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The fourth annual profile combining data and knowledge with information from other sources to give a broad picture of the health of people in England in 2021.
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Nov. 20 Sam Whitehead reads the week’s news: Some American cities such as L.A. and Houston have more traffic fatalities than homicides, and though most children and adults would benefit from annual covid shots, few are getting them. Nov. 13 Jackie Fortiér reads the week’s news: You have until Jan. 15 to pick an Affordable Care Act health plan for next year, and the Trump administration is taking aim at state laws that protect consumers’ credit scores from medical debt. Nov. 6 Zach Dyer reads the week’s news: What to do when your health insurer stops covering your medical provider, and the Republican budget law will make it…
Barbara Brown is writing a book about her double-lung transplant journey Barbara Brown was working in New York City when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred. Exposure to toxins led to years of struggling to breathe and searching for answers. Barbara’s journey led her to Mayo Clinic and, ultimately, a life-changing double-lung transplant. With renewed strength, Barbara shares what drives her to educate others about transplants. Watch: Double-lung transplant inspires mom to educate and support others Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (2:14) is in the downloads at the end of the post. Please courtesy: “Mayo Clinic News Network.” Read the script. “I was…
Las máximas autoridades en estadísticas del cáncer de Estados Unidos pronto deberán clasificar el sexo de los pacientes estrictamente como hombre, mujer o desconocido, un cambio que, según científicos y defensores de pacientes, afectará negativamente la salud de la población transgénero, una de las más marginadas del país. Médicos y activistas por los derechos de las personas trans aseguran que esta modificación dificultará enormemente la comprensión de los diagnósticos y las tendencias del cáncer en esta población. Algunos estudios han demostrado que entre las personas transgénero es más frecuente el consumo de tabaco y menos habitual los controles de…