Tag Archives: health

Why Social Determinants of Health raise the question, ‘Now What?’

From Hippocrates to Doogie Howser, physicians both real and fictional have understood that improving the health of their patients requires an inquiry deeper than the sciences of physical medicine. Great physicians look beyond the physical variables to a person’s social context—the state of their housing, food, transportation, family life and other matters that contribute to… Read More »

Health care investment needed to curb out-of-pocket spending: WHO – Reuters

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 »

What should people avoid inhaling during mysterious lung disease outbreak? Health officials disagree

Health officials are warning consumers about a mysterious lung disease that has sickened hundreds and killed at least three people. What to avoid? That’s where they disagree. Federal health officials are reviewing 450 possible cases linked to vaping across 33 states and one territory. At least three people have died from the illness. It’s too… Read More »