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Maybe health care policy just isn’t Gov. Tate Reeves’ thing

28/01/2024 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

With his fellow Republican leaders set against him and pushing Medicaid expansion through the Legislature, Gov. Tate Reeves had a statewide platform last week with his State of the State address to warn Mississippians of the perils of this policy. But he said nothing. Zilch. He didn’t even mention the state’s dire, long-running health care problems that rival third-world areas. Instead, he’s tweeted about it. Actually, he mainly just retweeted Donald Trump’s erudite, well-thought argument against Medicaid expansion: “Obamacare Sucks!!!” But later last week, as GOP-led expansion legislation continued moving through the Legislature, Reeves elaborated on his well-reasoned, detailed argument …

Targeted scientific research projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of ‘food is medicine’ in health care

26/01/2024 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

DALLAS, Jan. 24, 2024 — In an effort to identify effective food is medicine approaches for incorporating healthy food into health care delivery, the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health research, now celebrating 100 years of lifesaving work, today announced grants totaling $7.8 million to 19 research projects nationwide as part of its Health Care by Food initiative. The research projects focus on areas including food resource coaching for patients of a safety-net clinic, delivering food is medicine interventions in underserved communities, the impact of a produce delivery program on patients with

PACT Act health care eligibility

26/01/2024 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

TOMAH, Wis. (US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TOMAH VA MEDICAL CENTER PRESS RELEASE) – Today, VA announced that all Veterans who were exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving in the military – at home or abroad – are now eligible to enroll directly in VA health care. This means that all Veterans who served in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Global War on Terror, or any other combat zone after 9/11 are eligible to enroll in VA health care without first applying for VA benefits. Additionally, Veterans who never deployed but were

How many healthy life years for EU men and women? – Products Eurostat News

24/01/2024 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

In 2020, the number of healthy life years at birth in the EU was 64.5 years for women and 63.5 years for men. Life expectancy at birth for women in the EU was, on average, 5.7 years longer than that for men in 2020 (83.2 years compared with 77.5 years). Healthy life years represent 78% and 82% of the total life expectancy for women and men, respectively. Therefore, on average, men tend to spend a greater proportion of their somewhat shorter lives free from activity limitations. Source dataset: hlth_hlye Among the EU Member States, Sweden recorded the highest number of …

Health insurers jump on ASX as premiums go up, gold and bitcoin push toward record highs — as it happened

24/01/2024 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

The Australian Bureau of Statistics have just dropped the last “partials” that were released ahead of the National Accounts (GDP) data out tomorrow. Following yesterday’s shock 1.7% drop in inventories, which would wipe a full percentage point off GDP, today brought some better news on the trade front. “The $3.9 billion rise in net trade (seasonally adjusted, chain volume measure) is expected to contribute 0.6 percentage points to the December quarter 2023 GDP quarterly movement,” the ABS noted. So that offsets a fair chunk of the inventory hit. Goods exports rose 3.1 per cent, mainly reflecting higher …

Indonesia in the 2023 Universal Health Coverage global monitoring report

22/01/2024 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

Health is a fundamental human right. The best way to achieve it is through universal health coverage (UHC), which means that everyone can receive quality health services, when and where they are needed, without incurring financial hardship. Achieving UHC is no easy feat, but with concrete and coordinated actions, countries can create the conditions in which the right to health is ensured, upheld, and respected for everyone. The 2023 UHC Global Monitoring Report presents an alarming picture on the state of UHC around the world, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. This report shows that the world is off

To make healthy New Year’s resolutions stick, keep them modest and manageable

21/01/2024 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

(FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español It’s almost a new year, a time when many people resolve to accomplish big things – say, run a marathon or lose 50 pounds – then watch those noble intentions melt away before the winter snow. Is there a better way to make our resolutions stick? “What happens to people is they try to boil the ocean,” said Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, a cardiologist and chair of the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “They try to fix all their health problems at the same time, and …

Mediterranean lifestyle may lower risk of mortality | News

20/01/2024 Zainab 0 Comments 0 tags

Study one of few to examine the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet in a non-Mediterranean context and to assess the health benefits of an overall Mediterranean lifestyle For immediate release: August 16, 2023 Boston, MA—People who adhere to a Mediterranean lifestyle—which includes a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; healthy eating habits like limiting added salt and sugars; and habits promoting adequate rest, physical activity, and socialization—have a lower risk of all-cause and cancer mortality, according to a new study led by La Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. People