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New York/CMEDIA: An investment today of an additional US$0.24 per patient per year in digital health interventions, such as telemedicine, mobile messaging and chatbots, can help save more than 2 …
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#Stroke, #BrainStroke, #AirPollution, #HighTemperature Although stroke is highly preventable and treatable, there has been a rapid rise in the global stroke burden between 1990 and 2021, due to both population growth and the …
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#Mpox, #MpoxScare, #Africa IBNS-CMEDIA: The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African …
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Vancouver/CMEDIA: The province of British Columbia lacks sufficient facilities dedicated to helping those struggling with addiction amid the opioid crisis that has killed more than 15,000 people since declaration of a health …
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WHO has updated its guidelines for the care of patients with influenza. The guidelines are designed primarily for health care providers who manage patients with influenza virus infection, and will also serve as …
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#Mpox, #WHO, #MpoxVaccine The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list. The prequalification approval is expected to …
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#Screentime, #Badtime, #BadtimeScreen, #Sleep, #SleepDisruption Despite what we’ve been led to believe, the timing of evening screen time, rather than the activity itself, negatively impacts youth sleep, a University of Otago study has found. …
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#Cholera, #CholeraDeaths, #WHO The number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, according to global cholera statistics for 2023 published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. Over 4000 …
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#MobilePhone, #BrainCancer, #Cancer A World Health Organization commissioned systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure finds no association between mobile phone use and head cancers. The Australian Radiation …
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#TeenageUse, #TeenageSex, #AdolscentSex, #UnprotectedSex, #Sex, #Condom Condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates of unprotected sex worryingly high, according to a new report from the World Health Organization’s Regional …
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