20 years of The Cochrane Collaboration: Looking back on the search for evidence
Watch the video of a retrospective of The Cochrane Collaboration’s beginnings and achievements of the past two decades.
Read MoreWatch the video of a retrospective of The Cochrane Collaboration’s beginnings and achievements of the past two decades.
Read MoreNew interactive map showing health literacy levels across Canada.
Read MoreThe number of strokes nationwide has decreased little in the last four years, and regional and socio-economic disparities are strong indicators of their continued prevalence, according to the CDC.
Read MoreRecent poll found “Many Sick Americans Experience Significant Financial Problems and Report their Care is not Well-Managed”
Read MoreAs reported on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s site, Obesity is common, serious, and costly. More than one-third of adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% of children and […]
Read MoreWhile raising ethical concerns, monitoring Twitter and other social media may anticipate disease outbreaks faster than traditional data-gathering methods.
Read MoreLow health literacy may predict likelihood of being uninsured, even when employed full-time with health insurance benefits. Knowing this poses significant challenges for policy makers and librarians alike as we move to implement the Affordable Care Act.
Read MoreFound a concise definition of “health literacy,” and a thoughtful YouTube video as well.
Read MoreNew study shows U.S. falling behind most developed countries in terms of improvements in health outcomes.
Read MoreHealthy Kids, Healthy Communities, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is helping dozens of communities across the country to reshape their environments to support healthy living and […]
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