Tag: Health Policy
Alignment of mother and offspring body clock could prevent diseases such as heart disease and obesity
How do public ‘report cards’ affect physicians’ treatment decisions?
Transitional methods for determining causes of death
Protecting confidentiality in genomic studies: Cryptographic system could enable ‘crowdsourced’ genomics, with volunteers contributing information to privacy-protected databases
An ironic health care twist for undocumented immigrants: While immigration policies are going one way, state-focused health care funding policies appear to be going the other – potentially giving states and safety-net providers more resources
World-first synthesis of globalization effects on people and planet: International trade benefitting the rich, outsourcing social and environmental impacts
Beltway to divert diesel trucks in Sao Paulo improved public health: Impact of a real-world intervention offers a lesson for other cities
Liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes still a danger to children despite recent decline in exposures: Study recommends further regulation of liquid nicotine to keep children safer
Safety measures could save 250,000 lives a year in low- and middle-income countries: Peer review identifies most effective injury interventions covering 84 countries
A foodborne illness outbreak could cost a restaurant millions, study suggests: Foodborne outbreaks can compromise a restaurant’s annual profits, markedly outweighing preventative costs
A simple tool for doubling down on disease control
US health care systems can learn from the world
270 million visits made to English coastlines each year
Out-of-pocket expenses for chronic heart disease care inflict heavy financial burdens for low-income families; even those with insurance
Older people advised to dance for better posture, flexibility, energy and happiness