Biking plays a significant role in urban areas and has been suggested as a tool to promote public health. Now, a new study led by Colorado State University has for the first time estimated the health benefits of urban cycling ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Men pose more risk to other road users than women do and they are more likely to drive more dangerous vehicles, reveals the first study of its kind, published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
Apr 6, 2020
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Despite all the grumbling at the time, most Americans now look back upon pandemic-era policies as a good idea, a new poll shows.
Jun 18, 2024
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For the first time, the long-term benefits of urban low emission zones for children's health have been scientifically quantified. A key finding is that, on average, simply being lucky enough to spend the time in the womb ...
May 13, 2024
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Residents of rural counties have overall worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts. A study published in PLOS Global Public Health by William Weeks at Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, United States and ...
Oct 3, 2023
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In the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us assumed we would return to our usual routines in a few weeks. Instead, restrictions on group gatherings and businesses stretched on for months. Did they continue to save ...
Aug 21, 2023
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People living in rural areas of Aotearoa (the Māori-language name for New Zealand) die at higher rates than those living in main urban centers, new research led by the University of Otago shows.
Jul 13, 2023
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A new tool to value the health effects of urban development proposals has been revealed by researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Bath and published in Frontiers in Public Health.
Mar 6, 2023
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Despite a dramatic increase in the size of the Medicare-eligible population due to an aging society, enrollment in traditional Medicare declined by almost 3% since 2006. This was the result of a significant increase in the ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Up to 78% of walkers would take a more challenging route featuring obstacles such as balancing beams, steppingstones and high steps, research has found. The findings suggest that providing 'Active Landscape' routes in urban ...
Dec 5, 2022
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