• A new report released by a Vancouver-area street magazine says the life expectancy of a homeless person is about half that of the average British Columbian. (cbc.ca)
  • The study looked at statistics between 2006 and 2013 and found that the average age at death of a homeless person is between 40 and 49 years old, while the life expectancy of the average British Columbian is around 82 years old. (cbc.ca)
  • I believe that that amount of money could provide a home for every homeless person in the entire Puget Sound region. (thestranger.com)
  • Homeless people's life expectancy half of average in B.C. (cbc.ca)
  • Compounded by conflicts forcing people out of their homes, and COVID-19 economic turmoil, the drought has eroded economic reserves and decimated people's last ability to cope. (oxfam.org)
  • Half of adults diagnosed with coronavirus may not be contagious, the results of a coronavirus prevalence study conducted by the University of Tartu suggest. (err.ee)
  • The head of the monitoring study and University of Tartu professor of family medicine Ruth Kalda said researchers compared the information from the pre-test survey with the results of the PCR test and antibody analysis to estimate the virus prevalence and proportion of people who have gained immunity to the virus. (err.ee)
  • Participation in smaller events and visiting restaurants is growing both among younger adults and people aged 40-64. (err.ee)
  • Studies aim to give information that will be applicable to a large group of people (e.g. adults with diagnosed HIV in the UK). (aidsmap.com)
  • The new TA impacts an eligible population of over 150,000 people living with Type 1 diabetes in England, providing access to HCL systems 3 . (businesswire.com)
  • Those eligible include people living with type 1 diabetes who are under the age of 18 or those who are over 18 with either an HbA1c of 7.5% or who are experiencing disabling hypoglycaemia, the TA also impacts women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, and people already using an insulin pump 3 . (businesswire.com)
  • In 2011, Somalia experienced a devastating famine that killed over a quarter of a million people - half of them children under the age of five. (oxfam.org)
  • Young people and women face some of the biggest impacts and most significant consequences of STIs. (cdc.gov)
  • During October 2017 to February 2020 (all but the last five months of the IMPACT trial), 978 people who were recorded by GUMCAD, the UK's STI surveillance system, as having a different gender to the one assigned to them at birth, attended a sexual health clinic. (aidsmap.com)
  • Whether voters elect them because they are successful or because people of modest means do not run, or for other reasons, is unclear, but struggling Americans should not assume that their elected officials understand their circumstances. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • A study led by University of Florida political scientist Daniel Smith found that legislatures with close political divisions and weaker party organizations were more likely to try to appeal to voters by proposing to give people the power to make their own laws. (wtnh.com)
  • For instance, people who had been diagnosed with a bacterial sexually transmitted infection were much more likely to be recruited into the IMPACT trial than ones who had not. (aidsmap.com)
  • Consider the social, cultural & economic conditions that make it more difficult for some sexually active people to stay healthy (e.g., poverty, unstable housing, drug use, lack of medical insurance or medical home, high burden of STIs in some communities). (cdc.gov)
  • For all individuals who are sexually active - particularly young people and women - STI screening and prompt treatment (if infected) are critical to protect a person's health and prevent transmission to others. (cdc.gov)
  • LONDON--( BUSINESS WIRE )--DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM), a global leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) for people with diabetes, announced today new market research which found 79% of people struggle to keep their glucose levels in range, and that almost half (45%) don't understand what a Hybrid Closed Loop System (HCL) is or how HCL could benefit them 1-2 . (businesswire.com)
  • A study comparing HIV risk factors in trans and non-binary people who did, and did not, take part in the PrEP IMPACT study has found that just over half the people who attended sexual health services in England during the period of the IMPACT trial ended up participating in it. (aidsmap.com)
  • SHRM found that over half (52 percent) of 1,000 U.S. workers would choose to permanently work from home on a full-time basis if given the option. (shrm.org)
  • To the millions of people who are once again on the edge of starvation we have failed in that promise. (oxfam.org)
  • 5 allows us to reach millions of people globally with accurate and reliable resources about HIV prevention and treatment. (aidsmap.com)
  • Your sighting of a missing person could make a difference in a crucial time. (missingpeople.org.uk)
  • The working classes are generally represented as hard working and tough people, who make the best of their situation. (lu.se)
  • Professor Chopik told the Journal of Research in Personality this is 'because it is tied to health and the general outlook people have about getting older. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • A decade after governments, donors and aid organizations said they would not let famine return, 181 million people are forecast to be in crisis levels and above of hunger. (oxfam.org)
  • About 165 million people live in 25 states with active citizen initiative or referendum provisions, which let residents bypass the legislature to amend the constitution, enact laws or repeal those passed by elected officials. (wtnh.com)
