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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
UK report: Universal Credit harmful to mental health of lone parents
A new study has shown that Universal Credit is harmful to the mental health of claimants, particularly lone parents.
May 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cholera cases are on the rise—and Europe shouldn't be complacent about the risk
Cholera, an infection that causes severe diarrhea and can be deadly, is once more spreading in several low-income countries. In its latest update on the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) noted that the global situation ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A model for behavioral–physical health integration
Experts from UPMC Health Plan and Community Care Behavioral Health Organization recently published a state mental health policy description that shows how Pennsylvania's county-based model of Medicaid behavioral health managed ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.
Mar 21, 2023
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Health
Study: Non-infectious diseases cause early death in Pakistan
Pakistan has considerable control over infectious diseases but now struggles against cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer as causes of early deaths, according to a new study published Thursday.
Jan 20, 2023
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Medical economics
New policy framework for telehealth unveiled by researchers
Staffordshire University has today launched a new policy brief to guide the creation of national telehealth patient consultation guidelines and training.
Jan 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are at-home STD test kits reliable?
Among the more remarkable legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a public health crisis.
Nov 23, 2022
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Pediatrics
High-needs boy stuck in ER amid growing child welfare pressure in Minnesota
A distressing situation is unfolding inside the emergency department of Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, where a 10-year-old boy with severe autism and aggression has been confined for seven months.
Oct 25, 2022
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Medications
Order of radiation sickness drug unrelated to recent events in Ukraine, US health officials say
While the United States has recently ordered a $290 million supply of a drug meant to treat radiation sickness, federal health officials say that's not cause for alarm.
Oct 10, 2022
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