Vaccination
How many lives have coronavirus vaccines saved?
More than 200 million U.S. residents have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine with the expectation that the vaccines slow virus transmission and save lives.
Oct 15, 2021
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Health
A medical moonshot would help fix inequality in American health care
COVID-19 has put the American health care system's deeply entrenched inequities into high relief. The social, economic and political structures that predated the pandemic's public health crisis and resulting recession have ...
Jul 2, 2021
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Medical economics
Average COVID hospital bill for U.S. seniors nearly $22,000
The cost of COVID-19 hospitalizations averaged nearly $22,000 for older Americans in 2020—and much more for those who became critically ill, a new government study finds.
Jun 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
Where and when is economic decision-making represented in the brain?
Economists have been using game theory to study decision-making since the 1950s. More recently, the interdisciplinary field of neuroeconomics has gained popularity as scientists try to understand how economic decisions are ...
Feb 10, 2021
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Cardiology
Getting fired during a pandemic could break your heart
The COVID-19 pandemic-induced recession and rising unemployment may increase the occurrence of heart disease in New Zealand, particularly in middle-aged men.
Dec 4, 2020
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Health
Collateral damage: The unmet health-care needs of non-COVID-19 patients
As the second wave of COVID-19 has now officially hit Central Canada (Québec and Ontario), we can expect health-care system resources to again be disproportionally demanded by COVID-19 patients. Addressing the direct health ...
Oct 27, 2020
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Health
Generic public health messages work best at shifting dietary behaviours
Generic public health messages, such as 'eat 5 fruit and vegetables a day', are more effective at shifting dietary habits than very specific advice and guidance tailored according to individual needs, say researchers.
Aug 20, 2020
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Health
Pharmacy service will save NHS £651 million
A research team from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham, and UCL evaluating a service delivered by pharmacists since 2011 have calculated it will save the English NHS around £651 million.
Dec 2, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
HPTN 071 modelling and cost analyses show benefits of community HIV testing and treatment
Continuation of community-wide HIV testing and prompt initiation of treatment as delivered in the HPTN 071 (PopART) study in South Africa and Zambia could lead to substantial reductions in new HIV cases, be cost-effective, ...
Jul 22, 2019
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Health
Higher out-of-pocket costs threaten universal health coverage in 'missing middle' nations
One in six countries is expected to have substantially high out-of-pocket spending as a proportion of total health expenditures by 2050, according to a new scientific study.
Apr 25, 2019
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