Changing the definition of high blood pressure universally would have a global impact on the prevalence of hypertension—particularly in lower income countries and in younger age groups—according to a study published today ...
May 17, 2022
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By now, many are aware that the pandemic has affected lower-income groups the most within countries, including in Canada. But what most do not know is that income inequality—the economic distance between higher and lower-income ...
Dec 22, 2021
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The number of people suffering from diabetes is surging, even as tens of millions cannot get the insulin they need, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Nov 12, 2021
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One in seven cancer patients around the world have missed out on potentially life-saving operations during COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study reveals.
Oct 6, 2021
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The net benefit of vaccinating children is unclear, and vulnerable people worldwide should be prioritized instead, say experts in The BMJ today.
Jul 8, 2021
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Rich nations should consider paying for elderly people to live in care homes in lower income countries in a bid to ease the pressure on domestic residential and nursing care provision, argues an ethicist in the Journal of ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Demand for cancer surgery is expected to increase from 9.1 million to 13.8 million procedures over the next twenty years, requiring a huge increase in the workforce including nearly 200,000 additional surgeons and 87,000 ...
Jan 22, 2021
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We've all, at some point, bought an eco-labeled product.
Dec 22, 2020
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Being a man, having a lower income, having a lower level of education, not being married, and being born abroad in low- or middle-income countries—these are factors that, independent of one another, are related to an elevated ...
Oct 9, 2020
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The World Health Organization announced Monday that it and leading partners have agreed to a plan to roll out 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for the coronavirus to help lower- and middle-income countries make up ground ...
Sep 28, 2020
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