruptcy than those without cancer, according to a new study from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Resea... Full Article

Passenger Car Drivers Are More Likely to Die in Crashes with SUVs, Regardless of Crash Safety Ratings

Most consumers who are shopping for a new car depend on good crash safety ratings as an indicator of how well the car will perform in a crash. But a new University at Buffalo study of crashes involvin... Full Article

Preschoolers Affected by Medication-Related Poisonings at an Alarming Rate

Poisonings in young children have increased over the past decade, mainly due to medications in the home. A new study led by the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, found that... Full Article

COPD Foundation Praises FDA Approval of Breo Ellipta, Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The COPD Foundation (COPDF) applauds the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder), a long-term, once-daily maintenance tr... Full Article