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Australians are the world’s 10th worst greenhouse gas emitters per person, just after Saudi Arabia. In 2023, it was 7.5, down from 8.7 the previous year. The decline was mostly due to reduced rainfall compared to 2022.
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2 years ago Read more at Voice of America - VOA News

Each week will cover a different topic. You are welcome to attend one or all depending on what you are interested in. Join us each Thursday from 12:00-1:00pm at the counseling center (Corns 316). First group begins this Thursday, March 21st.
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Employees of Telus Health are only reimbursed for certain drug prescriptions if they fill them through the company's own virtual pharmacy, CBC News has learned. The company is self-insured — meaning that it and its employees pay into a benefits plan. As the deals become more common in Canada, there's growing scrutiny about their impact on competition in the pharmacy sector.
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2 years ago Read more at CBC.ca

Sean Daly, 78, had an electrocardiogram (ECG) and intravenous fluids, hooked up by a coat hanger, a day after being discharged from Daisy Hill Hospital. The Southern Health Trust said its Acute Care at Home service had prevented almost 14,000 hospital admissions in 10 years. It has also enabled early discharge for almost 2,000 people, according to the trust.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo News Canada

Nearly half of young workers report not having trustworthy relationships at work, leading to poor mental and physical health. World Health Organization (WHO) has declared loneliness a pressing global threat, with the effects of isolation and loneliness now being recognized and compared to well-known health risks such as smoking, obesity and lack of physical activity.
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2 years ago Read more at Canada NewsWire

Blair Canniff, 62, was taken to a hotel south of Edmonton after spending months in the Royal Alexandra Hospital, as he recovered from a stroke. In early March, he said he was told that he would be moving to long-term care facility and was not given any other options. After a week at the hotel he says he has since been re-admitted.
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2 years ago Read more at CBC.ca

Howard H. Hiatt ’46, prominent physician and longtime dean of the Harvard School of Public Health. He established numerous academic programs and taught countless students. In his decades of work in the Boston hospital system and within Harvard’s academic and administrative ranks, He sought to broaden connections between medicine and global health, teaching students applicable skills for navigating an increasingly complex healthcare system.
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2 years ago Read more at Harvard Crimson

India is the world’s most polluted country, but lack of monitoring Influences Global Ranking has been released by a Swiss firm, IQAir. India also has the most air quality monitors in South Asia – while some wealthy petro-nations have virtually none. Air pollution is linked to over eight million deaths annually, or almost 16 per minute, and is considered a major health risk.
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2 years ago Read more at Health Policy Watch

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) has launched this year’s Youth Voices Get Active video competition. The competition aims to empower high school students to encourage peers to embrace physical activity. Physical activity is recognised as a key protective factor in the prevention of chronic disease and is beneficial for positive mental health.
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2 years ago Read more at The Pulse

Sean Daly, 78, had an electrocardiogram (ECG) and intravenous fluids, hooked up by a coat hanger, a day after being discharged from Daisy Hill Hospital. The Southern Health Trust said its Acute Care at Home service had prevented almost 14,000 hospital admissions in 10 years. It has also enabled early discharge for almost 2,000 people, according to the trust.
#HEALTH #English #AU
2 years ago Read more at Yahoo News Australia