The Health Care Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Its workforce is aging and burnt out. In fact, the article says, “Utility customers on average experienced just over eight hours of power interruptions in 2020, more than double the amount in 2013.” Lives have been lost because it wasn’t performing when it needed to be. It’s built around large facilities that are often decades old.

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Your Local Epidemiologist

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Here is a dose of public health that may help you forget the stress of the elections. Participation in the study involves completing surveys about your health. They are particularly looking for people ages 50 and older or those living with chronic health conditions, but anyone over 18 in the United States is eligible to join.

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In 2008, the city health department opened up 1,000 permits for street vendors to sell fresh fruits and vegetables in New York City’s food deserts. Five years after the program’s launch, in 2013, more than 500 vendors held those produce permits. This story was originally published by THE CITY.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Evidence abounds that access to primary care improves health and lowers costs. And yet, only 5% of health care spending in this country goes to primary care, less than in any other Western democracy. Freyer is a health care journalist based in Rhode Island. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.

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Frontiers

JULY 10, 2023

Young reviewers aged 8-15 review these and make them engaging for their peers before the new articles are widely disseminated online, in a range of languages. Launched in 2013, Frontiers for Young Minds is the only open-access journal edited by young people aged 8-15.

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Gideon

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The exact makeup of the gut microbiome varies greatly from individual to individual and is influenced by variables that include diet, exercise, medication use, sleep, stress, hormonal changes, aging, and disease. What About Diabetes and Gut Health? 2013 Sep 6;341(6150):1241214. The science is far from settled. 117.309715. (14)

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International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The World Health Organization’s latest global air quality guidelines point out that indoor air pollution causes a health burden that mostly affects people in low- and middle-income countries. We found that solid fuels used for cooking or heating are a potential mediator between socioeconomic factors and health status.

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National Council on Urban Indian Health

DECEMBER 17, 2024

SDPI is a highly effective program that funds life-saving efforts to fight diabetes and improve long-term health outcomes. Diabetes is one of our countrys most expensive diseases in both human and economic terms, affecting people of all ages and races, and in every region of our country. percent in 1996 to 8.1

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Gideon

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The World Health Organization estimates that healthcare workers may comprise as many as one-in-seven COVID-19 cases (17), reflecting a high incidence of hospital-acquired disease. Department of Health and Human Services. Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Public Health Reports, 122(2), pp.160-166.

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Mercola

DECEMBER 3, 2024

I have previously written about the mysteries — and potential health uses — of castor oil , and despite having minimal research backing up its potential medicinal effects, I do believe that there are notable benefits from using this versatile oil. In 2013, there were reports of ricin being mailed to U.S.

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Gideon

JULY 28, 2021

Meanwhile, in real life, a large and vocal group of researchers and public health organizations are sounding the alarm about Dengue as a pandemic-level threat in the near future. For example, Egypt’s Ministry of Health initially dismissed reports of Dengue fever in certain regions. trillion U.S Hopefully, we get a better alternative.

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Gideon

JANUARY 5, 2021

The Importance of Vitamin D for Health Having sufficient levels of Vitamin D is critical to the function of the healthy immune system and seems to be especially crucial in the case of fighting SARS-CoV-2. So, make the commitment today to prioritize your health. The Sleep-Immune Crosstalk in Health and Disease. Physiol Rev.

Ageing and Health 52

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Gideon

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In some outbreaks, typhoid has primarily affected school-aged children, with cases in infants and toddlers being quite rare. Health-care personnel should follow stool precautions. Typhoid fever in children aged less than 5 years”, Lancet , vol. 171-182, 2013. Both children and adults contract typhoid fever. 734-7, 1999.

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Sheffield DPH

JANUARY 14, 2023

Public Health” in almost all guises won’t deliver results fast enough on the right now issues. In the medium to long term pretty much everybody says “public health” is “the answer” In whole or in part. Some talk about “prevention” or “public health”. Not into health. Of that there is no doubt. This was good.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 14, 2024

The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that obesity nationwide has dropped from 46 percent in 2022 to 45.6 percent last year.The researchers also discovered that obesity has declined substantially in the South, including among women older adults, ages 66 to 75. million adults from 2013 to 2023.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This is further evidence that in primates, social connectedness translates into good physical and mental health, and vice versa. Social connections are essential for good health and wellbeing in social animals, such as ourselves and other primates. They also took into account sex, age, season, and rank within the group’s hierarchy.

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Gideon

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Whether you are a student of nursing, health sciences, public health, or another specialty, you may be interested in expanding your knowledge of epidemiology. Public health and government agencies prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases on their shores. We can see this visually represented with outbreak or case maps.

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Gideon

MARCH 18, 2021

Doxycycline, Ceftriaxone, Amoxicillin, and Cefuroxime can be used as a treatment, with dosage, route, and duration varying according to patient age and the nature and severity of the disease. It is important to contact a health professional before attempting to remove a tick. 128-32, 2013. (3) Available: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007327

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BU School of Public Health Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

school news SPH Plugs In: Our Favorites This Fall Members of the SPH community share recommendations for the books, films, podcasts, and other content that has resonated with them as they study, research, and practice public health. For peers who share her interest in women’s health, she recommends the documentary podcast Bodies.

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The Hill

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The research points to a substantial increase in overweight and obese adults in the last 30 years as well as an especially large increase in adolescents aged 5-24, with forecasts showing little room for improvement leading up to 2050. at or over 30 and “overweight” adults as those who were age 25 and over with a body mass index at or over 25.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Many experts attribute this decline to educational, economic, and social factors that have slowed teen birth rates and prompted a growing trend in delayed childrearing until older ages. The web-based preconception cohort study is the largest of its kind worldwide, following thousands of individuals ages 21-45 who are trying to conceive.

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Smart Data Collective

MARCH 16, 2020

Health IT Analytics wrote an article on the cost benefits of using big data in healthcare. The professional conference Digital Health Summit was held at the CES in Las Vegas in January 2013. “Last year 44 million health-related applications were downloaded, while investments in the sector are expected to grow by 45%.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By Jaymie Baxley While campaigning to become the state’s 75th governor in 2016, Roy Cooper said he wanted to help low-income North Carolinians who had been forced to forgo basic medical care because they could not afford health insurance. He finally achieved that goal six years later when North Carolina expanded Medicaid.

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The Hill

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of celebrity doctor and failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks the latest potential shakeup of federal health agencies, and adds new uncertainty to the future of Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

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