In March 2020, the economy grinded to a halt as the COVID-19 pandemic forced widespread shutdowns of businesses. As Congress watched the economy collapse, it responded by doing something lawmakers have resisted since the ...
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When a tobacco user quits smoking, their household is less likely to experience food insecurity in the following year, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) published in Annals ...
May 2, 2023
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New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health has found that integrating mental health services into pediatric primary care at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) can improve ...
Apr 26, 2023
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The life-saving drug "Narcan" is expected to be available over-the-counter later this year, but its price tag is expected to put it out of reach for many below the poverty line.
Apr 21, 2023
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Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who live in extreme poverty and were undergoing maintenance therapy faced an almost two-fold greater risk of relapse compared with kids who weren't as poor, according to a ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Poverty has long been linked to shorter lives. But just how many deaths in the United States are associated with poverty? The number has been elusive—until now.
Apr 17, 2023
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Black and Hispanic older adults whose annual income is slightly above the federal poverty level are more likely than their white peers to face cost-related barriers to accessing health care and filling medications for chronic ...
Apr 10, 2023
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Poverty was closely associated with higher rates of dementia among older adults in Afghanistan, according to a newly published study in eClinicalMedicine by Jean-Francois Trani, an associate professor at the Brown School.
Apr 4, 2023
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For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that globally, the association between antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) between human and animals goes both ways.
Apr 3, 2023
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During the 1970s and 1980s I grew up in a cold home. On very cold mornings, ice would be crusted on my bedroom window and my every breath would condense in the air.
Mar 15, 2023
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