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WHO backs farmers to grow food instead of tobacco
The World Health Organization said Friday it was helping a growing number of farmers turn away from tobacco to help strengthen food security, particularly in Africa.
May 26, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cost of anxiety and depression in Singapore runs into the billions
Symptoms of anxiety and depression in the post-peak pandemic era could be costing Singapore 2.9% of its gross domestic product (GDP)—or nearly S$16 billion—suggests a study conducted by Duke-NUS Medical School and the ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Health
Free trade deal is a major threat to UK public health, warn experts
The UK's decision to join one of the world's largest free trade agreements, known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), poses a major threat to UK public health, warn experts ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Medical economics
US leads world in health care spending yet key health outcomes lag
The U.S. spends as much as three times more on health care per person as other high-income countries, yet residents are often less likely to visit doctors, according to a report that highlights poor returns for the nation's ...
Feb 3, 2023
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US leads in health care spending, but is last for health outcomes among rich nations
The United States spends up to four times more on health care than most wealthy nations, but it doesn't have much to show for it.
Jan 31, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
World 'dangerously unprepared' for next crisis: Red Cross
All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned on Monday, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters.
Jan 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research sheds light on how countries responded to the COVID-19 pandemic
A new paper by a team at Los Alamos National Laboratory is giving researchers new insight into how countries respond to systemic shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jan 11, 2023
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Health
Inaction could cost Australian truckers their lives, study finds
If nothing is done to improve the health of Australia's male truck drivers, 6,067 lives and AU$2.6 billion in productivity could be lost over the next 10 years, Monash University-led research has found.
Nov 21, 2022
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Health
Transitioning to net-zero emissions could be the greatest health opportunity of this century
Climate change threatens to undermine the health of people around the world, with more intense and frequent extreme weather events, increased heatwave exposure, climate-related food insecurity, alteration in the spread of ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Medical economics
New report reveals major health and economic impacts of digestive diseases across Europe
Data from a new pan-European study on the burden of digestive diseases, presented today at UEG Week 2022 and published in the United European Gastroenterology Journal, highlights a worrying increase in the prevalence of several ...
Oct 10, 2022
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