The stress, lack of exercise and poor nutrition resulting from the disruption and isolation of the pandemic shutdown led many children and adolescents to gain excess weight. But weight gain was greatest in low-income youth ...
Aug 14, 2023
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New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that children who received integrated mental health care showed improvements in both mental health and school performance.
Aug 14, 2023
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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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Medicaid, which provides low-income Americans with health insurance coverage, currently excludes large numbers of adults over 65 with social, health and financial profiles similar to those of people the program does cover. ...
Jul 27, 2023
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The food industry in many low- and middle-income countries is dominated by the informal sector. Numerous micro and small businesses, which are not legally registered and mostly compete on the basis of price, handle much of ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Close to one-fifth of kids with COVID-19 may still have lingering symptoms months after their initial infection, new research finds.
Jul 21, 2023
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When immigrants gave birth in a U.S. state that limits postpartum public insurance eligibility based on their immigration status, they are less likely to receive medical care following childbirth, a study published July 18 ...
Jul 20, 2023
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The number of people living with diabetes worldwide is on pace to more than double in the next three decades, for a total of 1.3 billion people by 2050. That is one of the key findings from the study on the global burden ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Routine vaccination of children is picking up again after a dramatic drop during the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that dangerous gaps remain.
Jul 18, 2023
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Keeping track of pregnancy requires a dizzying array of gargantuan and expensive machines. An MRI machine is the size of a room and can cost up to $1 million. But the care such equipment provides is a critical part of prenatal ...
Jul 17, 2023
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