Health
World spends more than $200 billion to make countries healthier
The world invested more than $200 billion to improve health in lower-income countries over the past 15 years.
Jun 16, 2015
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Health
Study: 23 pct of US adults with health coverage underinsured
Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults who were insured all last year lacked adequate protection from big medical bills based on their income, according to Commonwealth Fund research.
May 20, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
UK, drugmakers establish $100M Alzheimer's venture fund
Major drugmakers, the British government and a top Alzheimer's research charity are pooling more than $100 million to create a global fund to accelerate efforts to find a treatment or even a cure for the mind-robbing disease ...
Mar 17, 2015
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Health
BMJ investigation reveals network of links between public health scientists and sugar industry
Public health scientists and a government committee working on nutritional advice receive funding from the very companies whose products are widely held to be responsible for the obesity crisis, an investigation by The BMJ ...
Feb 12, 2015
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Health
Study: Fewer struggle with medical costs as coverage grows
Not only do more Americans have health insurance, but the number struggling with medical costs has dropped since President Barack Obama's health care law expanded coverage, according to a study released Thursday.
Jan 15, 2015
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Medical research
US slipping as global leader in medical research
Once the undisputed center of global innovation in medicine, the U.S. is steadily losing ground to Asia and Europe and will, if trends continue, relinquish its leadership in the coming decade. That is the conclusion of an ...
Jan 14, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers: IMF policies hindered Ebola response
Professors from three leading British universities say International Monetary Fund policies favoring international debt repayment over social spending contributed to the Ebola crisis by hampering health care in the three ...
Dec 30, 2014
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Health
Cost of job-based health insurance outpaces family income: report
(HealthDay)—Americans who get job-based health insurance are spending a bigger chunk of their paychecks on health care than they were a decade ago, and they may be getting less financial protection for the money, a new ...
Dec 9, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is Ebola diverting resources from other neglected diseases?
Thanks in part to the Ebola crisis, neglected diseases have grabbed the world's attention. These diseases predominantly affect developing nations with limited resources to fund research, pay for treatments, and support public ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Health
US seniors' health poorest, global survey shows
(HealthDay)— Seniors in America have more chronic health problems and take more medications than seniors in 10 other industrialized countries do, according to a new global survey. The United States also stood out among ...
Nov 20, 2014
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