Increasing patient volume in healthcare is due to current health and social issues. The global health crisis has affected almost every nation. A substantial portion of this volume of patients are children, the elderly, pregnant women, and cancer patients. As hospitals become more crowded, no end...
In China health care delivery follows a three-tiered structure set up in the 1950s for rural and urban areas. In 1990 China set baseline criteria for primary health care in rural areas which is largely funded by a reestablished rural cooperative medical care financing system. Financing reform ...
Major public policy forces tackle health care issuesRalph Jimenez, Globe Staff
Several key trends in law enforcement have contributed to the growing list of issues facing prisons today. Learn how private prison contracts, three-strike laws, and lockup quotas all play a part in the increasing concern over the U.S. prison system. Major Prison Issues Overcrowding. Gang ac...
Major Health Problems As medical care and medical research increases, the lifespan of Americans has also increased. However, chronic illnesses are still something that Americans struggle with and include some of the major health problems today. Some of the most pressing issues facing Americans in ...
The concept of YPLLs has an important, if controversial, influence on issues in health care economics. It is frequently argued that money devoted to medical research on curing diseases should be divided up on the basis of the number of lives lost to each disease. Thus, some critics of the...
Social, Ethical, and Health Policy Issues in the Care of Children with Major Craniofacial ConditionsCraniofacial surgery and neonatal intensive care have made it possible for children with serious craniofacial conditions to live and often to experience effective habilitation. These therapeutic inter...
Will a health system battered by the pandemic emerge stronger in the year ahead? The annual report predicts challenges such as profitably merging virtual and in-person care, capitalizing on new consumer- and clinician-facing digital health tools – and e
64% of caregivers admit that eldercare duties have compromised job performance Both younger (18-39) and older employees (40+) with eldercare responsibilities are more likely to experience personal health issues. Employers lose an estimated $33.6 billion per year in lost productivity...
Anhedonia is a classic feature of MDD, and MDD is also accompanied by a lack of drive, sleep issues, cognitive challenges, and emotional symptoms such as guilt.1 The prevalence of depression is increasing yearly. About 300 million people in the world are affected by MDD, which has become ...