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Progress on balanced food goals 'poor' in Africa: FAO
Africa is making only faltering progress towards food and nutrition security, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.
Nov 17, 2017
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Americans' risk of needing nursing home care is higher than previously estimated
The average American's lifetime risk of using a nursing home is substantially greater than previous research has suggested, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Aug 28, 2017
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Doctors exploring how to prescribe income security
Physicians at St. Michael's Hospital are studying how full-time income support workers hired by health-care clinics can help vulnerable patients or those living in poverty improve their finances and their health.
Aug 18, 2017
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Experts point finger at Dutch oversight agency in egg scandal
Years of cuts at the Dutch food watchdog agency and a tendency among politicians to put economics ahead of public safety may be to blame for the EU's tainted-egg scandal that has spread as far as Hong Kong.
Aug 12, 2017
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After the Medicare breach, we should be cautious about moving our health records online
The Australian government is digitising the country's health system, but a serious Medicare security breach suggests we may not be ready.
Jul 7, 2017
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Cyberattacks remain serious threat to health providers
(HealthDay)—Cyberattacks remain a serious threat to small providers as well as big institutions, according to a report published in Medical Economics.
Feb 24, 2017
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Fixes, not repeals, more typical for major legislation like Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, came closer to repeal as the U.S. Senate and House last week passed a "budget reconciliation" order to launch a formal legislative process that may lead to substantial ...
Jan 20, 2017
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Obama health care legacy: Coverage, conflict, and questions
Although his signature law is in jeopardy, President Barack Obama's work reshaping health care in America is certain to endure in the broad public support for many of its underlying principles.
Jan 9, 2017
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Blurring of national security interests and global health agendas are an unavoidable reality
Society must align the overlapping priorities and often clashing interests of medical intelligence, national security agendas and the global health community, according to global health advocates writing in the Journal of ...
Jul 6, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers set out to discover if the risk of death from sepsis continues even after the acute infection has been cured
It's known that many patients die in the months and years after sepsis.
May 23, 2016
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