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Bank credit: is it growing, and where’s it going?

Lenders have loosened purse strings, but some sectors are monopolising bank loans. Hence the clamour for more credit

6 Physical Therapists And 2 Acupuncturists Charged In Over $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Leader of Scheme Also Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits<br>Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”), announced the unsealing today of an indictment charging acupuncturists JUNYI LIU, a/k/a “Jenny,” and HONGXING WANG…

20 healthcare investment niches and 3 things to know: The evolution of healthcare as an...

Private equity investment in the healthcare industry has grown considerably in recent yeras. Here are 20 investment niches to know and three observations on the evolution of healthcare as an investment area.

What are the roots of chronic pain? New research looks within cells for answers.

A team of Boston-based doctors is using novel technology that peers inside individual cells and catalogs every component, enabling the researchers to identify the features associated with pain.

How to Fit in Exercise While You Travel

Traveling, whether for business or pleasure, is no reason to leave your fitness goals behind. Here’s how to get a good workout, on the go.

Green shoots: how veganism is changing gardening

Giving up animal products this year? If so, you might want to rethink how you garden

Why Dance is Possibly the Best Activity for Kids

Dance classes are low in physical activity, study says, but there's more to the story.

Millennials Are Ready to Change Public Health. Is Public Health Ready?

Did you know that millennials make up 35 percent of the workforce in the United States, but only about 24 percent of state and local health departments? This is despite a 300 percent growth in public health degrees over the past two decades. So where are the millennials, and what do these numbers me

The public health playbook: ideas for challenging the corporate playbook

Many commercial actors use a range of coordinated and sophisticated strategies to<br>protect business interests—their corporate playbook—but many of these strategies come<br>at the expense of public health. To counter this corporate playbook and advance health<br>and wellbeing, public health actors need to develop, refine, and modernise their own<br>set of strategies, to create a public health playbook. In this Viewpoint, we seek<br>to consolidate thinking…

Care for the caretakers: Building the global public health workforce

Public health systems globally can play a pivotal role in addressing workforce shortages across the health ecosystem.

Public health advocate looking for a public service role?

Do public health issues such as obesity, mental health and substance abuse inspire you to make a positive difference in your community? Maybe you have a calling to serve on the Board of The Tri-County Health Department on which there is an immediate opening for an innovative, charismatic and forward thinking individual to represent...

A public health approach to preventing mass violence

We believe that solutions are possible and that a public health approach will make a significant contribution toward addressing our nation’s epidemic of mass violence.

WHO expert panel discusses digital technology in public health

For the first time ever, the World Health Organization (WHO) has brought together experts in the domain of public health to discuss how digital health technologies can help achieve its goals of global health. The panel, called the Digital Health Technical Advisory Group, discussed a wide range of topics from how data is dealt with, through issues of cost-effectiveness and evidence-based decision making, to making digital health a widely available and ethically bound solution.

Hospice vs. Home Health Care: What's the Difference?

The difference between two types of in-home nursing care for the elderly. While hospice and home health care are similar in nature, there are stark differences between the two and when they're given.

What are the indications that my toddler needs a speech therapist?

See what our expert says about deciding whether your toddler should be evaluated by a speech therapist.

WHO fungal priority pathogens list to guide research, development and public health action

The WHO fungal priority pathogens list (WHO FPPL) is the first global effort to systematically prioritize fungal pathogens, considering their unmet R&amp;D needs and perceived public health importance.

Benefits of Home Health Care for Seniors

How To Build A Home Health Care System With ease

Who should get an online master’s degree in public health?

High-quality online programs are not like the low-touch distance education of previous generations.

What is Home Health Care?

What is Home Health Care?<br>Care at home may be appropriate for a patient who has experienced an illness, hospitalization or surgery, which requires recovery or healing; or who has a new health care diagnosis that calls for a change in daily lifestyle.