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Canadians healthy, living longer
Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study shows that the overall health of Canadians is good and consistent with that of similar countries, and people are living longer with diseases.
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Untreated hearing loss tied to high healthcare costs
Older adults with untreated hearing loss incur substantially higher total health care costs compared to those who don't have hearing loss -- an average of 46%, totaling $22,434 per person over a decade, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers.
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Well-being metrics critical to social, policy decisions
Income-based metrics that measure a country's economic growth don't tell the whole story about its population, argues Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, in an editorial in the journal Science and a Gallup blog post.
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Eating more protein may curb disabilities
Eating more protein is associated with slower development of disability in adults ages 85+, according to an analysis of data from the Newcastle 85+ study conducted in the UK.
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Stats: 13.4% of adults 65+ meditate
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently studied changes in the use of yoga, meditation and chiropractors from 2012 to 2017.
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Tech Talk: Partnership to ease joint replacement "journey"
Apple and Zimmer Biomet, a Warsaw, Indiana-based medical device company, have embarked on a study to "change the patient journey" for knee and hip replacement.
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