Health
Voucher program makes healthy eating easier for food-insecure people
As soon as Joseph Angelo enrolled in Vouchers 4 Veggies, he started to replace processed foods with fruits and vegetables.
Mar 9, 2021
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Over 200 million vaccine doses administered globally
More than 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in at least 107 countries and territories, according to an AFP count based on official sources Saturday.
Feb 20, 2021
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Health
What is food insecurity?
Among the many striking images from the pandemic is an aerial photo showing cars in seemingly endless rows lined up at a food bank in San Antonio, Texas.
Feb 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: Why is Portugal being hit so hard?
Good news about COVID vaccines has been in abundance in the past few weeks. In the meantime, though, the pandemic continues to accelerate globally, with Europe accounting for 34% of new cases worldwide. One country in particular ...
Feb 2, 2021
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Health
Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths
Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back decades of progress against the most severe forms of malnutrition and is likely to kill 168,000 children before any global recovery takes hold, according to a study ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Inclusion is key for all to thrive throughout life, report says
When it comes to optimizing "longevity fitness" through attention to social, health, and wealth aspects of life, many Americans face intractable inequities based on the color of their skin, where they live, their sex, and ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Vaccination
Production, storage and distribution of COVID vaccine globally will be difficult and expensive
Infectious diseases do not respect borders.
Nov 11, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How schools can reduce parents' anxiety during the pandemic
Our recent survey found that schools can affect the mental health and well-being of not just students but their parents, too.
Nov 3, 2020
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Vaccination
What will it take to make COVID-19 vaccines globally available?
The world has bet big on vaccines as the best route for creating the level of herd immunity needed to achieve manageable levels of infections and deaths—a process that typically takes 10 to 15 years but one that we are ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Health
Heat has stronger effect on health in less developed cities, study finds
Compared to high income cities, less developed cities in Brazil have a higher hospitalization rate associated with increased heat exposure, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Yuming Guo of the ...
Oct 8, 2020
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