Health
Walk this way—it's quite good for you
Walking is sometimes equated with simplicity itself. If your task is a "walk in the park," it might require little more than baby steps to get things moving.
Apr 2, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Improv course may help teens learn to tolerate uncertainty
People with a wide range of emotional disorders, including anxiety disorder and depression, react negatively to uncertainty. When worrying about future events, not knowing can feel very uncomfortable, leading to increased ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Summer break weight gain is real, with Latino children especially at risk
School's out for the summer, and millions of children are home relaxing, working or frolicking in the sun. But, summer's also a time when many kids can gain weight quickly—and at unhealthy levels.
Jul 13, 2023
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Health
Possible to account for disadvantaged populations in Medicare's payment programs
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says that Medicare's value-based payment programs could take into account social risk factors - such as low socio-economic position, residence ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Eviction linked to depression risk in young adults
In the past two-plus decades, the number of evictions in the United States jumped some 70%, hitting close to 900,000 in 2016. Add in foreclosures, and nearly two million Americans are evicted each year. The COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Health
Neighborhoods impact health of South Asian women in US
South Asian women in the U.S. are less likely to have high blood pressure when they have a high sense of "neighborhood cohesion"—a feeling they know most of their neighbors and could trust them, a new study says.
Dec 11, 2015
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Health
Report shows majority-Black, low-income neighborhoods have less access to fresh produce
Residents of Atlanta's majority-Black and low-income neighborhoods have significantly less access to fresh produce than residents of the city's non-majority-Black and higher income neighborhoods, according to a new surveillance ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Health
Effects of segregation negatively impact health
St. Louis remains one of the most segregated cities in the United States, as recently discussed in a BBC documentary highlighting the "Delmar Divide" as an example. It is an issue of pressing concern in a policy brief titled ...
Nov 7, 2013
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Pediatrics
Strong family relationships may help with asthma outcomes for children
Positive family relationships might help youth to maintain good asthma management behaviors even in the face of difficult neighborhood conditions, according to a new Northwestern University study.
Jul 18, 2019
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Pediatrics
Better reading proficiency linked to fewer youth homicides
A good education system has long been linked with providing opportunity for people to get better jobs and escape poverty. However, less is known about the impact of education on youth violence. By analyzing data about the ...
Jun 11, 2020
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