Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Where you live affects your dementia risk
Socioeconomic status is a key indicator of health outcomes, including access to, and quality of health care.
Apr 1, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Building back equitably: 4 ways to address mental health inequities magnified by the pandemic and ensure access to care
You don't need statistics to appreciate the profound effects that COVID-19 restrictions limiting social connections and access to services have had on our collective mental health. And yet, statistics—paired with qualitative ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Cardiology
Poor oral health more likely for children with heart conditions
(HealthDay)—Children with heart conditions are more likely to have poor oral health and teeth in fair or poor condition than those without heart conditions, according to research published in the Feb. 11 issue of the U.S. ...
Feb 11, 2022
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Pediatrics
Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brains
New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants' brain development.
Jan 30, 2022
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Cardiology
Childhood trauma may affect heart health in low-income Black adults
Trauma in childhood may lead to worse heart health later in life for Black people in the U.S. who have a low income, but not for those who have more money, a study found.
Aug 13, 2021
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Neuroscience
Pandemic screen time tops 6 hours a day for some kindergartners
Kindergartners from low-income families spent more than six hours a day in front of screens during two early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small Ohio study suggests.
May 12, 2021
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Vaccination
California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for people who live in the most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus and get the state's economy open more ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Model ID's neighborhoods that should have priority for vaccine, other COVID-19 help
To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, UCLA public health and urban planning experts have developed a predictive model that pinpoints which populations in which neighborhoods of Los Angeles County are most at ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Health
Food insecurity expands beyond low-income Angelenos during the pandemic
More than one in four Los Angeles County households experienced at least one instance of food insecurity—a lack of access to affordable and nutritious food—from April through July, according to a new study directed by ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children from low income backgrounds show elevated mental health difficulties throughout lockdown
Emotional difficulties were consistently elevated among children and young people from low income households over a month of lockdown compared to those from higher income households.
Sep 16, 2020
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