Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia[1], also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.
Optometry researchers estimate that about half of the global population[2] will need corrective lenses to offset myopia by 2050 if current rates continue – up from 23% in 2000 and less than 10% in some countries[3].
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There is increasing evidence[1] that implicit bias – non-conscious attitudes toward specific groups – is a source of racial inequities in certain aspects of health care, and lawmakers are taking note.
Since the tragic murder of George Floyd in May 2020[2], wherein a Black man was killed by police, several U.S. federal and state legislators have introduced proposals declaring racism as a public health crisis. In March 2024,...
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There were more than 12,000 UK deaths in the past decade, many of them needless, a charity warns....