Health
Post-Brexit farming should support more produce to reduce cardiovascular disease deaths
Earmarking more land for growing fruits and vegetables after Brexit could help to reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Feb 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of long COVID higher for people living in most deprived areas, finds new research
New research has found that the risk of long COVID is strongly associated with area-level deprivation, with the odds of having long COVID 46% higher for people from the most deprived areas, compared to those in the least ...
May 10, 2023
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Vaccination
Hesitancy plays increasing role in vaccine coverage disparities despite wide availability
Despite widespread access, there are still wide discrepancies in COVID-19 vaccine coverage in communities across the U.S. Researchers with the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and Johns Hopkins University ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Cardiology
Zoning policies that boost affordable housing: Good for the heart?
Inclusionary zoning policies that increase the supply of affordable housing may be good for the heart. So says a first-of-a-kind study published today by researchers at the George Washington University. The study notes that ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Health
BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management. An obesity medicine physician explains
Amid the buzz around weight loss drugs and rising rates of obesity worldwide, many health care professionals are questioning one of the key measures that has long been used to define obesity.
Jun 26, 2023
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Medical economics
Q&A: Addressing high costs and greed in health care
At the core of the U.S. health care system there is a paradox, says Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, a professor of health policy, medicine, and community and family medicine at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Health
Corporate influence linked to slow implementation of public health policies globally
Implementation of WHO's recommended public health policies on alcohol, unhealthy foods and tobacco has been slow globally, according to a study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the London School of Hygiene ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Four state policies linked to growth of telehealth at mental health facilities
Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur expansion of telehealth were associated with expansion of such services by mental health facilities, but growth of telehealth was lower among facilities ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Child behavioral health in sub-Saharan Africa
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced considerable political and social instability. They also have the highest rates of HIV/AIDS and malaria globally, resulting in a myriad of physical and cognitive consequences ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Staff size, COVID-19 outcomes linked at skilled nursing facilities
(HealthDay)—At skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), staff size, including staff members not involved in resident care, is strongly associated with COVID-19 outcomes, according to a study published online July 14 in Health ...
Jul 16, 2021
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