Health
Disability sector 'not surprised' by death
People living with disabilities, their families and carers are 'not surprise' by the death of Ann Marie Smith in her Adelaide home, an online study reveals.
May 28, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women in criminal justice system less likely to receive treatment for opioid use
Pregnant women involved in the criminal justice system are disproportionately not receiving medications for opioid use disorder, as compared to their peers, according to a Vanderbilt-led study published today in PLOS Medicine.
May 19, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
The impact of COVID-19 on older adults
Before becoming a professor, Sarah Szanton made house calls to older adults as a nurse practitioner. On her visits, she saw how an older person's home environment can contribute to health outcomes. Now, as the Endowed Professor ...
May 6, 2020
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Health
Innovative drunk driving program lowers risk of rearrest
An innovative statewide alcohol-monitoring program that requires drunk drivers to be tested frequently for alcohol use significantly lowers the likelihood that participants will be rearrested or have probation revoked, according ...
May 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Federal court blocks Texas health center from touting 'ozone therapy' as coronavirus treatment
A Texas wellness company was barred from promoting "ozone therapy" as treatment for coronavirus following a lawsuit by the Justice Department alleging that the claim is false and could lead to harmful health consequences, ...
Apr 28, 2020
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Medical economics
COVID-19 could spell the end of an egalitarian National Health Service
Dr. Sabrina Germain, a Senior Lecturer in The City Law School, says the COVID-19 pandemic could signal the end of the National Health Service based on the liberal egalitarian conception of distributive justice.
Apr 27, 2020
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Health
Centring sexual and reproductive health and justice in the global COVID-19 response
The Lancet commentary "Centring sexual and reproductive health and justice in the global COVID-19 response" highlights the detrimental impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic response on sexual and reproductive health and ...
Apr 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dubai suspends marriage and divorce during virus lockdown
Coronavirus lockdowns may make or break relationships, but in Dubai marriages and divorces have been suspended "until further notice" to avoid gatherings that could spread the disease.
Apr 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US orders first shutdown of website over coronavirus fraud
The US Department of Justice announced Sunday it had shut down a website claiming to sell a coronavirus vaccine, in its first act of federal enforcement against fraud in connection with the pandemic.
Mar 23, 2020
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Health
US Supreme Court hears case that could set future of abortion
The US Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a major abortion case for the first time since President Donald Trump appointed two new conservative justices—with the future of the procedure potentially at stake.
Mar 5, 2020
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