Health
Does more outdoor light at night help cause macular degeneration?
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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Medical economics
The secret to better rural health care: Pay doctors to travel from urban to rural areas
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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Health
Better mental, physical health in older people tied to living near nature
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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Health
Going for a walk wasn't really a thing 300 years ago—the Victorians turned it into a popular pastime
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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Immunology
Polluted air means more asthma attacks for urban kids, says new study
Air pollution may trigger more asthma attacks in urban children and teens, a new study reports. Even moderate levels of ozone and fine airborne particulates—two ingredients of smog—appear to increase kids' risk of asthma ...
Dec 22, 2023
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Health
City living can pose developmental risks
It is expected that by 2030, more than 60% of the world's population will live in urban areas. New research highlights the wide range of urban exposures during early childhood, from air and noise pollution to overcrowding ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Health informatics
Study identifies factors for disparities in preoperative goals-of-care documentation rates
For a cohort of veterans, disparities in preoperative life-sustaining treatment (LST) documentation rates persist based on race and ethnicity, rurality of residence, and history of mental health disability, according to a ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Health informatics
Statistics shows mortality for adults 65 and over was declining before COVID-19
Among adults age 65 years and older, mortality was declining before the COVID-19 pandemic, although the rate of decline slowed from 2009, according to the Dec. 15 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Surgery
2010 to 2020 saw disparities in surgeon supply widen in the United States
Disparities in surgeon supply between rural and urban counties and between socially vulnerable and other counties widened in the United States from 2010 to 2020, according to a research letter published online Nov. 29 in ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Medical economics
New research documents the rising economic burden of US firearm injuries and deaths
The economic impact of fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries in the United States increased by 16% in 2020 compared with 2019, according to new research reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study also ...
Nov 27, 2023
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