Potential solutions to drug shortages and the lack of competition in generic medicines
Drug shortages and price hikes have become a critical issue in the health care industry. A recent example of this […]
Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by alcohol consumption, according […] Driving is a complex task that involves perceptual, motor and cognitive abilities. These abilities may be affected in early Alzheimer […] On average, patients get about 11 seconds to explain the reasons for their visit before they are interrupted by their […] A pioneering study has found Australian parents who turned to medicinal cannabis to treat children with epilepsy overwhelmingly (75 percent) […] A new sugar tax introduced on soft drinks in Chile has been effective in reducing consumption of sugary drinks, new […] Around 25 percent of Medicare spending in the U.S. occurs in the last year of people’s lives. This is sometimes […] This month marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Struck by bullets on June 5, […] Does this sound like someone you know? He or she spends too much time in front of screens, gets little […] One in three adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) visit the emergency department annually but effective primary care could […]Public Health
Higher alcohol taxes are cost-effective in reducing alcohol harms
Naturalistic driving study investigates self-regulation behavior in early Alzheimer’s disease
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Content of illicit cannabis extracts used to treat children with epilepsy revealed: Families who turned to black market did not get CBD-rich products; majority reduced seizures
The impact of the sugar tax in Chile: A bittersweet success?
Study debunks notion that large chunks of Medicare go to lost causes: The value of late-in-life health care spending
RFK’s assassination: A medical analysis of his injuries and neurosurgical care
Bad habits that lead to cancer, chronic disease corrected by simple lifestyle intervention: Intervention uses a smartphone app, activity tracker, small financial incentive and personal coach
Good primary care lowers emergency department use for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities