Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID's toll outlined in new report
Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns.
Jun 6, 2024
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News tagged with economic factors
Medical economics
Team studies factors related to a sense of economic insecurity in older adults
The people of Japan have the highest life expectancy in the world. Yet older adults who struggle economically may refrain from seeking medical help or using long-term care insurance. These choices may increase the occurrence ...
May 13, 2024
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Addiction
Q&A: Pandemic policies linked to overdose spike
Drug overdose rates skyrocketed in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 92,000 people died due to overdose in 2020. Public health experts ...
May 3, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reviews approaches to cocaine treatment for Black Americans
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that both culturally tailored and culturally universal approaches can be effective for cocaine treatment in Black Americans.
Apr 26, 2024
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Addiction
Cost increasingly important motive for quitting smoking for 1 in 4 adults in England
Health concerns are still the primary motive for more than half of those who say they want to stop smoking in England, but cost is now a key factor for more than 1 in 4, finds an analysis of national survey responses, published ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Medical economics
Economic burden of childhood verbal abuse by adults estimated at $300 billion globally
Childhood verbal abuse by adults costs society an estimated $300 billion (£239 billion) a year globally, show findings presented at the first international conference on childhood verbal abuse, hosted by UCL, Words Matter ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Health
Unfavorable social factors may raise heart disease risk factors in Asian American adults
Having more unfavorable social determinants of health, such as being unemployed, uninsured or not having education beyond high school, was associated with an increased likelihood of having risk factors for cardiovascular ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Living in the North of England increases risk of death from alcohol, drugs and suicide, shows study
People living in the North of England and in coastal areas are more likely to die from "Deaths of Despair," according to new University of Manchester led research.
Mar 15, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Team uncovers social, economic factors influencing acute liver failure in children, and ways to overcome them
Imagine your healthy child gets sick—so sick that you take them to the emergency department. You are shocked to find out that their liver is failing, and they will need a transplant to survive. Studies show that their chances ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Neuroscience
Household income and health insurance among factors in decision to withdraw life support after hemorrhagic stroke: Study
Living in a high-income neighborhood, having private health insurance, and being older are tied to an increased likelihood that life support will be withdrawn for people who have suffered severe bleeding in the brain, a new ...
Jan 18, 2024
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