The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that experts are "very encouraged" after only three new cases of Ebola have been reported in the past week in eastern Congo, a sign that the world's second deadliest ...
Feb 11, 2020
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Hospitals, doctors and Medicare Advantage insurance plans that care for some of the most vulnerable patients are not reimbursed fairly by Medicare, according to recent findings in JAMA.
Feb 7, 2020
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People who learn alcohol is a carcinogen—fewer than 25 percent of Canadians who consume alcohol are aware it can cause cancer—are almost two times more likely to support policies that raise the price of beer, wine and ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Responders who worked at the World Trade Center site after the attacks on September 11, 2001, have an increased overall cancer incidence compared to the general population, particularly in thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, ...
Jan 14, 2020
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Touristic escapism is a term FIU researchers have developed to refer to the time when tourists—away from their homes, cultural norms and daily life –take a break from their reality, which may lead to behaviors beyond ...
Dec 23, 2019
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Scientists and doctors are sounding the alarm about a Trump administration proposal to significantly limit the use of scientific and medical research in setting public health regulations. They warn that the new Environmental ...
Nov 13, 2019
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E-cigarette taxes will increase the purchase and use of cigarettes, a study by Georgia State University economist Michael Pesko and his colleagues suggests in the wake of legislation to tax e-cigarettes proportionately to ...
Nov 4, 2019
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Recent nationwide polls show Americans are divided about soda taxes. Overall, people tend to be more supportive of calorie-labeling and removing sugary drinks from schools, but less so for a general soda tax.
Oct 9, 2019
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The highly anticipated Breaking Bad movie El Camino story line focusing on drug production is more relevant than ever—with contamination of houses from methamphetamine cooking or smoking an increasing public health problem ...
Oct 8, 2019
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A national industry group has asked a federal judge to immediately end Massachusetts' four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products.
Oct 2, 2019
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