America’s epidemic of chronic illness is killing us too soon
Among people under 65, chronic illnesses erase more than twice as many years as overdoses, homicides, suicides and car accidents combined, a Post examination found. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joel Achenbach Source Type: news
Three Ways to Support and Engage the Full Health Workforce Needed to Deliver on UNGA ’s Health Agenda
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Vice President, Resilient Health Systems, Abt AssociatescbalesOctober 02, 2023October 02, 2023 12:00 PMThis post was originally published on theFrontline Health Workers Coalition Blog during the UN General Assembly in September 2023.As global health leaders convene in New York for three separate high-level UN meetings—on the fight against tuberculosis (TB); universal health coverage (UHC); and pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response—there is one critical element required to complete all these agendas, and that is a robust and resilient health workforce. Without sufficient, well-protected, well-tra...
Source: IntraHealth International - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
Black Male Suicide: A Silent Epidemic
Experts say racism plays a role in increasing suicide rates in Black men. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Maya Richard-Craven, Contributor Tags: Careers /careers Leadership /leadership ForbesBLK /blk-leadership Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare standard Source Type: news
Pink-eye epidemic impacts hundreds of thousands of people
An outbreak of viral conjunctivitis has infected nearly 400,000 people across Pakistan since the start of the year. The pink-eye outbreak hit its peak last week, with over 10,000 cases being reported in a 24-hour period on Saturday across Punjab. This was according to the province's Primary and…#pakistan #punjab #unswsydney #zulfiqarali #agencefrancepresse #staphylococcusaureus #haemophilus #ppe #antibiotics (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Association of drug overdoses and user characteristics of Canada's national mobile/virtual overdose response hotline: the National Overdose Response Service (NORS) - Viste D, Rioux W, Cristall N, Orr T, Taplay P, Morris-Miller L, Ghosh SM.
BACKGROUND: Several novel overdose response technology interventions, also known as mobile overdose response services (MORS), have emerged as adjunct measures to reduce the harms associated with the drug poisoning epidemic. This retrospective observational... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
