Keeping obesity rates level could save nearly $550 billion over two decades
Researchers have forecast the cost savings and rise in obesity prevalence over the next two decades in a new public health study.
May 7, 2012
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Researchers have forecast the cost savings and rise in obesity prevalence over the next two decades in a new public health study.
May 7, 2012
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The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked heated and passionate debates about the introduction of vaccine passports. The use of digital vaccination certificates is becoming increasingly common in cities around the globe. Whether ...
Feb 23, 2022
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The collection of nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) samples for COVID-19 diagnostic testing poses challenges including exposure risk to healthcare workers and supply chain constraints. Saliva samples are easier to collect but can ...
Jun 10, 2021
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"Test, test, test". The World Health Organisation's prescription for success in wrestling the new coronavirus pandemic under control may seem simple. So why are so few countries able to follow it?
Mar 25, 2020
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Americans' cardiovascular health varies greatly from state to state, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA).
Jan 4, 2013
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"Obesity and extreme obesity in childhood, which are more prevalent among minority and low-income families, have been associated with other cardiovascular risk factors, increased health care costs, and premature death. Obesity ...
Dec 25, 2012
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(HealthDay) -- Active surveillance of patients with small renal masses is driven by a tumor size less than 3 cm, poor performance score (PS), and an endophytic lesion, among other patient, tumor, and surgeon characteristics, ...
May 7, 2012
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A research team led by St. Michael's Hospital's Dr. Kamran Khan is teaming up with British authorities to anticipate and track the risk for an infectious disease outbreak at the London Olympics this summer.
Jan 17, 2012
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James Cook University researchers examining the spread of the monkeypox virus say its rapid global spread in 2022, after years of being confined to Central and West Africa, shows the need to remain vigilant against virus ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Despite improved access to health care, racial and ethnic minority populations still have disparate access compared to non-Hispanic Whites, according to a new study published in Obesity journal.
Aug 24, 2022
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