As the number of people injured by COVID-19 shots rises, U.S. health officials continue to advise Americans to get more doses. Neither the U.K. nor Australia recommend repeated COVID-19 jabs for those who are under 65 and low risk.1 But in the U.S., official guidance suggests virtually everyone should get multiple COVID-19 shots, beginning at… Read More »
8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every day, with kitchen products being a top offender. Healthista writer Taya finds 6 environmentally friendly kitchen swaps the environment will thank you for Currently, 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic are estimated to be polluting our oceans – that’s 46,000 pieces of plastic for every… Read More »
With clinician burnout at epidemic levels, the U.S. healthcare system must make health information technology easier to use in an increasingly stressful work environment. That’s among the recommendations of a new National Academy of Medicine report, which finds that the rates of burnout among clinicians are alarming. NAM blames the fact that between one-third and… Read More »
GENEVA (Reuters) – Governments must boost spending on primary health care by at least an additional 1 percent of their gross domestic product to widen coverage and stop impoverishing patients, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. World Health Organisation headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, May 22, 2006. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Files Despite some progress, more people… Read More »
21 million children miss the first dose of measles vaccine every yearBSIP/UIG via Getty Images By New Scientist staff and Press Association The UK should consider introducing compulsory measles vaccinations before children start school, according to a team of researchers in Italy. Their analysis of international measles data suggests that current vaccination policies are not… Read More »