The challenge of global population aging has been brought into sharper focus by the
financial crisis of 2008. In particular, growing national debt has drawn government attention …

Our gut microbiota is a complex and dynamic ecosystem with a paramount role in shaping
our metabolic and immunological functions. Recent research suggests that aging may …

We investigate an intense snowfall event between 15 and 18 February 2011 over the East
Antarctic coastal region which contributed to roughly 24% of the annual snow accumulation …

Population aging and longevity can pose challenges to the sustainability of fiscal budgets.
This is of particular concern in Europe's rapidly aging welfare states offering generous social …

Purpose This case study aims to shed light on what went wrong with the introduction of new
surgical suture in a Dutch hospital operating theatre following a tender. Transition to working …

Our interest here is with the 'marriage'of e-patient information systems with care pathways in
order to deliver integrated care. We report on the development and implementation of four …

The highly regarded Austrian health system delivers good quality and easily accessible
services, but is costly. Its governance and funding structure is highly fragmented and it …

The paper examines the Armey-Rahn hypothesis of the inverted U-shaped relationship
between public health care expenditure and economic growth in the European economies …

Improvements in worldwide life expectancy have created challenges for healthcare systems
and families in navigating age-related declines in cognitive and physical function. These …

We present a model of endogenous aging with public expenditure on health and pensions
financed by an income tax. We show that government policies on health and pensions might …