Psychology & Psychiatry
Number of suicides in Japan hits record low
The number of suicides in Japan fell to a record low in 2019, the government said Friday, as the country tackles one of the world's highest suicide rates.
Jan 17, 2020
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Medications
Analysis finds big drugmakers could lose $1 trillion in sales and still be most profitable industry
A new analysis of publicly reported financial data published today by researchers at West Health Policy Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that large, brand-name drug manufacturers would still ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Health
Survey: Seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries can face considerable financial hardship
Despite high beneficiary satisfaction with Medicare overall, a new national survey led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Business School, and colleagues finds that its coverage gaps may ...
Nov 4, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poorer children's summer holiday experiences linked with worse mental well-being
For most children and young people, the school holidays are a time to have fun with friends and family, and do everything they might not be able to do during term time. As one of the world's richest economies, you might expect ...
Apr 4, 2019
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Medical research
A 'fountain of youth' pill? Sure, if you're a mouse
Renowned Harvard University geneticist David Sinclair recently made a startling assertion: Scientific data shows he has knocked more than two decades off his biological age.
Feb 15, 2019
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Health
Study shows electronic health information exchanges could cut billions in Medicare spending
Spending on entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid consumes some two-thirds of all federal spending, but new research from the University of Notre Dame shows that information technology investments in health care ...
Sep 13, 2017
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Health
Wearable tech takes aim at health care costs
Stroll around the office or neighborhood six times a day, and earn $1.50 toward your health insurance. Step up activity a bit more and bring the total to $1,400 annually.
Mar 27, 2016
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Health
Fewer mental health patients facing delayed discharge from hospital
Two studies a decade apart in England show fewer mental health inpatients are experiencing delayed discharge from hospital, although finding accommodation on discharge is a greater problem.
Jun 17, 2013
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Health
Direct costs for low back pain care in U.K. are substantial
(HealthDay)—The financial burden of caring for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) in the United Kingdom is twice that of caring for patients without CLBP, according to a study published in the Jan. 1 issue of Spine.
Jan 3, 2013
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Health
Divorce costs thousands of women health insurance coverage
(Medical Xpress)—About 115,000 women lose their private health insurance every year in the wake of divorce, according to a University of Michigan study.
Nov 12, 2012
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