At least 11 of the 17 members of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) have conflicts of interest with the likes of Nestle, sugar manufacturer Tate and Lyle, and the world's largest ice cream producer, Unilever, ...
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Pregnant women who have limited access to affordable, nutritious, and healthy foods have a higher chance of developing both physical and mental health problems.
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In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have developed a novel screening tool to measure digital health readiness, which will be critical in addressing barriers to telehealth ...
Sep 10, 2024
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In Canada, prescribing potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs)—drugs whose harms may outweigh their benefits, which may be ineffective, or for which a safer alternative exists—remains very common among the elderly. ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Suspicions that U.S. consumers' personal information could be accessed from India led regulators to abruptly bar two large private sector enrollment websites from accessing the Affordable Care Act marketplace in August.
Sep 11, 2024
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Patients in nearly half the country can't get appointments with specialist teams for weight-loss support and care, including treatment with drugs such as semaglutide. And in nearly one in five local health areas, patients ...
Sep 11, 2024
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A new Research Letter published in Palliative Medicine estimates that the palliative care needs of people living with dementia in England and Wales will be much higher by 2040 than previous projections have indicated.
Sep 16, 2024
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Hospital doctors in England have accepted a 22.3-percent government pay offer, their union and the health ministry said Monday, ending a wave of damaging strikes that hit patient care.
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When Jessica Staten's kidney stones wouldn't pass, she said, her doctor suggested a procedure to "blow 'em up." She went to have it done last November at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, one of nine hospitals ...
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Food insecurity, which is the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food, is associated with poor health outcomes and the increased need to use health care services. According to the U.S. Department ...
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