As the population ages, the prevalence of chronic disease increases. As a result, more drugs are prescribed. Around 25% of the population aged 65+ are affected by so-called "polypharmacy," i.e., they regularly take at least ...
Jul 2, 2020
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Picking the right insurance plans for your budget and health needs is challenging. Weighing monthly premiums and co-pays against yearly deductibles and comparing the benefits different plans offer can make your head spin, ...
Jul 17, 2015
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Gwyneth Paige didn't want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at first. With her health issues—hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma—she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots. Then her mother got colon cancer.
Jul 25, 2022
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For U.S. health systems emerging from the pandemic, the promise of patient-centered care is within reach, according to the 2022 Health Systems' Climate Study. The study finds that health systems are shifting from the system-centered ...
May 10, 2022
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When patients receive care after cardiac arrest, doctors can now—by entering patient data in a web-based app—find out how thousands of similar patients have fared. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have developed ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Experts recommend avoiding cannabis during adolescence and early adulthood, in people prone to or with mental health disorders, in pregnancy, and before and while driving, based on an in-depth evidence review published by ...
Aug 30, 2023
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A Finnish-Swedish research group at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, and Karolinska institutet, Stockholm, has developed a novel "man and machine" decision support system for diagnosing ...
Aug 21, 2014
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One in four adults in the UK are obese. Obesity is associated with many health conditions including high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart attacks, stroke and cancer. The financial cost of obesity to the NHS is an estimated ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Governments and health workers in the seven richest nations will find it harder to vaccinate more people against COVID because those yet to have the jab just don't want it, research shows.
Jun 1, 2022
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(HealthDay)—In a report published in the January issue of Value in Health, an ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research working group indicates the lack of good practices in three areas ...
Jan 25, 2019
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