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Loneliness jumped 7 percentage points in 2019: 4 key findings
Loneliness spiked in 2019, and now a majority of Americans (61 percent) say they are lonely, according to Cigna's "2020 Loneliness Index." -
5 industries with highest suicide rates
The suicide rate among working-aged Americans jumped 40 percent between 2000 and 2017, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published Jan. 24. -
FDA losing Instagram war on vaping
An FDA campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of vaping isn't competing very well with Instagram posts encouraging the practice, a study published in the journal Frontiers in Communication. -
Healthcare reform should start with our youth, Cottage Hospital CEO says
National healthcare spending increased 4.6 percent to a record $3.6 trillion in 2018, a growth rate that has shown no signs of slowing as drugs become more expensive and the incidence of chronic conditions continues to increase in the U.S. -
70% of Americans don't want Roe v. Wade overturned, survey finds
Roe v. Wade, the landmark court case that legalized abortion across the country, still has the support of a majority of Americans, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows. -
Want to tackle health disparities? Start by taking people out to breakfast, says UTMC's CMO Dr. Keith Gray
Five years ago, Keith Gray, MD, wasn't overly familiar with the term "social determinants of health." He was also surprised to learn that 173,000 people were living in at-risk zip codes around Knoxville-based University of Tennessee Medical Center, where he was practicing as a surgical oncologist. -
Kaiser Permanente pledges $5.1M in 2020 to reduce homelessness
Kaiser Permanente's Northwest region, based in Portland, Ore., is investing $5.1 million this year to provide housing for 300 homeless seniors who have chronic diseases or other complex health issues. -
Marijuana linked with heart problems, study finds
Over 2 million U.S. adults who have ever reported using marijuana also have cardiovascular disease, according to a research paper published Jan. 20 in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. -
Trump administration proposes school nutrition guidelines with less fruit, vegetables
The Trump administration proposed Jan. 17 new school nutrition standards that would roll back efforts by former first lady Michelle Obama, the New York Times reports. -
At least 15% of US adults are physically inactive, CDC says
More than 15 percent of adults in every state are physically inactive, with estimates ranging from 17.3 percent to 33 percent, according to the CDC. -
Focus on population health, and the metrics, money will come, Gundersen Health leader says
Despite having some of the most advanced medical care in the world, the U.S. falls short on most major measures of health compared to economically similar countries, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. -
New Jersey lawmakers pass bill banning sale of flavored vape products
A bill that would ban the sale of flavored vaping products has passed the New Jersey Assembly and Senate, according to CBS News. -
Population health and risk-based contracts — Healthcare executives weigh in on challenges and strategies for success
The shift to value-based care has continued to gain momentum despite regulatory uncertainty. This transition is driving an increased focused on population health management. Various tools and strategies have emerged to support population health initiatives, but every organization defines population health a little differently. There is no such thing as a "one-size-fits-all" population health management strategy. -
How Advocate Health Care is driving better outcomes with a focus on social determinants of health
Although malnutrition is rarely associated with developing countries like the United States, evidence suggests that one in two patients older than 65 years of age entering the hospital may either be malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Some patients become malnourished in the hospital and continue to be malnourished after they return home. -
New York Supreme Court justice strikes down flavored vape product ban
A New York Supreme Court judge nullified the state ban on the sale of certain flavored e-cigarette liquids saying the state had overstepped its authority and that the ban would have a significant and negative effect on the vaping industry, according to a Times Union report. -
US birth rates hit all-time low in 2018, CDC says
The expected number of births per U.S. woman hit a record low in 2018, far below the rate needed for the generation to replace itself, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published Jan. 10. -
Residents in Medicaid-expansion states more likely to maintain baseline health, study finds
Even with access to an established safety-net health system, low-income adults in Southern states that expanded Medicaid saw higher health benefits than residents of states that didn't expand the federal health insurance program, according to a study published in Health Affairs. -
Claim that vaping is '95% less risky' than smoking cigarettes is misleading, experts say
A common claim, that use of e-cigarettes is "95 percent less risky or harmful" than smoking cigarettes is misleading and invalid, according to an editorial published in the American Journal of Public Health. -
Hundreds of unvaccinated students banned from Seattle public schools
Hundreds of Seattle Public Schools students without proof of a complete vaccination record were barred from attending class Jan. 8, the Seattle Times reports. -
US alcohol-related deaths doubled in last 20 years
An examination of U.S. death certificate data shows that alcohol-related deaths doubled over the last two decades, from 35,914 in 1999 to 72,558 in 2017.
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