The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is rapidly increasing worldwide, affecting an estimated 6.8 million people. This surge brings significant ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Even today, in a world increasingly powered by renewable energy and clean technologies, air pollution poses a real risk to human health. In the UK alone, it is estimated to be responsible for 28,000 to 36,000 deaths every ...
Feb 4, 2024
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Neonatal deaths are a serious issue in Nigeria. More than a quarter million infants die every year and 700 infants every day in Nigeria. Most of the infant deaths are known to occur during the early neonatal period (first ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Using Emergency Medical Services (EMS) data, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have compared the national burden of pedestrian injuries from motor vehicles to that of pedestrian falls occurring ...
Jan 31, 2024
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A new study finds that patients receiving ventilator life support in the intermediate care units—a potentially less costly alternative for people not sick enough for the intensive care units (ICUs) but too ill for the general ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Racial disparities in health and health care throughout the lifespan are pervasive and well-documented, and culminate in a life expectancy for Black people that is about four years shorter than for white people. One major ...
Jan 18, 2024
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As levels of nighttime artificial outdoor light rise, so do the odds for a leading cause of vision loss, age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Jan 17, 2024
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Researchers from University of Oxford, Arizona State University, and University of Iowa have published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines how paying doctors to visit rural areas is a cost-effective way to provide ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Even small differences in the availability of urban green and blue spaces may be associated with better mental and physical health in older adults, according to a Washington State University study.
Jan 4, 2024
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Going for a walk is always a good idea. Perhaps, if you are lucky enough, this might be a hike along ragged cliffs or trudge along a chilly beach with family. Many of us, however, have to take to the pavements of Britain's ...
Dec 27, 2023
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