Health
To stop epidemics, acting locally more important than globally
It's flu season. You know this because you hear it on television and read about it in newspapers, so you get flu shots and generally avoid crowds.
Feb 17, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO calls on China for 'full access' for COVID investigators: FT
The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of experts to China to investigate the origins of COVID-19.
Sep 17, 2023
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Health
Real-world examples demonstrate how systems science can address health inequities
As researchers increasingly recognize that causes for health issues are structural and interrelated, real-world, innovative case studies demonstrate the value of applying systems science to evaluate health interventions and ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Google will label facilities in Search and Maps that provide abortions
Google will start labeling facilities in search and Maps that provide specific services, including abortions.
Aug 26, 2022
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Health
2VIDA! program tackles COVID vaccine hesitancy and barriers in Latinx, Black communities
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have launched a medical outreach program to get COVID-19 vaccines to Latinx and African American communities in San Diego County. The program, called Project ...
Sep 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China threatens to ban unvaccinated adults from schools, hospitals
Millions of Chinese people face bans from public spaces including schools, hospitals and shopping malls unless they get a COVID-19 vaccine, under new edicts covering nearly two dozen cities and counties.
Jul 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Too much information? Privacy questions over S. Korea virus details
Allegations of affairs, revelations of membership of religious sects: South Korea's openness about infected patients has been key in its fight against the coronavirus but raised uncomfortable questions over privacy and stigmatisation.
Mar 10, 2020
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Health
Amid virus crisis, officials announce health care tech rules
With coronavirus topping Americans' concerns, senior Trump administration officials tried to switch subjects Monday by announcing final rules aimed at delivering on the unfulfilled promise of electronic health records.
Mar 9, 2020
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Health
What stands out on a label?
With nearly 400,000 items in every grocery store (Food Marketing Institute), there are hundreds of different ways a packaged food can be labeled. Editor A. Elizabeth Sloan gathers statistics about what language on food labels ...
May 14, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Internet use can reduce fatalistic view of cancer
Many Americans have fatalistic views on cancer prevention—they believe that getting cancer is a matter of luck or fate. Recent research, published in the Journal of Communication, found that people who use the internet ...
Dec 10, 2012
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