England is building up a large future health problem in the amount of individuals who are physically inactive according to new research published today [01 Aug]. The study, which examined data on over one million adults in ...
Aug 1, 2013
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A new study has shown that hospitals in low-income communities were less likely to participate in bundled payment programs for joint replacement surgery. Hospitals with more low socioeconomic status individuals were less ...
May 10, 2022
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Although more than five decades have passed since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted, income inequity remains. Black workers in the U.S. continue to earn less than white workers. And according to a new study by researchers ...
Jun 7, 2016
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Continuing telehealth care delivery beyond the COVID-19 pandemic will benefit publicly insured children if they are ensured equitable access to telehealth services. This study finding is part of a Special Issue on "Reducing ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Like other medical specialties at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, orthopedic surgery rapidly pivoted from in-person visits to remote appointments via telemedicine. Analysis of that initial experience finds that some groups ...
May 11, 2021
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Midwives could prevent 4.3 million infant and maternal deaths each year by 2035, but only if critical shortages are addressed.
May 20, 2021
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For patients, especially those living with chronic conditions, nonadherence to prescription medicines due to cost is a common problem. By not filling prescriptions, skipping doses, delaying refills, or splitting pills, patients ...
Aug 3, 2020
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Health inequalities in young people have grown alongside socioeconomic disparities between the rich and poor.
Feb 3, 2015
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An observational study found that gender/sex disparities in the use of dolutegravir-containing antiretroviral therapy (ART) persist despite World Health Organization (WHO) endorsement for its use among women with HIV of reproductive ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Substantial racial and ethnic disparities were found for a broad set of harmful health-related issues in a new study of 5th graders from various regions of the U.S. conducted by Boston Children's Hospital and a consortium ...
Aug 22, 2012
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