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For immediate release: Monday, January 30, 2017 Boston, MA – Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases decline on days with major snowfalls compared to days with no snowfall, but they jump by 23% two days later, according to a…
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In this week's episode: How Donald Trump's victory will likely affect health care in America, plus how researchers are mining smartphone data to improve health.
Cost-effectiveness panel issues new guidelines
Two decades ago the U.S. Public Health Service convened a panel of non-government scientists and scholars with expertise in economics, clinical medicine, ethics, and statistics to review the state of cost-effectiveness analysis and to develop recommendations for its…
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In this rebroadcast of a story from March, 2016, we explore the human microbiome, one of the fastest growing areas of science and medical research.
Hospital admissions for heat stroke declining in the U.S.
Heat waves are becoming more common, but the number of hospital admissions for heat stroke has declined significantly in the United States in recent years.
Racial disparities in genetic testing
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‘Smoke waves’ will affect millions in coming decades
Researchers identify western US counties with the highest risk of exposure to pollution from wildfires August 16, 2016—Wildfires threaten more than land and homes. The smoke they produce contains fine particles (PM2.5) that can poison the air for…
A victory for abortion access
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‘Bugs’ on the subway: Monitoring the microbial environment to improve public health
For immediate release: June 28, 2016 Boston, MA – The trillions of microbes that transfer from people to surfaces could provide an early warning system for the emergence of public health threats such as a flu outbreak or a rise…