Psychology must take concrete steps to expose and mitigate the impacts of systemic and structural factors that affect physical and mental health, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association.
Aug 8, 2022
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Increasing the minimum wage generally harms low-educated, low-income men's health and improves women's health in the same demographic categories, according to a University of Maine study.
Aug 4, 2022
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Disparities in cancer stage at diagnosis among racial and ethnic minority children and adolescents may be partially explained by health insurance coverage, finds a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Sustained low wages are associated with significantly faster memory decline, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. While low-wage jobs have been associated with health outcomes such ...
Aug 2, 2022
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When reports showed that COVID-19 vaccination rates were lower among racial/ethnic minority groups, most discussions focused on mistrust and misinformation among these populations or their reduced access to health care facilities. ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Hispanic and Black Americans have suffered higher rates of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 than white Americans. A new Penn State study analyzed data collected when COVID-19 vaccines first became available to determine ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Significant differences in initial heart attack diagnosis and treatment were found among Black and Hispanic adults compared to white adults, according to new research published in the open access, peer-reviewed Journal of ...
Jul 27, 2022
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In the current issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the editors cite a study from LSU Health New Orleans reporting that race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status were infrequently reported and analyzed within articles ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Researchers in San Francisco and New York have proposed a health equity framework to address growing disparities in the uptake of telehealth services across the United States during and after the COVID pandemic.
Jul 26, 2022
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Black adolescents who lived in poverty and were less optimistic about the future showed accelerated aging in their immune cells and were more likely to have elevated insulin resistance at ages 25-29, researchers have found.
Jul 25, 2022
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