Data & Numbers
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Vitamin B12 deficiency hospitalizations surge 32% in Brazil: a warning for high-income health systems
Hospital admissions for vitamin B12 deficiency rose 32% in Brazil (2016–2023) across multiple organ systems, despite routine testing. Functional neurological…
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U.S. Healthcare Spending Surged 7.3% in 2025, Driven by GLP-1 Adoption and Increased Care Utilization
U.S. healthcare spending surged 7.3% to approximately $6 trillion in 2025, driven by widespread adoption of expensive GLP-1 weight-loss and…
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