Health
Big business, poverty, autocracy 'hinder health policy'
Poor, undemocratic nations are slow to instate policies on tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods, say researchers.
Nov 5, 2021
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Medications
Medicare could negotiate drug prices under Democrats' proposal
A measure designed to lower prescription drug costs for seniors has been added to President Joe Biden's social safety net and climate change bill that Democratic leaders hope to bring to a House vote this week.
Nov 3, 2021
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Health
Corporate influence linked to slow implementation of public health policies globally
Implementation of WHO's recommended public health policies on alcohol, unhealthy foods and tobacco has been slow globally, according to a study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the London School of Hygiene ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Democrat-led states tended to have stronger response to COVID-19, improved health outcomes
States with Democratic leaders tended to have responded more strongly to COVID-19 and have seen a lower rate of the spread of the virus, according to new research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University ...
Oct 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
DR Congo records Ebola case five months after last outbreak
One Ebola case has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, five months after the latest epidemic of the disease in the country was declared over, the government said on Friday.
Oct 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola: Profile of a dreaded killer
Ebola, which could reappear years later in survivors according to a study published by the journal Nature on Wednesday, has killed more than 15,000 people since 1976.
Sep 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gene sequencing tools pinpoint origins of Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak
New research sheds light on the origins of a 2012 Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a report published online this week in the journal Cell Reports Medicine. The work ...
Aug 2, 2021
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Congo Ebola outbreak declared over
(HealthDay)—The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is over, according to the country's health officials and the World Health Organization.
May 4, 2021
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Medical research
COVID-19 mobility restrictions effective for short duration, study finds
Attempts at restricting people's mobility to control the spread of COVID-19 may be effective only for a short period, researchers said. A new study examines people's mobility for seven months during the pandemic in the United ...
Apr 23, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to stop psychopaths and narcissists from winning positions of power
One of the human race's biggest problems has been that people who occupy positions of power are often incapable of using power in a responsible way. In the past, this was mostly due to hereditary systems which assigned power ...
Apr 8, 2021
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