Health
Walk this way—it's quite good for you
Walking is sometimes equated with simplicity itself. If your task is a "walk in the park," it might require little more than baby steps to get things moving.
Apr 2, 2024
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The Lancet Public Health
The Lancet Public Health is a new online-only, open access title in The Lancet's growing family of specialty journals. Building on the foundation of The Lancet as a champion of public health research, this monthly journal is committed to publishing high-quality original Research Articles, Editorials, Comments, and Correspondence that contribute to advancing health equity, public health practice and policy making worldwide. The journal is indexed/abstracted in the DOAJ, MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and in the Journal Citation Reports.
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Website
- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/home
- Impact factor
- 60 (2018)
Medical economics
Study highlights socioeconomic inequalities in prevalence of multiple long-term health conditions in England
A study published in The Lancet Public Health suggests that, if current patterns in multimorbidity accumulation persist, there will be approximately a one-third (34%) increase in the prevalence of people living with multiple ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
People experiencing homelessness more likely to develop dementia at younger ages, study finds
Dementia in unhoused people was 1.9 times greater than the general population, with a higher prevalence for age groups younger than 85 years, according to new research from Lawson Health Research Institute and ICES.
Mar 27, 2024
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Health
Researchers call for greater investment in bereavement care
The public health toll from bereavement is well-documented in the medical literature, with bereaved persons at greater risk for many adverse outcomes, including mental health challenges, decreased quality of life, health ...
Mar 16, 2024
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Medical economics
New study links hospital privatization to worse patient care
A new review has concluded that hospitals that are privatized typically deliver worse quality care after converting from public ownership. The study, led by University of Oxford researchers, has been published today in The ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Cardiology
Menu calorie labeling may reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease in England, modeling study suggests
The current policy of mandatory calorie labeling in large food businesses in England could potentially prevent approximately 730 deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) between 2022 and 2041—and if the policy were extended ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Health
Learning for life: The higher the level of education, the lower the risk of dying
Education saves lives regardless of age, sex, location, and social and demographic backgrounds. That's according to the latest and largest study of its kind published in The Lancet Public Health
Jan 23, 2024
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Health
Call for sleep health to be put on global public health agendas
Scientists from around the world have issued an urgent call to action for governments to incorporate sleep health into public health policies, with research indicating it's as important as nutrition and physical activity.
Nov 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
First global review highlights substantial lack of commitment to addressing gambling harm
Globally, governments are still not doing enough to address the health and well-being harm from gambling, according to a world first review led by the University of Glasgow.
Nov 7, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Number of dementia cases could be 42% higher than previously estimated by 2040
Up to 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040—over 40% more than previously forecast—finds a new UCL-led study.
Oct 26, 2023
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