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Repeated vaccination against COVID-19 can improve public health outcomes

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A recent study published in medRxiv* preprint server suggests that repeated vaccination at frequent intervals could improve coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine efficacy and pandemic trajectory. She studies: The impact of vaccination frequency on COVID-19 public health outcomes: A model-based analysis. Image Credit: M-Photos/Shutterstock Background COVID-19 vaccines, developed in record time and speed, have shown …

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Young adults with depression and poor mental health are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease

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Young adults who feel down or depressed are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have poor heart health, according to a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine who analyzed data from more than half a million people from between the ages of 18 and 49. The findings add to a growing …

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To improve health equity, leaders need to make it ‘the center of your strategy’

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Other health systems say they aim to close disparities in health care. EY’s Susan Garfield outlines steps to help move the needle. Susan Garfield has been working on health equity issues for 25 years. “The problems are not new,” he says. Still, Garfiled, chief public health officer at Ernst & Young (EY), says she’s pleased …

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Conference to address crucial issues impacting the healthcare sector

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Three former federal health secretaries are the protagonists of the conference “The Business of Health Care: Managing Through Uncertainty” to be held at the University of Miami. The secretaries will join executives and industry experts for a day that includes three formal sessions and multiple networking opportunities to address critical issues impacting the healthcare industry. …

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Promoting the One Health approach could significantly improve human-animal health and environmental integrity

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In a recent study published in The Lancetresearchers have pursued contemporary evidence of how One Health approaches could improve health security on a global scale against unprecedented health risks, such as that posed by the coronavirus pandemic 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Advancing One Human-Animal-Environment Health for Global Health Security: What Does the Evidence Say? Image credit: …

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Current Health CEO Christoper McCann says cures are coming home

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Christopher McCann says hospitals shouldn’t fixate on the past. McCann is the chief executive officer of Current Health, a technology company that helps health systems deliver health care in the home, including hospital-at-home programs. The Scottish healthcare technology leader sees great promise in delivering acute care at home, but also understands why some healthcare leaders …

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Health officials: staffing was the main challenge of 2022; problems expected to continue in 2023 | WV News

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CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WV News) — Infectious diseases have driven hospital beds to fill and inflation has taken a toll on profits in the healthcare sector during 2022, but there has perhaps been no greater challenge facing the sector than the continued staff shortages that preceded but were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to …

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Have people used mental health services more during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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In a recent study published in JAMA Health ForumResearchers explored mental health service utilization rates among adults during the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Study: Mental health service utilization rates among commercially insured adults in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Image Credit: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Background Overall, one in five Americans suffers …

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The study highlights the transition in the US mental health system from in-person to virtual care

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Telehealth services for common mental health issues increased 16- to 20-fold during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than offsetting a decline in in-person care that occurred during the period for a number of conditions , according to a new study from the RAND Corporation. Examining the experiences of more than 5 million …

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