Health
Inflation bites: How rising food costs affect nutrition and health
Food for thought: rising grocery prices affect food choices and nutrition, and ultimately health, and even the health care system.
Jan 13, 2023
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Health
Global study identifies neighborhood characteristics that promote walking and cycling
How people perceive their own neighborhoods may have a lot to do with whether they choose to walk and cycle, according to a global study of nearly 40,000 adults.
Jan 11, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Why food deprivation in childhood is linked to obesity
As energy prices rise and the cost of living goes up, it is estimated that there are 4 million children from poorer households who have limited or uncertain access to healthy food.
Jan 11, 2023
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Health
Researchers discover bias in how pictures are used to depict disease in global health publications
Photography is a powerful tool in storytelling and scientific communication. But it can also cause harm when used unethically.
Jan 11, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Expanding Medicaid led to decreased postpartum hospitalizations
According to health care experts, the benefits for brand-new parents and their infants having access to health care during pregnancy as well as during the postpartum period are indisputable. Even so, many patients—including ...
Jan 10, 2023
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Medical economics
When public hospitals go private, low-income patients lose, says study
Government has been getting out of the hospital business in the United States, which begs a question: Are patients better off when private owners take over?
Jan 10, 2023
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Health
School garden-based interventions can improve blood sugar, reduce bad cholesterol in children
School garden-based interventions can improve metabolic parameters such as blood sugar and cholesterol in children, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.
Jan 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted care reverses racial/ethnic health disparities in colon cancer screening, researchers find
Colorectal cancer is a leading cancer-related cause of death in the United States, ranking third in incidence and deaths. Effective colorectal cancer screening has been shown to reduce the risk of death from the disease by ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Health
Study shows gardening may help reduce cancer risk, boost mental health
Get more exercise. Eat right. Make new friends.
Jan 6, 2023
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COVID: unvaccinated people may be seen as 'free riders' and face discrimination
More than five billion people globally have now been vaccinated against COVID-19. Of course, many of the three billion or so who haven't may not yet have been able to access a COVID vaccine, particularly in low-income countries. ...
Jan 6, 2023
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