Overweight & Obesity
What does weight-inclusive health care mean? A dietitian explains what providers do to end weight stigma
Weight-inclusive health care means a focus on better health with no weight loss required.
Dec 7, 2023
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News tagged with public health care
Psychology & Psychiatry
Report highlights worrying decline in adolescents' mental and physical health in England
New research carried out by the University as part of the Health Behavior of School Age Children Survey (HBSC) for England has found that young people are less healthy and satisfied with their lives than in previous years. ...
Dec 1, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Study finds changing distribution of HIV-1 subtypes in Sweden
A new study has shown that the distribution of HIV-1 subtypes in Sweden has changed a lot since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. This is largely due to the migration of already infected people to Sweden. The study focused ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Genetics
Social determinants of health linked to faster genetic aging
Scientists already knew that cardiovascular health can be affected by social determinants of health that include a person's neighborhood, education, access to healthy foods and economic stability. But new research offers ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Health informatics
Privacy fears over handing NHS data to US defense provider show how lack of trust is holding back much-needed reform
Controversial US tech company Palantir has been awarded a £330 million contract to create a new system for sharing data—including patients' medical details—within the NHS in England.
Nov 30, 2023
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Medical economics
More to learn about reducing the churn: Examining the pandemic's continuous enrollment Medicare policy
A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute has found that a federal policy implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic requiring continuous enrollment in Medicaid led to a significant reduction ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Health
California workers died of a preventable disease: The threat of silicosis was known years earlier
When Wendy Solano first heard the word "silicosis," her husband Jose Raul Garcia Leon was already suffering from the incurable disease that would kill him.
Nov 28, 2023
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Health
Study suggests dental professionals can play a crucial role in identifying signs of chronic disease
Dental professionals can make a marked and positive difference to public health by being trained to spot some of the key markers of chronic disease, according to new research.
Nov 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds risk factors for severe COVID-19 cases in children
Children who had preexisting health problems or who lived in the Southern United States had a higher risk for severe health outcomes from acute COVID-19 infections, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
C-sections in Mexico increase with obesity level and health care specialization: Study
Cesarean section (C-section) procedures have increased dramatically around the world in the recent decades. Overweight and obesity rates, common risk factors for pregnancy outcomes and for C-sections, are also on the rise—creating ...
Nov 20, 2023
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