Encouraging immigrants to visit primary care doctors creates a striking decline in costly emergency room use, according to a new study co-authored by an MIT economist.
Sep 19, 2023
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Engaging in physical exercise can prevent neck pain, especially among office workers. This is the finding from a recent systematic review with meta-analysis conducted by researchers from the University of Health Sciences ...
Sep 14, 2023
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An important email appeared in the inboxes of a small group of health care workers north of Boston as this summer started. It warned that local temperatures were rising into the 80s.
Sep 11, 2023
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Twenty plus years after the September 11 World Trade Center attacks responders who have suffered physical and cognitive illnesses resulting from exposures continue to be monitored by health care providers. Ongoing studies ...
Sep 11, 2023
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The health of people with diabetes, hypertension and obesity improved when they could get free fruits and vegetables with a prescription from their doctors and other health professionals.
Aug 30, 2023
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The Global Fund announced Wednesday a deal with generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to significantly slash the price of a cutting-edge HIV drug, in a move it said would save lives.
Aug 30, 2023
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If you test positive for COVID and you're eligible for antivirals, you'll likely ask your GP for a script to protect you from severe disease.
Aug 29, 2023
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In the rush to harness artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to make care more efficient at hospitals nationwide, a new study points to another possible use: identifying patients with non-medical needs that could ...
Aug 14, 2023
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In early 2022, nearly 200,000 Malawians were displaced after two tropical storms struck the southeastern part of Africa barely a month apart. Sixty-four people died.
Aug 1, 2023
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A UBC Okanagan researcher says Canada is falling behind in developing intervention programs to stop young people from beginning to vape.
Jul 27, 2023
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