Going from bad to worse: Adaptation to poor health health spending, longevity, and the value of life
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2017.02.018
Abstract: Unhealthy people adapt to their poor state of health and are usually happier than expected by healthy people. In this paper, we investigate how adapting to a deteriorating state of health affects health spending, life… read more here.
Keywords: health spending; value life; adaptation; health ... See more keywords
The Vatican–Mario Negri–Lancet Commission on the value of life
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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32100-1
Abstract: www.thelancet.com Vol 390 September 30, 2017 1573 When, in April, 2017, the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research and The Lancet invited international experts from diverse intellectual backgrounds to a meeting in Rome hosted by… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; mario negri; commission; value life ... See more keywords
Value of life and time: A survivorship perspective.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e18298
Abstract: e18298Background: Common tools to quantify value of life years after a cancer diagnosis include the Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY). This measure is partly based on health utility states derived ... read more here.
Keywords: survivorship perspective; value life; life time; time survivorship ... See more keywords
Estimates of the value of life lost from COVID-19 in Ohio
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DOI: 10.2217/cer-2020-0245
Abstract: The economic burden of mortality due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) extends beyond the lives lost. Data from the Ohio Department of Public Health and Social Security Administration was used to estimate the years of… read more here.
Keywords: lost covid; estimates value; value life; life lost ... See more keywords
Synthetic Life and the Value of Life
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DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.701942
Abstract: If humans eventually attain the ability to create new life forms, how will it affect the value of life? This is one of several questions that can be sources of concern when discussing synthetic life,… read more here.
Keywords: synthetic life; life; ability create; value life ... See more keywords