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Prescription Drugs: The Hidden Costs to Health and the Planet

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is expected to increase by 127 billion dollars by 2028. A ccording to the IQVIA Institute report, “The Use of Medicines in the U.S. 2024,” healthcare visits, procedures, tests, and vaccinations decreased but the number of new prescriptions saw a 3% increase. Pharmaceutical spending in the U.S.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 1, Part 1)

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trillion) of GDP in 2028! According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. health expenditures were at 3.6 trillion dollars in 2018 or $11,172.00 per person or 17.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and projected to rise to 19.7% ($6.2 The Peterson Center of Healthcare reports that the U.S.

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Norovirus - Avoid It If You Can

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2020 May 6;70(10):2023-2028. (accessed on 12/15/2024): [link] 8: Alsved M, Fraenkel CJ, Bohgard M, Widell A, Sderlund-Strand A, Lanbeck P, Holmdahl T, Isaxon C, Gudmundsson A, Medstrand P, Bttiger B, Lndahl J. Sources of Airborne Norovirus in Hospital Outbreaks. Clin Infect Dis. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz584. PMID: 31257413; PMCID: PMC7201413.