Health
Climate change will fuel diseases, warns Global Fund
Climate change will end up killing people by fuelling infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Tuesday.
Nov 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Finally, people with disabilities will have a chance to tell their stories – and be believed
The draft terms of reference for the royal commission into the abuse and neglect of people with disabilities, released for comment this week, outline the commission's plan to investigate all forms of violence, abuse, neglect ...
Mar 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Omicron subvariants and the changing landscape of COVID-19
Omicron is mutating in giant leaps, with scientists racing to keep up. Its diversity is challenging vaccine efficacy and complicating treatment. But this fall, broad spectrum bivalent vaccines may help mitigate the seemingly ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Health
Narrowing the digital divide for health care
Many parts of rural America with less access to health care also have limited broadband internet that could help them take advantage of increasingly popular online health services.
Mar 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil virus death toll passes 130,000
Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 130,000 Friday, amid cautious optimism over signs the virus is finally slowing in the hard-hit South American country.
Sep 12, 2020
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Health
Disasters could disrupt care for opioid use disorder in most vulnerable communities
The COVID-19 pandemic has spiked the overdose death rate from opioid use. For people who rely on medications (buprenorphine, methadone, and extended-release naltrexone) to treat opioid use disorders, the pandemic and such ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Health
Unique market ensures St. Louis gets its 'Medicine' – healthy food
Every other Thursday, Kathryn McNary watches out the window of her apartment in St. Louis for the mail truck to arrive.
Nov 1, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Syria declares first coronavirus death
A woman in Syria died on Sunday of the novel coronavirus, the health ministry said, marking the country's first officially declared death from COVID-19.
Mar 29, 2020
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Health
Achieving sustainable diets with nutrition equity
One of the planet's greatest challenges is nourishing all of humanity while protecting the health of the planet itself. In a commentary published in the journal One Earth, Lora Iannotti, a professor at the Brown School at ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Health
How one health system is shifting from volume to value
(HealthDay)—ACCESS Health System, which operates 36 health centers, is transitioning to a patient-centered, physician-friendly health system that provides a continuum of care to underserved populations, according to the ...
Apr 22, 2016
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