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How has cardiovascular disease contributed to the rural–urban life expectancy gap?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

in rural areas, but by 2005–2009, the difference was greater (78.8 We found that, from 1999 to 2009, the gap between urban and rural counties grew. The rural–urban gap continued to grow during 2010–2019, but its pace was slower than in 1999–2009. This disparity has been widening for decades. years, compared with 70.5

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The Dose (November 1)

Your Local Epidemiologist

It was also recommended for people aged 50-64 with certain risk factors; however, uptake is incredibly low, especially for Black Americans. This is how the 2009 H1N1 pandemic started. The risk to you today is still very low. There are around 15-25 cases per 100,000 people every year. And children.)

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Connecting With Patients About Insomnia & Gaining Weight

Black Health Matters

It was first discovered in 2009. A 2022 review published in Nutrients stated that “Epidemiological and laboratory studies have consistently demonstrated that short sleep duration is a significant risk factor for weight gain and obesity, especially in African Americans.”

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What is Staphylococcus aureus?

Gideon

Individuals at increased risk include patients with diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS , and other conditions that compromise the immune system. Hospitalization is in itself a risk factor for S. One study showed that 33% of children admitted to the PICU during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic had a secondary bacterial coinfection, with S.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

In the wake of President Obama’s 2009 Hitch Act, White House technocrats actively encouraged hospitals to absorb their physicians’ practices as a vehicle for facilitating the adoption of electronic health records. HITech and the ACA.