Health
Americans walk less frequently and less safely compared to other countries, shows research
A stroll through international statistics about walking reveals the grim reality of foot travel in the United States.
May 19, 2023
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Addiction
Opinion: Sports are being used to normalize gambling—we should treat the problem just like smoking
Turn on the TV and you're four times more likely to see a gambling ad during a sports broadcast than during other programming.
May 19, 2023
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Addiction
A rural county's choice: Use opioid funds to pay off debt, or pay them forward to curb crisis?
Over the past two years, rural Greene County in northeastern Tennessee has collected more than $2.7 million from regional and national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors. But instead of helping people ...
May 18, 2023
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Other
MAID's evolving ethical tensions: Does it make dying with dignity easier than living with dignity?
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) has received lots of media attention over the past few years. This is especially true as the Canadian government considers expanding eligibility for people whose sole underlying condition ...
May 18, 2023
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Medical economics
COVID-19's total cost to the economy in US will reach $14 trillion by end of 2023, finds research
The economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. will reach US$14 trillion by the end of 2023, our team of economists, public policy researchers and other experts have estimated.
May 17, 2023
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Health
Ranks of U.S. uninsured fell by 18% during COVID pandemic
Public health officials announced Tuesday that a lot fewer Americans were without health insurance after the COVID-19 pandemic than before it.
May 16, 2023
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Medical economics
One-third of U.S. physicians report ever being sued
Nearly one-third of U.S. physicians (31.2 percent) in 2022 reported they had previously been sued, according to new research released by the American Medical Association.
May 16, 2023
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Medications
PBMs, the brokers who control drug prices, finally get Washington's attention
For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the world's bestselling drug, Humira, while its maker, AbbVie, fought off potential competitors by building a wall of more than 250 patents ...
May 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Technology can play a vital role in limiting online gambling—here's how
More than a quarter of people in the UK gamble online at least once every four weeks. And 1%–2% of UK adults demonstrate moderate-to-high risk levels of gambling-related harms.
May 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
13 dead from Congo haemorrhagic fever in Iraq this year
At least 13 people have died in Iraq since the start of the year from a viral tick-borne disease transmitted to humans from livestock, the health ministry said on Saturday.
May 14, 2023
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