The declining impact of federal funding on cancer innovation
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Top global public health scientists launch new challenge to anti-vaxxers
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Alcohol and pregnancy policies: Birth outcomes & prenatal care use by race
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Alcohol causes significant harm to those other than the drinker
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Each year, one in five U.S. adults -- an estimated 53 million people -- experience harm because ...
Medically unnecessary ambulance rides soar after ACA expansion
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Study examines association of naloxone coprescription laws on naloxone rx dispensing
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Rethink environmental regulations in Africa, study urges
Credit: McKenzie Johnson, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Conflict over resource extraction is rampant in sub-Saharan Africa, with small-scale ...
All ARPHA-hosted journals indexed in Transpose to support transparency in journal policies
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New study on gene editing in wildlife finds people are wary
People living in the US are wary of using CRISPR-based genetic engineering to achieve wildlife conservation goalsCredit: Karen Norum, UCF ...
Repeat ER users changed how they used ERs after gaining medicaid coverage
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health insurance coverage, including eligibility for Medicaid, the public insurance program for low-income Americans. ...
Global treaty is leaving some countries vulnerable to increase in tobacco consumption
Studies provide evidence for urgent need to tackle smoking globally, especially in low-to-middle-income countriesCredit: York University News TORONTO, June 20, ...
Fifty years after the Cuyahoga conflagration
On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River, which flows through Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire. Although firefighters extinguished the blaze within ...
Marshall University occupational medicine expert pens new book to guide start-up practices
Credit: American Medical Association Research supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (RA/SLE) ...
Health policies key factor in hospitalization of seniors
Government policy and infrastructure have a substantial impact on hospitalization of older adults, according to a University of Waterloo study. ...
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