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Combating an Epidemic Takes Prep Work
HIV is preventable disease but continues to pose a public health threat with nearly 40,000 new infections yearly in the U.S. Its economic burden is approximately $36.4 billion annually for direct medical care and lost productivity. To combat this epidemic, Continue Reading …
Immigrants’ Premiums Exceed Expenditures
The narrative supported by the Trump administration emphasizes a potential drain that immigrants create on the U.S. economy, especially health care resources. However, previous studies of immigrants’ contributions to Medicare have indicated that immigrants pay more into the system than Continue Reading …
Gun Owners Agree on Common Sense Laws
One survivor from the recent Jacksonville, Florida shooting, Drini Gjoka, tweeted, “I will never take anything for granted ever again. Life can be cut short in a second.” In mere moments, healthy people can suddenly become injured, disabled, or die from gun violence. Researchers Continue Reading …
Medication with Counseling to Stop Smoking
If asked to name the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, you could probably guess the answer. After decades of public health campaigns, nearly everyone knows that smoking is bad for you. But it still kills nearly Continue Reading …
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