Archive: 21/09/2018

Cooking with wood or coal is linked to increased risk of respiratory illness and death

Burning wood or coal to cook food is associated with increased risk of hospitalization or dying from respiratory diseases, according to new research conducted in China and published online in the American Thoracic Society's ...

Sep 21, 2018

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The BMJ questions transparency of information surrounding safety of Pandemrix vaccine

An investigation published by The BMJ today raises fundamental questions about the transparency of information surrounding the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix vaccine used in 2009-2010.

Sep 21, 2018

Overwhelming evidence shows hepatitis C treatment effective for people who inject drugs

Researchers are calling on an end to discriminatory health and illicit drugs policies, based on overwhelming evidence that new hepatitis C therapies are effective at curing the virus in people who inject drugs.

Sep 21, 2018

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Most nations falling short of UN targets to cut premature deaths from chronic diseases

People in the UK, US and China have a higher risk of dying early from conditions like cancer, heart disease and stroke than people in Italy, France, South Korea and Australia.

Sep 21, 2018

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Black women more likely to skip crucial breast cancer treatments

A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that black women are more likely to skip hormone therapy treatments, also known as endocrine therapy, for breast cancer.

Sep 21, 2018

Study documents poor mental and physical health in rural borderland community members

The borderlands between the United States and Mexico are home to numerous Mexican and Central American rural communities, with many members living in poverty and frustrated by limited access to basic resources.

Sep 21, 2018

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ACA health insurance ads targeted younger, healthier consumers from 2013 to 2016

The themes in television advertisements for health insurance plans have shifted over time, possibly reflecting the shrinking pool of health plans offered through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well as rising plan premiums, ...

Sep 21, 2018

Smart pills dumb down medical care, experts warn

Enthusiasm for an emerging digital health tool, the smart pill, is on the rise but researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have published a paper in the American Journal of Bioethics that cautions health care ...

Sep 21, 2018

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Big life insurer shifts to activity tracking in health push

Financial giant John Hancock is converting all its life insurance policies to an incentive-based system using activity tracking, a move aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles but which also raises privacy questions.

Sep 21, 2018

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Archive: 21/09/2018

Cooking with wood or coal is linked to increased risk of respiratory illness and death

The BMJ questions transparency of information surrounding safety of Pandemrix vaccine

Overwhelming evidence shows hepatitis C treatment effective for people who inject drugs

Most nations falling short of UN targets to cut premature deaths from chronic diseases

Black women more likely to skip crucial breast cancer treatments

Study documents poor mental and physical health in rural borderland community members

ACA health insurance ads targeted younger, healthier consumers from 2013 to 2016

Smart pills dumb down medical care, experts warn

Big life insurer shifts to activity tracking in health push

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