Private health insurers paid hospitals 247% of what medicare would
Study provides unique insights into how much hospitals are paid for services
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Bolsonaro’s Indigenous land mining policy a billion-dollar backfire
Research has found a proposal to regulate mining of Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest could affect more than 863,000
Read moreEcological economy to tackle a climate change-fueled economic model
The economist Joan Martínez Alier (ICTA-UAB) reflects on being awarded the Balzan Prize for Environmental Challenges
Read moreScientists sound alarm on plastic pollution
In January 2018, China stopped accepting most plastic recyclables from Western nations. Within days, there was no hiding just how
Read moreInternational study will compare different countries’ responses to COVID-19
Project led by researchers from Brazilian and American institutions will collect primary data during the pandemic to create a repository that will serve for future studies. The findings of the comparative analysis will be published in book form.
Read moreOHSU-VA research suggests strategies to reduce missed appointments
Patients who miss visits are at a higher risk of negative health outcomes; no-shows increase health care system costs
Read moreConsumers value difficult decisions over easy choices
New findings have implications in marketing communications
Read moreEcologists sound alarm on plastic pollution
TORONTO, ON – Ecologists studying the prevalence of plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems around the world are concerned after measuring
Read moreSynthetic clothing fibers contribute vast amounts of plastic pollution on land
Microfibers in wash water largely end up on cropland
Read moreThe persistence of plastic
New report reveals for the first time the level of terrestrial synthetic microfiber emission on a global scale
Read moreUMass Amherst researchers receive $6.3 million to ensure sustainable energy transition
Program also will promote socioeconomic equity of communities
Read moreCleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovation Summit to be held virtually on Oct. 6, 2020
18th annual summit to focus on ‘The Future of Healthcare: Digital Transformation’
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