Identifying people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick. Polygenic risk scores, where genomic information alone is used to assess the risk of developing ...
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Tobacco use imposes a large health and economic burden worldwide. Research estimates that, in 2019, about 8 million deaths were attributable to tobacco smoking. Tobacco also reduces years of healthy living: about 200 million ...
May 30, 2023
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Investing in developing systems of safe surgery to reduce Surgical Site Infection (SSI) will help to reduce the financial burden on health services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), a new study reveals.
May 19, 2023
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A cancer diagnosis can cause financial strain on patients as they cope with the cost of treatment and lost work. But what about their partners?
Apr 11, 2023
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A UBC student researcher is looking at how the lack of health care resources for pregnant women living in the Northwest Territories influences their delivery and overall wellbeing.
Mar 16, 2023
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Trauma insurance (also known as crisis cover or critical illness insurance) is not a widely understood cover. Many people don't even know it exists.
Feb 27, 2023
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A recent study found that a Medicaid program in Colorado can help address the shortage of home healthcare workers for children with complex medical needs by offering family members certified nursing assistant (CNA) training ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Japan has approved a blood test kit to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, its manufacturer announced on Thursday, a rare advance in tackling a condition that affects tens of millions worldwide.
Dec 22, 2022
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A new study led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reports that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, blood or marrow transplant survivors faced higher out-of-pocket medical costs compared to siblings and ...
Dec 8, 2022
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For nearly 10 years, Stacie Dusetzina, Ph.D., a Vanderbilt University professor of Health Policy and Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, has focused her research on one core policy issue that has been of interest to lawmakers ...
Nov 3, 2022
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