Overweight & Obesity

More education, not income, fights obesity

Educational status may protect women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas against obesity, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Family dinners nourish good mental health in adolescents

Regular family suppers contribute to good mental health in adolescents, according to a study co-authored by McGill professor Frank Elgar, Institute for Health and Social Policy. Family meal times are a measurable signature ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Disadvantaged neighborhoods see more COVID-19 infections and deaths

New York City neighborhoods that had higher levels of socioeconomic disadvantage experienced more COVID-19 infections and deaths, according to Mount Sinai scientists who created a neighborhood-level COVID-19 inequity index.

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