Psychology & Psychiatry
Experts urge US to measure, pursue our happiness
A panel of experts thinks the U.S. government should be more in touch with Americans' feelings.
Dec 7, 2013
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News tagged with government study
Health
CDC: Many teen moms didn't think it could happen
A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant.
Jan 19, 2012
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Vaccination
Pfizer's updated booster targets Omicron variants, new data confirms
New trial data shows that Pfizer's updated COVID booster shot is more powerful against Omicron subvariants than the original shot, the company announced Thursday.
Oct 14, 2022
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Health
Discriminatory redlining practices in the 1930s associated with present-day rates of ED visits due to asthma
Current rates of emergency department visits due to asthma are around 2.4 times higher in areas that were redlined—deprioritised for mortgage investment—in the 1930s, than in areas rated as the least risky investments ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK under pressure as COVID-19 epidemic doubling every 9 days
The British government is under pressure to develop a national strategy to combat a surge of COVID-19 cases and "rescue Christmas'' as scientists warn that the number of people hospitalized with the disease in the U.K. could ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Health
Access to paid sick leave linked to lower mortality rate among US adult workers
Access to paid sick leave is linked to a lower rate of mortality among US working age men and women, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study shows that laws requiring employers ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy
If you were exposed to COVID-19, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you're not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released Thursday.
Aug 11, 2022
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Health
Fewer than half US adults get enough exercise
Fewer than half of US adults get enough physical activity for their health, said a US government study released Tuesday.
Aug 7, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
Is child obesity really going to shorten lives?
Rising life expectancy is one of the great success stories. If you were born in 1870, you'd expect to live until you were 30. But if you were born today, you'd expect to live to 72, and the UN predicts it will continue to ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Health
China's mass testing mantra is building a waste mountain
Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste that has become the environmental and economic levy of a zero-COVID strategy.
Jun 20, 2022
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