How an app can help fight loneliness in old people at Christmas
Dec 17, 2018 10:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Loneliness, as a leading cause of depression and obesity, is believed to cost 6,000 per person in health and social care services. Loneliness is especially prevalent during the winter holidays, perhaps intensified by the...
What the US could learn from Thailand about health care coverage
Dec 17, 2018 10:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) draws to a close on Dec. 15. Yet, recent assaults on the ACA by the Trump administration stand in marked contrast to efforts to expand access to health care and...
Dec 17, 2018 10:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Adolescence can be a difficult but exciting time, when young people make discoveries and decisions about their futures, and develop a sense of who they are and their place in the world. But for young people with chronic...
Beware of natural supplements for sex gain and weight loss
Dec 16, 2018 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Many consumers consider dietary supplements to be natural and, therefore, safe. In fact, the Council for Responsible Nutrition reported in 2017 that 87 percent of U.S. consumers have confidence that dietary supplements,...
ADHD prescriptions are going up, but that doesn't mean we're over-medicating
Dec 16, 2018 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The rate of medications dispensed for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 17 and under increased by 30% between 2013-14 and 2016-17. The Australian Atlas for Healthcare Variation, released...
How much physical activity should teenagers do, and how can they get enough?
Dec 16, 2018 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Many teenagers spend a lot of time being sedentary (sitting or lying down) at school or work, when travelling and during their free time. Modern conveniences such as smart phones, computers and food delivered to your front...
Psychotherapy can make you richer - especially if you are a man
Dec 16, 2018 13:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Psychotherapy is good for mental health, but it can be very expensive too. As economists we try to carefully model and evaluate the monetary effects of different actions and policies. So, for our recent study we decided to...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects