Prices paid to hospitals nationally during 2018 by privately insured patients averaged 247% of what…
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Georgetown Global Health Center Issues Pandemic Preparedness Report and COVID-19 Lessons
In a new report commissioned by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), Georgetown global health experts…
How Birth Control, Girls’ Education Can Slow Population Growth
Widespread use of contraceptives and, to a lesser extent, girls’ education through at least age…
Cigarette-Like ‘Cigarillos’ Flout Efforts to Curb Smoking
The introduction of cigarette-like mentholated ‘cigarillos’ (mini cigars which are leaf-wrapped) to the UK is…
Study Shows Variation in Hospital Visitor & ICU Communication Policies Due to COVID-19
Four months ago, Michigan glowed red on COVID-19 maps. Hundreds of patients packed hospital intensive…
Policies to Mitigate Wildfire Impacts Have Public Health Implications, Amplified Amid COVID
As the western United States enters the 2020 wildfire season with anticipated above normal significant…
In HEPA We Trust: Making the Indoors Safer During COVID
As schools prepare to reopen and more people are heading back to their offices and…
Implementation of Social Distancing Policies Correlates with Significant Reduction in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
According to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the implementation of…
National Academies Publishes Guide to Help Public Officials Make Sense of COVID-19 Data
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, officials across the country have had to make decisions about…
Study Calls for Review of Rice and Sugar in Food Subsidy Programme
The nutritional benefit of rice and sugar distributed by a national food subsidy programme in…
