May 08

Over A Million Babies Die The First Day They Are Born

According to a new report released by “Save the Children’s State of the World’s Mothers”, more than 1 million babies die the first day they are born (each year). A newborn’s first day is the most dangerous day of his/her life and a lot of these deaths can be avoided if more health safety measures are implemented, says Save The Children. The data come from the world’s first global analysis of the prevalence of newborns dying the first day they are born. In addition to these findings the report also includes data about which country is the best place to be a mother…

Source: Healthy News

Apr 23

1 Million Hours Of Psychiatrist Time Wasted On Phone Annually Getting Insurance Approvals For Hospitalization Of The Mentally Ill: Harvard Researchers

A study published today in Annals of Emergency Medicine reports lengthy waits for severely ill psychiatric patients in need of immediate hospitalization in the Boston area, due in part to time-consuming prior authorizations required by insurance companies. Psychiatrists spent, on average, 38 minutes on the telephone getting authorization. In 10 percent of cases it took more than one hour to obtain insurance authorization; in one case authorization took five hours of psychiatrist time…

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Apr 11

Obesity Australia calls for subsidised weight-loss programs, surgery to fight … – Perth Now

Obesity Australia calls for subsidised weight-loss programs, surgery to fight
Perth Now
The additional costs of a single lifetime of obesity are estimated at almost $1 million, he said. With more than a quarter of the adult population obese, this would translate into a figure that is three times Australia's annual health budget, he said

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Source: Budget Fitness News