Both telemedicine and community screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in rural and urban settings are cost-effective in China, and telemedicine screening programs are more cost-effective, according to a study led by a group ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Chinese health authorities reported nearly 3,400 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots as the country contends with its gravest outbreak in two years.
Mar 13, 2022
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Floods are devastating communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and have pushed emergency services to their limits.
Feb 28, 2022
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The world has seen dramatic improvements in maternal, newborn and child health. For instance, the World Health Organisation reported a 38% reduction in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2017, globally. Maternal deaths refer ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Indonesia has significantly recovered from a mid-year spike in coronavirus cases and deaths that was one of the worst in the region, but with its vaccination drive stalling due to logistical challenges and other issues, and ...
Nov 26, 2021
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It took 15 years for psychologist Elizabeth Mutunga's father to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, after he began forgetting what day it was.
Sep 23, 2021
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A recent study, "Effect of Marital Status on Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty," looked at contributing factors toward the best and safest environment for a patient to recuperate following total knee arthroplasty ...
Aug 31, 2021
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For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a "city disease," affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns.
Jun 30, 2021
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Many Americans have started to relax their personal pandemic precautions at least some of the time and participate in some everyday activities again, according to a survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public ...
Jun 22, 2021
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The rate of deaths related to diabetes and high blood pressure among Black people over the past two decades improved in urban areas, according to a new study, but rural communities are lagging.
May 20, 2021
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