Overall, researchers found that the health of low-income older Americans varies substantially by geographic region in a way that cannot be attributed to a narrow set of conditions or to one specific disease.
The National Vaccine Advisory Committee highlighted 5 core concepts and strategies that can increase integration of social psychological components with health communication principles to improve the perceived benefits of adult vaccination.
“Infodemiology” and “infoveillance” are terms used to describe an emerging approach to public health research, based on Google Trends big data monitoring and data mining.
Scientists warn that unless there is an adequate response and proactive measures are taken, society will soon have to deal with direct and indirect effects of the changing climate on human health.
On October 26, 2017, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency.
The 40th annual CDC report summarizes health trends in the US, including an increase in life expectancy and a decrease in infant mortality.
Substance Use Disorder is a chronic medical condition, and should be treated like one.
Clinical Pain Advisor offers comprehensive coverage of the American Academy of Pain Medicine’s annual meeting, March 16-19, 2017, in Orlando, Florida.
“Ultimately, the goal is to turn our clinics into research laboratories where every single patient is characterized,” noted Dr Mackey.
Pot-related poison control calls and hospital discharges spike with wider availability.
