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The potential of school-based physical education to increase physical activity in Aotearoa New Zealand children and young people: a modelling study Open Access PDF Download Regular physical activity is critical for children and young people’s health and wellbeing; it contributes to the development of healthy cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems and the maintenance of a healthy body weight, and it is associated with positive psychological and cognitive benefits.1 In New Zealand, the Min...

Nationwide dispensing of cardioprotective medications during the first year following acute coronary syndrome (ANZACS-QI 56) Open Access PDF Download Unless contraindicated, the current guidelines for secondary prevention following acute coronary syndrome (ACS) recommend a statin for all patients. Patients should also receive combination antithrombotic therapy—usually a combination of aspirin and a PY212 inhibitor antiplatelet agent. But, for patients with atrial fibrillation, an oral antico...

March 10, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act includes several vital provisions that would make comprehensive coverage more affordable and accessible for millions of people. The COVID-19 relief law enhances for two years premium tax credits available through the health insurance marketplaces, boosts financial incentives for additional states to rapidly expand Medicaid, and takes other steps to improve access to health coverage during the health and economic crisis. Consistent ...

March 10, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act, which Congress has passed and President Biden is expected to sign on March 12, will provide needed help to tens of millions of people, reduce high levels of hardship, help school districts address student learning loss, and bolster the economy. The economy remains weak, the jobs recovery has lost momentum, and there are 9.5 million fewer jobs than in February of 2020. Black and Latino unemployment is 9.9 percent and 8.5 percent, r...

9). We report trends in management and outcomes of melioidosis over 10 years at a nongovernmental pediatric hospital in northern Cambodia. The Study This study was approved by the hospital institutional review board (AHC IRB 979-14; 1044-15) and the Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee (OxTREC 550-14). Data on all culture-confirmed case-patients who had B. pseudomallei infection during January 1, 2009–December 31, 2018, were collected retrospectively (2009–2013) and prospecti...

December 10, 2019 Two key tax credit provisions in the COVID relief legislation that the House passed February 27 would provide significant help to those on the fault lines of some of the pandemic’s worst economic effects. People who have lower incomes, are Black or Latino, have less than a college education, or work in face-to-face service occupations have long faced barriers to high-paying jobs and opportunity, which the pandemic and its economic fallout have...

The share of immigrants in the U.S. population is near a historic high. About one-in-seven people (14%) in the U.S. today, or 45 million, are foreign born. While many studies have highlighted the cultural diversity of immigrants, fewer point to the strength of immigrant families. As a group, immigrant families tend to be more stable than families of native-born Americans. Specifically, 72% of immigrants with children are still in their first marriage, whereas the share among native-born Ame...

February 17, 2021 A provision in the House economic relief bill would give the 14 states that haven’t yet implemented Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a strong new financial incentive to do so. [1] The COVID-19 pandemic and recession have made access to health care — including Medicaid — even more critical, and more than 4 million uninsured people in the states that haven’t expanded could gain coverage if all remaining states acted. "If enac...

Impact of burnout on empathy Open Access PDF Download Burnout—a syndrome that is characterised by emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and low sense of personal accomplishment—has been associated with a higher frequency of medical errors, lapses in professionalism, impeded learning, problematic alcohol use and suicidal ideation. Burnout is important because it can damage doctors and impair patient care. Burnout is defined as “a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion that r...

Increase State Financial Aid and Target Students in Need About 74 percent of the $14.1 billion in grant aid that states awarded for the 2019 academic year was need-based (a slight decrease from the previous year), meaning it went to low-income students who struggle the most to pay for college. The other 26 percent was merit-based, meaning it was awarded to students who meet certain criteria — typically measured by high school GPA or college entry exam scores — regardless of household income...