Articles for Home Visits

Hefty cigarette taxes cut smoking big-time. But there’s a downside for children
1 year, 3 months ago

Hefty cigarette taxes cut smoking big-time. But there’s a downside for children

LA Times  

California voters eked out a win for children more than two decades ago based on a “sin tax.” Proposition 10 slapped cigarettes with a hefty surcharge to pressure smokers to give up their habit and used the money to improve the health and well-being of young children and their families. “But then people stopped smoking, which from a public health …

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U.K.’s National Health Service trials smart goggles for nurses on home visits of patients
2 years, 4 months ago

U.K.’s National Health Service trials smart goggles for nurses on home visits of patients

The Hindu  

High-tech smart goggles will be worn by community nurses on home visits in an effort to free up time with patients as part of a cutting-edge trial in eastern England announced by the U. K.’s National Health Service on Saturday. 🗣️"We're so excited to be the first NHS team in England to try the smart glasses"😎 New high tech goggles …

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Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains
2 years, 11 months ago

Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains

LA Times  

New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants’ brain development. Brain measurements at age 1 showed faster activity in key brain regions in infants whose low-income families received $300-plus monthly for a year, compared with those who got $20 each month, U.S. researchers reported Monday. The results suggest reducing poverty can directly affect infant brain …

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Teachers are making surprise visits to students who are struggling with online learning
3 years, 10 months ago

Teachers are making surprise visits to students who are struggling with online learning

CNN  

CNN — Three Texas teachers heard giggles as they insistently knocked on the front door of their student’s home. “We were so excited just to see their little faces.” It was one out several unannounced home visits the teachers would make to check-in with students who had been severely disengaged while online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. “And he was …

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Coronavirus update: Iran to use phone checks for COVID-19, school closure extend
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus update: Iran to use phone checks for COVID-19, school closure extend

Live Mint  

Iran will keep schools and universities closed for another two weeks and check up on people in the worst affected areas by telephone, the health minister said on Thursday, after concerns were raised an earlier plan for home visits could spread the disease. Namaki said Iran had begun a national plan to combat coronavirus which will start in the handful …

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Home visits are breaking GPs like me – and now our most vulnerable patients are in danger
5 years, 1 month ago

Home visits are breaking GPs like me – and now our most vulnerable patients are in danger

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Kent Local Medical Committee put …

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GPs ‘no longer have capacity’ to offer home visits, doctors say
5 years, 1 month ago

GPs ‘no longer have capacity’ to offer home visits, doctors say

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy GPs no longer have the capacity to offer home visits and …

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