Health
Eat your veggies: Writing 'produce prescriptions' could boost patients' health
An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered.
Aug 29, 2023
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Medical economics
Researchers study barriers and facilitators to accessing health care in rural Missouri
Rural Missourians often face more disparities in health outcomes than their urban and suburban counterparts, in part from challenges accessing health care—a problem amplified in recent years by a growing physician shortage. ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Health
Culinary medicine: Dietary approaches to chronic disease
A new article in the Journal of Healthcare Leadership advocates for the integration of culinary medicine programs into health care and medical education.
Aug 16, 2023
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Cardiology
Why are Black adults at greater risk of death from heart disease? Study blames social factors
Black Americans are 54% more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than White Americans, despite a substantial overall reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality nationwide.
Aug 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Discrimination took a heavy toll on Asian American students during the pandemic
Experiencing discrimination significantly harmed the well-being of Asian and Asian American college students in the U.S. during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 14, 2023
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Health
Many Americans faced food insufficiency following discontinuation of pandemic-related benefits, study finds
The recent discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits, known as the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, led to a substantial increase in food insufficiency in the United States, ...
Aug 11, 2023
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Health
Bisexual individuals are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity
In the United States, bisexual individuals are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, defined as the lack of access to adequate food for an active, healthy life.
Aug 10, 2023
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Medical economics
How the pandemic affected a deprived coastal town
Lancaster University researchers found increased levels of free school meal eligibility in Fleetwood following the pandemic as part of a study of the town, which has high levels of deprivation.
Jul 31, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How austerity made the UK more vulnerable to COVID
The concept of austerity featured prominently in the first round of hearings of the UK's COVID inquiry, which has recently come to a close. Notably, former chancellor George Osborne claimed that austerity had a "positive" ...
Jul 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children and adolescents in food-insecure homes had more mental health visits
Children and adolescents living in food-insecure households had a 55% higher frequency of physician visits for mental health reasons than those with adequate food supplies, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Jul 24, 2023
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