Despite economic crises and dwindling aid, the UN said Monday huge progress had been made towards meeting the so-called Millennium Development Goals, including its bid to slash world hunger in half between 1990 and 2015.
Jul 1, 2013
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A new study by researchers from The Hilltop Institute at UMBC of over 1,600 hospitals across the U.S. shows self-pay cash prices for emergency room (ER) facility fees vary with hospital and regional characteristics.
Jul 14, 2022
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Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world and access to health care is limited for many people. Childhood vaccinations are a crucial component of preventative care, but vaccination rates remain below the World ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Simply knowing a child's home address and some socioeconomic data can serve as a vital sign – helping hospitals predict which children admitted for asthma treatment are at greater risk for re-hospitalization or additional ...
Oct 18, 2012
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Imagine your healthy child gets sick—so sick that you take them to the emergency department. You are shocked to find out that their liver is failing, and they will need a transplant to survive. Studies show that their chances ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Expanding Medicaid-benefit eligibility to cover all people with income below 139 percent of the federal poverty line reduced Black-white disparities in preventable hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, according ...
Mar 10, 2023
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A new study, published in BMJ Open, links a rise in infant mortality in England to poverty.
Oct 3, 2019
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Twenty-nine percent of patients with colorectal cancer in a nationally representative sample were diagnosed after an emergency, such as an obstruction or perforation of the bowel, according to data presented at the 11th Annual ...
Oct 17, 2012
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Social assistance programs have strongly reduced child mortality in Brazil, and their expansion could prevent nearly 150,000 child deaths by 2030. The study, led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), shows ...
Nov 16, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Poverty rates remain high among children in the United States and continue to affect their health, education and safety, a new federal report shows.
Jul 12, 2013
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