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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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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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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts recommend strict, costly approaches for reopening schools
Weary working parents aren't the only ones eager for their children to return to school in a few weeks. Many teachers, staff and administrators also want those classroom doors to reopen. Most importantly, kids are craving ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Addiction
Context matters: Neighborhood factors associated with heavier drinking
People in wealthier neighborhoods drink alcohol twice as frequently as people in poorer areas, suggests a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and the Prevention Research Center of ...
Jul 13, 2020
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