Health
Māori-specific data shows extent of health inequities
The first study to use Māori-specific data from a nationwide health-related quality of life survey has shed important light on the extent of inequities in Aotearoa.
Jul 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Statement outlines inequities in cardio-oncology care, research
Inequities in cardio-oncology care and research are addressed in a scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association and published online June 28 in Circulation.
Jul 6, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
International migrants left behind in HIV response: Study
International migrants in Australia and beyond are at increased risk of HIV infection due to reduced access to a highly effective prevention measure, a world-first global review led by Monash University has found.
Jul 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Supporting smokers with new lung health checks could save thousands of lives
Researchers and national cancer charities strongly welcome the UK Government's decision to back National Screening Committee recommendations for a new national screening program for lung cancer with smoking cessation support ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Health
Study examines COVID-19's impact on socioeconomic inequality in health behaviors among Japanese adolescents
A study, led by Assistant Professor Kyan Akira (Kyoto University and Kobe University) and Professor Takakura Minoru (University of the Ryukyus), found for the first time that the socioeconomic inequality in achieving recommended ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Health
UK's NHS 'flying blind' in attempt to tackle ethnic inequalities in care, warns expert
The NHS will be "flying blind" in its attempts to meet its legal, and moral, obligation to eliminate ethnic inequalities in health and care until longstanding problems with the quality of ethnicity data are resolved, warns ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Health
How universal basic income's impact on people's finances could transform the UK's health
In October 1936, 200 men marched from South Tyneside to London to protest against the poverty and unemployment in their town, Jarrow.
Jun 12, 2023
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Medical economics
Deaths of despair: How income inequality puts Canadian youth at risk
Income inequality has been linked to poor physical and mental health in past research, but more recent evidence suggests the issue of income inequality may be much more severe than previously expected.
May 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Loneliness has a strong impact on suicidal ideation among Japanese during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic period, mental health of the human population remarkably deteriorated worldwide. With the spread of the infection, the number of suicides in Japan began to increase in 2020, for the first time ...
May 24, 2023
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Medical economics
Study highlights the financial toll of health disparities in the United States
New research shows that the economic burden of health disparities in the United States remains unacceptably high. The study revealed that in 2018, racial and ethnic health disparities cost the U.S. economy $451 billion, a ...
May 17, 2023
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