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Medicity: New mega complex with colleges, hospitals to open in Ajman, UAE

Dubai: The healthcare business is expanding into Dubai’s neighbouring emirates, with Ajman expected to see the launch of a mega medical complex in the next few months. UAE-based company Thumbay Group announced that it will be officially inaugurating its new Dh1 billion Medicity project in March and it will be serving more than 20,000 people […]

Generation Z most likely generation to report poor mental health, report says

The American Psychological Association surveyed 3,458 adults and 300 teenagers in the United States. “Our 2018 survey results show that high-profile issues, such as sexual harassment and gun violence, are significant stressors for Gen Z,” the authors wrote. Read More

Transgender Mental Illness

Officials call for slowdown on marijuana legislation

Officials in the Twin Counties have joined with the state Association of County Health Officials in calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pump the brakes when it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana. Representatives of Columbia and Greene counties have joined the state Association of County Health Officials who say more time is needed for state […]

New law may spur earlier Alzheimer’s diagnoses in communities of color

More funding to help Alzheimer’s patients will soon be available thanks to federal legislation passed at the end of last year. Local advocates hope it will create opportunities to bring better care to those with the disease and reduce race-related disparities in Philadelphia-area communities. Read More

NYC health department launches campaign comparing sugary drinks to cigarettes

New York City health officials are launching a new media campaign comparing sugary drinks to cigarettes. The initiative by the city health department emphasizes that both products are hazardous to your health and reminds New Yorkers that sugary drinks can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cavities and weight gain. Read More

Professor’s Research Earns Prestigious Appointment to Help Guide Tobacco Policy

Professor Mariaelena Gonzalez has been appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to the California Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee (TEROC). Gonzalez, with the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts and an affiliate of the Heath Sciences Research Institute, focuses on social epidemiology and social determinants of health, including tobacco, health disparities, Latino and refugee […]

CU Boulder student selected by American Heart Association to represent women’s health initiative

Sofia Montoya has been telling her story for as long as she can remember: She was born with Holt-Oram, a syndrome that meant her heart was on the wrong side of her chest, her right hand was missing a thumb and her intestines were jumbled. Now a sophomore at the University of Colorado, Montoya was […]

Guest Opinion: Arming teachers isn’t viable response to public health crisis

I had the opportunity to read a recent Dec. 14 guest opinion written by Craig T. Edwards and feel compelled to respond. I emphatically believe that legislative solutions involving the safety of our children must be the byproduct of a thoughtful, informed and bipartisan discourse, and I am here to offer an antithetical perspective to the solution […]

Diverse diet? Maybe not

We all have dietary needs to meet, and it takes a wide variety of foods to do that…or does it? A recent review of research on dietary diversity shows the widely accepted recommendation to eat a large variety of foods may be way off track. Read More

School-based nutritional programs reduce student obesity

In-school nutrition policies and programs that promote healthier eating habits among middle school students limit increases in body mass index (BMI), a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health finds. The five-year trial, conducted in conjunction with the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut, followed nearly […]

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Access to Contraception, Abortion not Easy for Some Women in NJ

While services may exist on paper, new report concludes that reimbursement rates, transportation, other obstacles keep them out of reach for some. New Jersey has a strong track record of supporting progressive reproductive healthcare policies, but access to contraception, abortion and other services remains a challenge for too many women, especially those who are poor, […]

ACA ruling creates new anxieties for consumers and the health-care industry

The ruling by a federal judge in Texas striking down the Affordable Care Act has injected a powerful wave of uncertainty about recent changes woven into the U.S. health-care system that touch nearly all Americans and the industry that makes up one-sixth of the economy. The opinion, if upheld on appeal, would upend the health […]

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