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Boosting Life Expectancy: The Impact of Reducing Smoking Rates

Recent research published in The Lancet Public Health reveals a promising insight: cutting smoking rates to just 5% of current levels by 2050 could lead to a significant increase in life expectancy. This could result in an additional year of life for men and an increase of 0.2 years for women. This article explores the… Read More: Boosting Life Expectancy: The Impact of Reducing Smoking Rates »

Boosting the prevalence and power of female health IT executives

Women make up 80 percent of all healthcare buying decisions and compose 65 percent of the U.S. healthcare workforce. Even so, only 25-30% percent of healthcare executives – and just 13% of CEOs – are female. The numbers suggest a persistent lack of female representation at the top levels of healthcare organizations, but there are… Read More: Boosting the prevalence and power of female health IT executives »

How to live longer: The four best sports for boosting longevity

The positive impact exercise has on longevity is unequivocal. Numerous studies show that doing something is better than nothing but there is a lack of data on the sports that confer the greatest benefits. A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine sought to address this. Researchers examined the associations of six different… Read More: How to live longer: The four best sports for boosting… »

Coronavirus: T cells ‘could last years’, boosting immunity hopes

Covid-19 survivors ‘could have long-lasting immunity’ as scientists believe crucial disease-fighting T cells ‘may last for many years’ after infection Scientists said T cells are produced by everyone exposed to the coronavirus T cells appear to be ‘durable’ and ‘long lasting’ for Covid-19 protection There is no evidence to prove this yet, but scientists are… Read More: Coronavirus: T cells ‘could last years’, boosting immunity hopes »