Health
NIH cancer chief to serve as acting FDA commissioner
The head of the National Cancer Institute will temporarily take charge of the Food and Drug Administration next month after the departure of its current chief.
Mar 12, 2019
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Medical economics
Cuts to local government funding in recent years cost lives, study finds
A new study from researchers at the University of Liverpool shows that decreasing local government funding over recent years probably contributed to declines in life expectancy in some areas of England, which was stalling ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Health
CMS softens Medicare Advantage funding changes
Medicare Advantage customers may not see the drastic 2014 benefit cuts or premium hikes that insurers have been warning about after all.
Apr 2, 2013
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Health
COVID-19 may add 525,000 to annual TB deaths
The world could see an additional 525,000 TB deaths in 2021 as a result of disruptions to public health delivery systems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, says a new survey by global civil society networks.
Sep 23, 2020
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Health
UK's anti-lobbying clause risks jeopardizing public health, warn experts
A move by the UK government to stop lobbying by tax funded bodies could have a serious impact on public health, warn leading researchers in The BMJ today.
Mar 15, 2016
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Medical economics
New research finds adult vaccination rates increase when out-of-pocket costs decrease
Adults are more likely to follow government vaccination recommendations when they do not have to pay out of pocket for the vaccine, according to a new study by a University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher. The findings ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Medical economics
Where the government draws the line for Medicaid coverage leaves out many older Americans—new research
Medicaid, which provides low-income Americans with health insurance coverage, currently excludes large numbers of adults over 65 with social, health and financial profiles similar to those of people the program does cover. ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Health
Young at wrong end of deprivation gap, finds study
The under thirties have endured most the marked increase in relative deprivation of any age group in England, according to a 11-year study of data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Mar 19, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Greece: Despite a decade of health cuts, coronavirus death rates appear comparatively low
Greece, which has just come out of a 10-year financial crisis, appears at this stage to have been relatively lightly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Decline in financing could undermine malaria efforts
Global malaria elimination funding is declining at a time when it remains crucial to eliminating the disease worldwide, according to a study published in the open access Malaria Journal.
Jul 14, 2017
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