An unprecedented study mapping child deaths over almost two decades finds that nearly half of the 5.4 million under-five deaths in 2017 can be attributed to differences in child death rates within and across countries.
Oct 16, 2019
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New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) examines the association between Medicare home health patients' race and income status and the quality of care they receive from home health agencies.
Feb 8, 2022
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The University of Ottawa's Interdisciplinary Center for Black Health survey reveals the scope of coronavirus vaccine hesitancy in Black communities in relation to health care.
May 9, 2023
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States that provide stronger social safety nets have lower socioeconomic disparities in the brain development and mental health of children 9 to 11 years old, according to research supported by the National Institute on Drug ...
May 2, 2023
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Despite the raft of health care changes that occurred after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in 2010, racial and ethnic disparities in aging needs among older adults persist today, a new study shows.
Nov 10, 2023
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Income level, employment, housing location, medical insurance, education, tobacco and alcohol use, diet and obesity, access to medical care. These are some of the factors causing worse cancer outcomes in people who are Black.
Dec 23, 2020
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Pregnant, low-income New Yorkers living in neighborhoods with higher levels of air pollution were 60 percent more likely to test positive for COVID-19, according to a new study led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman ...
Sep 6, 2022
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(Medical Xpress)—Although the English are generally healthier than Americans, both countries grapple with large health inequalities. A new study suggests that in both countries, health and wealth are tightly linked.
Sep 21, 2012
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A study of nearly 800,000 schoolchildren in New York City shows that Black, Hispanic, and Asian students live and go to school closer to both healthy and unhealthy food outlets than do White students. Brian Elbel of the New ...
Jun 12, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The United States has larger income-related differences in perceptions of health and health care than other middle- and high-income countries, according to a report published in the June issue of Health Affairs.
Jun 9, 2017
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