There is a pressing need to explore and understand which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health inequities act as significant, influential factors that contribute to low breast cancer screening behaviors in the United ...
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Prominent heart health messaging focuses on the role of lifestyle behaviors (such as physical activity and nutrition) in cardiovascular health. However, the role of social determinants of health (or SDoH)—which include sex, ...
Feb 29, 2024
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For people with stroke, social factors such as education, neighborhood and employment may be linked to whether they receive treatment with clot-busting drug, according to a preliminary study that will be presented at the ...
Feb 28, 2024
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In a policy statement and accompanying technical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for addressing the impact of climate change on ...
Feb 20, 2024
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The existence of structural racism creates a barrier to equitable access to health care and as a result is a fundamental driver of health disparities in the U.S., concluded a 2020 American Heart Association Presidential Advisory.
Jan 16, 2024
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A new study provides the latest data on the low rates for screening and documenting Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in health care settings.
Dec 19, 2023
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Formal education typically occurs in early life, and yet its ramification for cardiovascular health may last for decades, according to study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Northwestern University Feinberg ...
Nov 9, 2023
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People with low education and income levels may have a 10% increased risk of death or being dependent on others to complete daily tasks three months after a stroke compared to people with high education and income levels, ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Post-overdose outreach programs have proliferated as Massachusetts communities seek to respond to the opioid overdose crisis, driven by fentanyl in the illicit drug supply and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 14, 2023
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People from socioeconomically-distressed communities who underwent heart transplantation between 2004 and 2018 faced a 10% greater relative risk of experiencing graft failure and dying within five years compared to people ...
Sep 1, 2023
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