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Primary health coverage found to have prevented more than 300,000 child deaths in four Latin American countries
The implementation of primary health care (PHC) over the last two decades has prevented more than 300,000 child deaths in four Latin American countries, and could prevent more than 140,000 by 2030 in a scenario of economic ...
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Tobacco corporation attempts to gain public trust in its science are having success, new research finds
A new study suggests that the tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI), is successfully increasing public trust in industry-funded science by portraying itself as a generous supporter of scientific research while ...
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Study identifies 'hot-spots' of high rates of depression linked to deprivation
Research led by the University of Southampton shows particular regions of England have suffered over a decade of increasing mental health inequalities, but finds the picture varies greatly across different parts of the country.
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Opinion: Risk of 'genetic discrimination' by insurance companies is ruining people's trust in vital medical science
Should you be denied life insurance or have to pay extra if you have a genetic risk for certain diseases? Should insurance companies even have access to your genetic data in the first place? This is known as "genetic discrimination," ...
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Cancer is increasingly survivable—but it shouldn't depend on your ability to 'wrangle' the health system
One in three of us will develop cancer at some point in our lives. But survival rates have improved to the point that two-thirds of those diagnosed live more than five years.
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Their first baby came with medical debt: These parents won't have another
Heather Crivilare was a month from her due date when she was rushed to an operating room for an emergency cesarean section.
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Study finds front-of-package nutrition labeling results in healthier products
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration explores front-of-package nutrition labeling to help American consumers make healthier eating choices, a new University of Massachusetts Amherst study finds that a food labeling system ...
May 15, 2024
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Study provides blueprint for hybrid-virtual home visit model to support patients who do not live close to a hospital
In a new study, a team developed and successfully tested a hybrid-virtual home visit model that provides care to veterans who do not live close to a VA health care facility. The work is published in the Journal of General ...
May 15, 2024
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Difficult work arrangements force many women to stop breastfeeding early—here's how to prevent this
Research shows that six months of exclusive breastfeeding, and continuing until two years old or beyond, provide multiple benefits for the baby and mother.
May 15, 2024
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Higher income reduces stroke mortality risk by a third, new study shows
Research, presented at the 10th European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC) 2024, has revealed that high-income individuals have a 32% lower risk of post-stroke mortality. Additionally, those with a higher education have ...
May 15, 2024
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High telehealth use tied to increased health care utilization, cost
Higher telehealth use in a hospital service area is tied to increased health care utilization and cost, according to a study published online May 13 in JAMA Network Open.
May 15, 2024
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Unveiling the impact of job loss on the health of immigrants in Germany
A recent study by Silvia Loi and colleagues examines how life events like job loss and divorce affect the health of immigrants using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. They find that immigrants experience more rapid ...
May 15, 2024
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Canadian hospital data show longer, costlier stays for patients experiencing homelessness
Nearly 30,000 people last year were homeless when admitted to hospital and/or discharged from hospital, a first-of-its-kind Canadian analysis shows. Almost all of these inpatients were admitted following a visit to an emergency ...
May 15, 2024
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Only 20% of U.S. nonprofit hospitals invested in housing as part of the federal community benefit mandate
A nationwide assessment of how nonprofit hospitals are addressing housing-related needs in their communities appears in the latest issue of Medical Care.
May 15, 2024
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New transit station in Japan significantly reduces cumulative health expenditures
The declining population in Osaka is related to an aging society that is driving up health expenditures. Dr. Haruka Kato, a junior associate professor at Osaka Metropolitan University, teamed up with the Future Co-creation ...
May 14, 2024
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Through tradition and trade, tribe in rural Kansas works to reclaim its food sovereignty
For those who live on the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska's reservation in the rural northeast corner of Kansas, access to healthy food can be a challenge, to put it mildly.
May 14, 2024
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How big food companies can do more to create healthier food environments
Healthy eating is challenging in our current food environment in Canada. When delicious, attractive, unhealthy foods are promoted, priced, and placed for easy access and consumption, it contributes to the suboptimal eating ...
May 14, 2024
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Physicians with disabilities may experience depersonalization
Physicians with disabilities (PWDs) are significantly more likely to experience depersonalization but not emotional exhaustion when compared with their peers without disabilities, according to a research letter published ...
May 14, 2024
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Team studies factors related to a sense of economic insecurity in older adults
The people of Japan have the highest life expectancy in the world. Yet older adults who struggle economically may refrain from seeking medical help or using long-term care insurance. These choices may increase the occurrence ...
May 13, 2024
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Those with overweight or obesity more likely to be absent from work due to ill health than those with normal weight
Individuals living with overweight or obesity are more likely to be absent from work due to ill health than those with normal weight. They are also more likely to absent for longer, new research being presented at the European ...
May 13, 2024
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