  • About 167 million people live in 25 other states where such direct democracy is not currently an option. (wtnh.com)
  • This allows the conclusion to be made that although the estimated number of coronavirus-positive people in the adult population is 17,900, an average of 8,700 of them are infectious. (err.ee)
  • This means that an estimated 11 percent in the adult population, or about 120,800 people, have antibodies. (err.ee)
  • If Ms. Bezos does indeed give away half of her fortune it should be dedicated to a solution to homelessness. (thestranger.com)
  • I thought he just did give up half of his fortune. (thestranger.com)
  • HCL systems powered by Dexcom real-time CGM have been proven to significantly improve outcomes - giving people with diabetes more confidence in their diabetes management 4-6, 8-11 . (businesswire.com)
  • Experts believe older people, who value balance and contentment in their lives, tend to focus more on happier things. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • Professor William Chopik, co-author of the study from Michigan State University, said: 'Part of the reason may be that as people mature they become more competent at what they do, and success comes a little easier for them as they master various parts of their lives, so they start to become more optimistic as they reach middle age. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • Findings also showed that 99% of healthcare providers expect the NICE TA for HCL systems will somewhat or significantly help change the lives of people living with type 1 diabetes for the better 1-2 . (businesswire.com)
  • Antibodies develop in people in the second or third week of infection or as a result of vaccination. (err.ee)
  • However, some people who inherit the altered gene never develop features of familial dilated cardiomyopathy. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Half of the measurements were used to develop exposure estimates for unmeasured person days. (cdc.gov)
  • Who will be Time's 2023 Person of the Year? (nbclosangeles.com)
  • The number of people facing extreme hunger in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled since last year, from over 10 million to over 23 million today. (oxfam.org)
  • In our 35th year we're asking people to donate £35 - that's just £1 for every year we've been providing life-changing information. (aidsmap.com)
  • Until there is a growth in the number of people requiring hospital care, including intensive care, due to the coronavirus, and the number of vaccinated risk group members is low, it is inevitable to take all precautions that help curb the spread of the virus," Kalda said. (err.ee)
  • In a minority of cases (22 people), PrEP was offered but declined, but this left 75 people who should have been offered PrEP but seemingly were not. (aidsmap.com)
  • roughly half of these cases are familial. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In most cases, an affected person inherits the mutation from one affected parent . (medlineplus.gov)
  • Not at all impressed by an over-pampered white lady parting with only half of her ridiculous fortunes. (thestranger.com)
  • How many in Oklahoma believe that climate change isn't real, and vote for people who perpetuate that lie? (thestranger.com)
  • 35 means we can empower more people living with HIV to challenge stigma with our information workshops, videos and broadcasts. (aidsmap.com)
  • The study revealed that most of the tested people had gained antibodies from a known, 39 percent, or unknown, 24 percent, illness. (err.ee)
  • Altogether 53 people tested positive, 26 of them had had the disease, 27 were still contagious. (err.ee)
  • The report, from a group that supports homeless people in Vancouver and Victoria, says homelessness is a life-threatening health hazard and steps need to be taken to prevent deaths related to housing insecurity. (cbc.ca)
  • Today we are one step closer to providing access to life changing technology for more people with diabetes. (businesswire.com)
  • In all, Center for Responsive Politics identified 271 millionaires elected to federal office- about half the total membership of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. (nbclosangeles.com)
  • NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. (bmj.com)
  • Names and titles listed are those of the person when the coin was struck, or on their death, whichever was first. (wikipedia.org)
  • Concerted efforts were made by trans community advocates and the specialist sexual health service CliniQ in London to engage trans and non-binary people. (aidsmap.com)
  • The number of people who acquired a disease in 2018. (cdc.gov)
  • It's a cause for celebration that hybrid closed loop systems are now a possibility for around 150,000 people with type 1 diabetes" says Partha Kar, National Specialty Advisor, Diabetes with NHS England . (businesswire.com)
  • Of the people who did not join IMPACT, the majority were not coded by the GUMCAD system as having a sufficiently high risk of HIV for a PrEP referral. (aidsmap.com)
  • Potential downsides to remote and hybrid work arrangements come from an erosion of the organizational norms that culture and performance rely on, such as trust, cohesion and shared experiences, and from the risk of two divergent organizational structures emerging: one in person, one virtual. (shrm.org)
  • People are starving not because the world lacks food or money, but for a dismal lack of political courage. (oxfam.org)
  • Today, not many people are familiar with Fy og Bi.1 They are largely forgotten around the world. (lu.se)
  • But that outburst of direct democracy has been limited to just half the states. (wtnh.com)