Diabetes
Push is on in Congress to help millions of Americans cope with high insulin prices
Shane Thompson knows the nightmare facing diabetics struggling to afford the insulin necessary to regulate their blood sugar.
Apr 5, 2022
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News tagged with government intervention
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK: People with COVID in England won't need to self-isolate
People with COVID-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for "living with COVID" that is also likely to see testing for the ...
Feb 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK to scrap all remaining COVID restrictions next week
The British government confirmed Saturday that people with COVID-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate starting next week, as part of a plan for "living with COVID" that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus ...
Feb 20, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pandemic paves way for blowout in eating disorders, and need for more research and interventions
As the COVID-19 pandemic underpins a rise in mental health problems globally, experts are raising a red flag on 'starkly lower' government funding for research and delivery of effective eating disorder interventions, particularly ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Vaccination
Christian nationalism, vaccine hesitancy and science skeptics: Researchers delve into the sociology of COVID-19
Christian nationalists are less likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine while political conservatives express high skepticism toward the coronavirus in general, two new studies published by West Virginia University sociologists ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Health
How Google Maps can help with efforts to tackle delays in accessing critical maternal health services
Every year, 295,000 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth globally. Nigeria accounts for an enormous 23% of these deaths. Each one is a needless tragedy, and preventing them should be a global ...
Sep 7, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Housing prescriptions improve health outcomes in children, anxiety and depression in adults
Results of a study show that enrollment in a program that supports housing and health needs of medically complex families was associated with improved child health and parent mental health within six months. The program, ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Health
Experts call for health and climate change warning labels on petrol pumps
Warning labels should be displayed on petrol pumps, energy bills, and airline tickets to encourage consumers to question their own use of fossil fuels, say health experts in The BMJ today.
Mar 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK rolls out tougher virus action after dire science warning
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Tuesday unveiled a huge package of support for businesses to help them survive the introduction of tough new social measures to stem the coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 17, 2020
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Pediatrics
For newborns with hearing loss, screening opens window to a world of sound
Four-year-old Betty Schottler starts each morning with the same six sounds: (m), (ah), (oo), (ee), (sh), and (s).
Nov 26, 2019
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