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refers to a lack of access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In the West, this issue is most often due to limited financial resources. People with low food security report concerns that food will run out before they can afford to buy more and being unable to afford balanced meals.Internationally, food insecurity…

26% of registered voters said that healthcare was the single most important issue when deciding their vote for president. Fast-forward 8 months, and the same KFF poll for September shows that nearly a third of the electorate now have the economy as the key deciding factor (32%). Healthcare has dropped to fifth place, with just…

Share on PinterestHow can you stay safe while voting in the 2020 presidential election? Refer to our checklist for best practice tips.Voting is a democratic right and duty: it helps decide the direction that a country or a region’s economic, healthcare, and domestic and international policies take.In the U.S., the upcoming presidential election — scheduled…

associated with a lack of sleep. A new study from researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, investigates the psychological — rather than physical — implications of missed sleep.The scientists found that after an insufficient night of sleep, people have a reduced capacity for remaining positive when faced with emotionally challenging…

sickle cell disease.”My parents were devastated. My mum cried the whole day and night after the diagnosis.Originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa, they had only heard and seen nightmare tales of the sufferings and sudden deaths of people with sickle cell anemia (SCA). Based on what they knew then, my life expectancy was set at…