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Measles warning for Westfield, Maccas

NSW Health has issued an urgent measles warning after an infected man visited a number of popular hangouts in western Sydney this week. The man, said to be in his thirties with an “uncertain vaccination history”, was infectious when he visited Westfield Parramatta on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, a McDonald’s restaurant in Blacktown on Sunday,… Read More »

Providers aren’t consistently screening for social determinants of health

Few physician practices and hospitals in the United States screen patients for all five key social needs associated with health outcomes. That’s the finding of a cross-sectional study conducted by The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Researchers leveraged national survey data from 2,190 physician practices and 739 hospitals to assess the prevalence… Read More »

Headache and back pain often go hand in hand – Futurity: Research News

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. People with persistent back pain or persistent headaches are twice as likely to suffer from both disorders, a new study reveals. The findings, published in the Journal of Headache and Pain, suggest an association between the two types of… Read More »