Health
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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News tagged with gross domestic product
Health
Philippines only country in Asia where teen pregnancy rising
The Philippines is the only Asia-Pacific country where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two decades and the slow decline of its overall fertility rate may deprive the country of the faster economic growth expected ...
Jul 7, 2016
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Medical economics
Government health spending sees 1.8% increase at the start of the pandemic
Spending on health goods and services grew by 1.8 percent to $202.5 billion during the 2019–20 financial year, which included the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, according to a new report by the Australian ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Data from 45 countries show containing COVID vs saving the economy is a false dichotomy
There is no doubt the COVID-19 crisis has incurred widespread economic costs. There is understandable concern that stronger measures against the virus, from social distancing to full lockdowns, worsen its impact on economies.
Nov 26, 2020
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Dentistry
IADR/AADR publish article on the global economic impact of dental diseases
The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published an article titled "Global Economic Impact of Dental Diseases" in the OnlineFirst portion of the Journal of Dental Research. In it, ...
Sep 17, 2015
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Health
Smoking gobbles up almost six percent of global health spend and nearly two percent of world's GDP
Smoking consumes almost 6 per cent of the world's total spend on healthcare and nearly 2 per cent of global GDP, reveals the first study of its kind, published in the journal Tobacco Control.
Jan 30, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Happiness, economics, and air pollution
Is there a link between levels of air pollution, a country's economic growth, and the happiness of its citizens? That is the question Zahra Fotourehchi and Habib Ebrahimpour of the Department of Management and Economics, ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental disorders among leading causes of illness in children worldwide
While global rates of mental disorders in children have remained stable over time, the decline of infectious diseases will place mental disorders among the main causes of disease in children aged 4-15 years, according to ...
Apr 11, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mosquito-borne viruses like Zika may be spread at lower temperatures, potentially expanding impact
Transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, such as Zika, occur at lower temperatures than previously thought, a recently released study co-authored by two University of South Florida researchers shows.
May 9, 2017
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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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