Cardiology
Heart surgery backlog requires urgent action
Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people with a common heart condition waiting for life-saving treatment, according to new research.
Jun 17, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Obesity lowering the age for knee replacements
More than half of Australians who underwent knee replacement for osteoarthritis were obese, increasing their risk of having the operation at a younger age, especially among women.
Jun 08, 2022
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Health
The devastating cost of austerity on health across the UK
People across the U.K. are dying younger as a result of austerity, with people living in the poorest areas hardest hit. A new report out today calls for urgent action and presents 40 recommendations to turn the situation ...
May 31, 2022
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Health
Climate change threatens people's health dramatically, but solutions are within reach
Climate change is having a range of impacts on health today that will become more severe unless urgent action is taken, according to a report by world experts.
May 30, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity soars among low-income US children and teenagers during early COVID-19 pandemic
During the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of children and adolescents from low-income families with overweight or obesity increased markedly, according to new research being presented at this year's ...
May 07, 2022
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Health
Hospitals note a person's intellectual disability only 20% of the time, so they don't adjust their care
People with intellectual disability only have their disability noted by hospital staff in one in every five hospital admissions, our new study shows.
May 03, 2022
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Health
How climate affects health
Over the last few years, we've seen that rising temperatures and extreme weather events can significantly affect the health of people around the world.
Mar 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: One in two patients across ICUs in India suffers from sepsis
India has a high burden of sepsis with more than one in two patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) across the country developing this complication with associated high rates of anti-microbial resistance and death ...
Feb 11, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
System failures contribute to self-harm amongst imprisoned women who have been in care
Women in prison who have experienced the care system as children report using self-harm as a way to communicate, alleviate and end the pain in their lives, new research, led by Lancaster University, finds.
Jan 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Riot-hit Netherlands braces for new COVID curbs
The Netherlands will tighten its partial COVID lockdown on Friday with the early closure of bars, restaurants and shops, as police prepare for possible new riots against the curbs.
Nov 26, 2021
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