HEALTH

Africa must not be left behind in this transformative journey. Pharmacogenomics is the study of how genetic variations influence an individual’s response to therapeutic drugs. Africa’s population is projected to double by 2050 and boasts the most diverse population genetics globally.
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1 year ago Read more at Health Policy Watch

In Canada, it is estimated that mental health-related costs total approximately $50bn annually. In the province of Quebec, close to one out of two workers has experienced psychological distress since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has called for a rethinking of management methods for better upstream protection of mental health, ideally through a collective and participatory approach.
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1 year ago Read more at Open Access Government

Dr. Hon Pak, SVP and Head of Digital Health Team, MX Business at Samsung Electronics sat down with Samsung Health Advisory Board members in early spring 2024. Dr. Michael Blum, M.D., CEO and co-founder of medical analysis platform, BeeKeeper AI, former Chief Digital Transformation Officer at University of California, San Francisco. Professor Myung Jin Chung, Director of Samsung AI Research Center at Samsung Medical Center (SAIC) shared expert insights and unique perspectives on how Samsung can strategically embrace
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1 year ago Read more at samsung.com

The AFL and Movember have chosen Para Hills Football Club as the first location in South Australia to launch their 'Ahead of the Game Program. The mental health initiative aims to create awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues among young footballers and their support networks. Free workshops help players, parents and coaches to understand, recognise and respond. Statistics reveal that two out of seven children will suffer from a mental health issue.
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1 year ago Read more at 9News

In the 1980s, ’90s and early 2000s, the health care field labored, study by study, to make the case for covering the uninsured while naysayers insisted that people without coverage could get adequate care in emergency rooms and public hospitals. The research definitively demonstrated the importance of coverage for access to care, health outcomes, and income security, as well as the necessity for subsidies or public coverage to make coverage affordable.
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1 year ago Read more at KFF

The average person in the US will live to celebrate their 76th birthday. That’s according to the CDC. There’s a 30 percent chance you will see your 90th birthday. But there is a big difference when it comes to how long you will live if you’re black. But making it to 100 when black is even harder!
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1 year ago Read more at KPLC

Complementary health services and health and wellness-related information will be available from 1-5 p.m. Sunday (April 28) outside the Student Recreation Center. The two-mile Community Health Walk will begin at 2:30 p, and the run will start at 3:30 p.
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1 year ago Read more at WVU ENews

NAMI Chicago shares mental health hotline, services ahead of Mental Health Awareness Month. If you or someone you know is struggling with a mental health crisis or considering suicide, call or text 988. The lifeline is free, confidential and open 24/7.
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1 year ago Read more at WLS-TV

KORE announced today the appointment of Dan Cebula, Vice President for Connected Health of KORE, to the Board of Directors of the Medical Alert Monitoring Association (MAMA) Lebula will help represent the needs of the medical alert monitoring and personal emergency response services industry. Lebela has been a leader in the industry for almost a decade, helping establish KORE as a leading IoT connectivity platform.
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1 year ago Read more at PR Newswire

Mindful Actions for Climate Change was organized by the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health. The April 16 symposium explored the deeper roots of the climate crisis, along with a more holistic call to action. In opening remarks, Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition, said public health is uniquely suited to an all-encompassing approach to the wellbeing of people.
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1 year ago Read more at HSPH News