Social determinants of health are increasing the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, finds a recent study from the Brown School and the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.
Mar 6, 2024
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Most students in German schools rate their health as good. However, almost all of them get too little physical activity and their health situation is heavily dependent on wealth, age and gender. These are some of the findings ...
Mar 4, 2024
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If Australia wants better results from its annual $180 billion dollars health care services expenditure, health economists must play a key role in decision-making to improve the efficiency of local hospitals and health networks.
Feb 29, 2024
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In a publication in The BMJ, Keisha Bentley-Edwards at Duke University, North Carolina, and colleagues argue that systemic racism and economic inequality are at the root of disparity in COVID-19 outcomes and suggest ways ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Unexpected medical bills and high health care costs are dominating an election where kitchen table economic problems weigh heavily on voter's minds, a new KFF poll has found.
Feb 21, 2024
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Surgeons who routinely change surgical gloves and instruments are incurring similar costs to those using the same equipment, a new study has found.
Feb 14, 2024
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Billions of Canadian tax dollars have been funneled to private companies to develop proprietary medical software. More tax dollars were then paid to the same companies to use the software to run our medical system.
Feb 5, 2024
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Stroke survivors living in areas with poor economic conditions were twice as likely to have a poor recovery compared to survivors living in areas with better conditions, according to a preliminary study to be presented at ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Experiencing a pregnancy from sexual violence is common in the United States, according to research conducted by investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in the American Journal of Preventive ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Does living near a hospital make you more likely to get the health care you need?
Jan 30, 2024
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