Health
Why eco-labeling is so difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic
We've all, at some point, bought an eco-labeled product.
Dec 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK survey: Ethnic minorities less likely to take COVID jab
People from ethnic minority backgrounds or with lower incomes are less likely to take the coronavirus vaccine being rolled out in Britain, research suggested Wednesday, raising concerns about whether the jab would reach the ...
Dec 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Physical distancing polices not enough to protect lower-income people
A new Boston University School of Public Health study of the first four months of America's coronavirus epidemic, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, shows that physical distancing (also called "social distancing") ...
Nov 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Preventive health care falls by wayside during pandemic
Americans saw their doctors for preventive and elective care far less often than usual in the first two months of the pandemic shutdown, according to a new study.
Nov 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study details highest-risk groups for dying of COVID-19 in Sweden
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Urban air pollution may make COVID-19 more severe for some
As the pandemic persists, COVID-19 has claimed more than 200,000 lives in the United States and damaged the public health system and economy. In a study published on September 21 in the journal The Innovation, researchers ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO, partners roll out faster COVID tests for poorer nations
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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Health
Inequalities in premature deaths have increased between the rich and poor in Canada
Socioeconomic inequalities in premature deaths in Canada have increased over the last 25 years, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Sep 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US hospital admissions for non-COVID-19 have only partially rebounded from initial decline
While declines in U.S. hospital admissions during the onset of COVID-19 has been well-documented, little is known about how admissions during the rebound varied by age, insurance coverage and socioeconomic groups. The decline ...
Sep 25, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Exploring the breadth and reach of the 'Undetectable = Untransmittable' message
With 20 years of evidence demonstrating HIV treatment to be highly effective in reducing the transmission of the virus, recent evidence has empirically proven that people living with HIV with an undetectable viral load cannot ...
Sep 24, 2020
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