Only 1 in 10 older adults in a large national survey who were found to have cognitive impairment consistent with dementia reported a formal medical diagnosis of the condition.
Jun 23, 2021
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Clinical trials published in high-profile medical journals rarely report on income or other key sociodemographic characteristics of study participants, according to a new study that suggests these gaps may create blind spots ...
Jun 2, 2021
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The White House is pushing a new reason to swipe right: vaccination badges and "super swipes" for people who've gotten their coronavirus shots.
May 21, 2021
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Maternal socioeconomic status impacts babies even before birth, emphasizing the need for policy interventions to support the wellbeing of pregnant women, according to newly published research from Children's National Hospital.
Mar 29, 2021
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Childhood cancer and its treatment can result in cognitive struggles. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are studying the risk factors. They looked at social and economic issues in children with brain tumors ...
Mar 1, 2021
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Work causes so much stress that it's become a global public health issue. The impact of stress on mental and physical health can also hurt productivity and result in economic loss. A new study now finds that working people ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults who may benefit from cholesterol-lowering medicine to prevent cardiovascular disease are less likely than non-LGB adults to take them, according to new research published today in the ...
Dec 2, 2020
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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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(HealthDay)—The need for pacemakers is higher among patients with type 2 diabetes than the general population, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in Diabetes Care.
Sep 16, 2020
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Even for people who carry the gene for early onset Alzheimer's disease, more years of education may slow the development of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain that are associated with the disease, according to a new study ...
Aug 5, 2020
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