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World Health Day 2019: Let’s Celebrate Food, Climate, Insurance Coverage and Connectivity

Health Populi

Today, 7 April, is World Health Day. With that in mind, I devote this post to three key social determinants of health (SDOH) that are top-of-mind for me these days: food for health, climate change, and universal health coverage. UHC happens to be WHO’s focus for World Health Day 2019. [As

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What the 2019 Nobel Prize Winners in Economics Teach Us About Health

Health Populi

The three winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics — Banerjee and Duflo (both of MIT) and Kremer (working at Harvard) — were recognized for their work on alleviating global poverty.” The post What the 2019 Nobel Prize Winners in Economics Teach Us About Health appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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The 3 Emerging Technologies For Dementia

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. According to the World Health Organization, dementia affected more than 50 million people worldwide in 2019, with 10 million more cases being added each year. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Understanding Medication Safety Training

American Medical Compliance

In addition, unsafe medication practices leading to medication errors are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in health services delivery. A medication safety fact file released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 shows that medication errors harm millions of patients yearly.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

Reforming the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List: Essential but Unaffordable. Value Health. Medicaid Spending on Antiretrovirals from 2007-2019. The post Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy appeared first on Bill of Health. N Engl J Med. 2022 Oct 13;387(15):1347-1349.

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HIMSS22 Europe: ‘We need to develop eco-friendly digital health’

Healthcare It News

of the world’s net greenhouse gas emissions come from the healthcare sector – double those from the airline industry. million deaths worldwide in 2019, making it the third biggest cause of death behind heart disease and stroke. According to a report from the NGO, Healthcare without Harm , around 4.4%

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Aiberry Secures $8M for AI-Powered Mental Health Screenings

HIT Consultant

AI-Powered Mental Health Screening for Healthcare Providers Mental health issues are widespread and growing rapidly. The World Health Organization estimated in 2019 that 280 million people in the world have depression (1), while the National Center for Health Statistics’ (NCHS) estimated in 2021 that 11.7%