Neuroscience
Guilt, cooperation linked by neural network
(Medical Xpress) -- Economic models backed up by fMRI scans offer new insights on why people choose to cooperate rather than act selfishly.
May 12, 2011
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Medical economics
What long-term care looks like around the world
Around the world, wealthy countries are struggling to afford long-term care for rapidly aging populations. Most spend more than the United States through government funding or insurance that individuals are legally required ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Does eating processed meats cause colorectal cancer?
They're integral to summer, as ubiquitous as a zinced-up nose or a backyard cricket game. From December onward, walk into any gathering and processed meats are being served. It's the bacon sizzling on the barbecue, the cured ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Medical economics
Too much or not enough: The health care dilemma in developing countries
Globalization has significantly improved access to quality health care but some patients in developing countries are getting too much of it, researchers say.
Nov 4, 2022
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Medical economics
How can a welfare state boost population health?
Welfare state decommodification is associated with a lower age-standardized death rate and improved population health due to both direct and indirect mechanisms, according to a new study published this week in the open-access ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many failures combined to unleash death on Italy's Lombardy
As Italy prepares to emerge from the West's first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region in Europe's hardest-hit country.
Apr 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus fuels dread and angst even as China sees signs of hope
The number of new virus cases in China dropped to its lowest level in six weeks Monday and hundreds of patients at the outbreak's epicenter were being released, while a grimmer reality set in elsewhere, with swelling infection ...
Mar 2, 2020
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Health
U.S. spends more on health care, but has worse life expectancy
(HealthDay)—The United States spends substantially more than any other wealthy nation on health care, yet it has a lower life expectancy and a higher suicide rate than other wealthy nations, according to a January data ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Health
School lunches keep Japan's kids topping nutrition lists
Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children—high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.
Oct 15, 2019
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Health
More evidence needed to assess impact of soda taxes, expert says
Recent nationwide polls show Americans are divided about soda taxes. Overall, people tend to be more supportive of calorie-labeling and removing sugary drinks from schools, but less so for a general soda tax.
Oct 9, 2019
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