Health
How to avoid information overload
Being able to go online offers a wealth of knowledge, keeps you connected to loved ones and makes all sorts of transactions more convenient. But there's a downside.
Jul 3, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Health policies key factor in hospitalization of seniors
Government policy and infrastructure have a substantial impact on hospitalization of older adults, according to a University of Waterloo study.
Jun 18, 2019
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Medical economics
Ethicists propose harnessing participant engagement to address trustworthiness in medical data sharing
In order to advance and ultimately achieve precision medicine in healthcare, the National Academies has suggested that genomic and other health-related data must be shared through a medical "information commons." Released ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Health
Program that paid hospitals to adopt electronic records delivers dramatic results
Incentives paid to hospitals to implement electronic health records appear to have paid off, with adoption rates 8 percentage points higher per year over five years for those that were eligible for the payments compared with ...
Aug 9, 2017
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Health
Debate: Should the NHS provide free access to wi-fi?
Free internet access should be rolled out across NHS premises because it is essential for better decision making and outcomes for patients, argues Victoria Betton, mHabitat programme director at Leeds and York Partnership ...
Aug 12, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Who's to blame for obesity? Policymakers, the food industry, or individuals?
Fast food restaurants take a lot of heat for the rise in obesity in the United States, but is it really their fault? A research survey conducted by two food economists revealed that most people believe individuals are to ...
Jan 22, 2014
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Genetics
Crowd-sourcing genetic data could help unravel the causes of disease
Earlier this month, researchers and advocates from 40 countries formed a global alliance to enable the secure sharing of genomic and clinical data, aiming to end the era in which only the people who collected your genetic ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Other
New US website makes clinical trials easy to find
A US doctor has created a website to make it easier for the world's sickest people to connect with research that could potentially save their lives.
May 2, 2013
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Vaccination
How lawmakers in Texas and Florida undermine COVID vaccination efforts
A rule added to Texas' budget that went into effect Sept. 1 forbids health departments and other organizations funded by the state government to advertise, recommend, or even list COVID vaccines alone. "Clinics may inform ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.
Mar 21, 2023
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