Population

• [New] Polygenic risk scores offer the greatest potential from a population perspective to not only identify who needs more screening, but also to back away from people who might not need as much screening. / S&P
• [New] Increasing demand for medical devices, growing aging population, and expanding home healthcare sector in North America and Europe are anticipated to emerge as the key factors responsible for the market growth over the forecast period. / grandviewresearch
• [New] With the world's youngest population at a time of unprecedented innovations in digital technologies across the world, the African continent has a unique opportunity. / The Conversation
• [New] The final chapter turns to urban eco-innovation practices, in recognition of the fact that around 70% of the Mediterranean population lives in urban areas and that 86% of new population growth is predicted to occur in cities of the developing world. / Euromesco
• [New] The Covid-19 death toll is currently 3.2 million, 0.04% of the world population, and to stop it getting worse countries are locking down, at great risk to their economies and ways of life. / Canterbury Safety Charter - Raising Safety Standards
• [New] Canada has procured and is expecting enough mRNA vaccines to fully vaccinate the eligible Canadian population before fall 2021. / Gov. OfCanaada
• [New] As the world's population and economies grow, energy demand is expected to increase by as much as 50% over the next 30 years, so making the right long-term investments is crucial. / Phys Org
• [New] Immigrants will account for all of Canada's future population increase, and immigrants have historically chosen to settle in only a few large cities. / The Fraser Institute
• [New] By 2060, the number of Asians in the U.S. is expected to reach nearly 36 million people, or more than 3 x their population in 2000. / Axios
• [New] The world is now entering a more complex and unpredictable phase of the pandemic, in which some rich countries are well advanced in vaccinating their populations, but some nations are lagging behind. / CEPI
• [New] As a population, American Indians have substantially higher rates of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure - all risk factors for atrial fibrillation. / Medical Express
• [New] The 92 poorest countries in the world will likely be unable to vaccinate 60% of their populations until 2023-or later. / p
• [New] To keep up with China and other rival countries and maintain America's leadership role, geopolitical dominance and global supremacy, they contend, the U.S. will need higher rates of population growth than recently experienced in order to achieve much larger future population increases. / TheHill
• [New] Imbalance in vaccinations will reinforce global inequities that have long existed - the poorest countries do not have the resources to vaccinate their populations alone. / Commonwealth Fund
• [New] Immigration presents a golden opportunity to tackle the challenge of slowing population growth, one that America should be well-placed to embrace. / Chatham House - International Affairs Think Tank
• [New] IP-related delays could mean millions more Covid-19 deaths and more viral mutations that sweep across the entire world population, possibly infecting people who have already been vaccinated. / The Asset
• Half of Myanmar's population could be living in poverty in 2022, driven by the combination of the pandemic and the political crisis sparked by the military coup. / SBS News
• By 2035, for the first time in U.S. history, adults 65 years and older are projected to outnumber children under 18 years of age. / siteassets
• Reuters 300 million travellers can be expected, including tourists and people who had been unable to visit family before, equal to the population of the United States. / Reuters
• MIT scientists last year developed machine learning models to predict how well COVID-19 vaccines would cover people of white, Black and Asian genetic ancestry. / ZDNet

Last updated: 09 May 2021