Addiction
The longer immigrants live in Sweden, the more they drink
Adolescents with a Swedish background drink more than adolescents with a non-European background, shows a new study from Malmö University.
Dec 15, 2020
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Dentistry
Study shows link between economic, social, environmental factors and oral health
More than one in four adults in California report having poor oral health, but that figure rises to roughly one in two for the state's lowest-income residents and drops to one in five for those with the highest incomes, according ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus shows how hard it is for ethnic minority and migrant women to access healthcare
We were told at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic that the virus did not discriminate. But the truth is that COVID-19 has brought to light the structural inequalities in healthcare that have existed for decades.
Nov 25, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Differences in well-being amongst Somali, Latino and Hmong adolescents
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health illness and substance use disorders are key contributors to disability in young adulthood, and disparities in substance use persist along levels of academic ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart risk factors vary greatly among Asian immigrants
Asian immigrants in the United States are a widely diverse group with heart health risk factors that vary depending on where they are from, new research shows.
Nov 13, 2020
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Cardiology
U.S.-born Black women at higher risk of preeclampsia than Black immigrants
Black women born in the United States have a higher risk of developing preeclampsia compared to Black women who immigrated to the country, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Health
Recognizing the value of work as key to understanding low-wage Latinx workers' occupational health
The COVID-19 pandemic has cruelly illustrated the critical role of work as a social determinant of health. In particular, the value of work for all of us has been underscored in myriad ways, while the risks that marginalized ...
Nov 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fewer older Korean Americans use mental health services
Nearly 30% of older Korean American immigrants fell within the category of experiencing mental distress, but only 5.7% had used professional mental health services according to a study conducted by the University of Hawaiʻi ...
Oct 23, 2020
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Neuroscience
Hot-button words trigger conservatives and liberals differently
How can the partisan divide be bridged when conservatives and liberals consume the same political content, yet interpret it through their own biased lens?
Oct 20, 2020
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Health
Hispanics live longer than most Americans, but will the U.S. obesity epidemic change things?
Anti-immigrant sentiments have fueled recent national and state-level health policy efforts. In 2019, Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation that would deny visas to immigrants who could not provide proof of insurance. ...
Oct 16, 2020
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