Trudeau pledges more health-care workers, rapid testing for pandemic-battered Ontario
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is working with provinces and territories to send more health-care workers to Ontario and boost rapid testing to shepherd Canada’s most populous province through a gruelling third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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More than 30 million Americans have gone without health insurance in the last year. Several other high-income nations cover their entire populations for a lot less money than the U.S. spends. But does a universal health care system help in a pandemic? For answers, William Brangham, along with producers Jason Kane and Claire Mufson, look to our northern neighbor Canada and its single-payer system.
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More than 30 million Americans have gone without health insurance during the pandemic.
We recently looked at how several other high-income nations cover their entire populations for a lot less money than we spend. But does a universal health care system help a country respond to a pandemic?
A recent study indicates that a U.S. ban on the use of tanning beds among minors would prevent thousands of cases of melanoma in adolescents and would save millions of dollars in healthcare costs. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
New Study: A Ban On Tanning Beds Will Reduce Skin Cancer in Minors
A recent study indicates that a U.S. ban on the use of tanning beds among minors would prevent thousands of cases of melanoma in adolescents and would save millions of dollars in healthcare costs. The findings are published early online in
CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
The dangers of Indoor tanning
Indoor tanning has been linked to an increased risk of melanoma, with the highest risk in those who start using tanning beds at a young age. Unfortunately, the use of tanning beds is a common practice among U.S. adolescents.
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A recent study indicates that a U.S. ban on the use of tanning beds among minors would prevent thousands of cases of melanoma in adolescents and would save millions of dollars in healthcare costs. The findings are published early online in
CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
Indoor tanning has been linked to an increased risk of melanoma, with the highest risk in those who start using tanning beds at a young age. Unfortunately, the use of tanning beds is a common practice among U.S. adolescents.
Despite the risk of indoor tanning, only a handful of countries have implemented policies to ban tanning beds. Such bans have the potential to save lives and treatment-related costs but come with costs of policy implementation and enforcement, as well as lost revenue to the tanning industry.