Health
Public health service gaps for both refugees and migrants to Australia
Refugees and migrants are missing out on important health care services across Australia, experts at Flinders University warn.
Feb 13, 2020
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News tagged with social barriers
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dopamine fasting: an expert reviews the latest craze in Silicon Valley
It's the latest fad in Silicon Valley. By reducing the brain's feel-good chemical known as dopamine—cutting back on things like food, sex, alcohol, social media and technology – followers believe that they can "reset" ...
Dec 2, 2019
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Medical research
Elucidation of functional mechanism of 'love hormone,' oxytocin, at molecular level
Oxytocin is essential in activities of the social brain such as trust and love and in maternal bonding behaviors. It is produced in the brain and secreted into the circulation. Here, by analyzing maternal behaviors of RAGE ...
Apr 4, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Black, low-income women may not report barriers to care
(HealthDay)—Black women, women living in poverty, and those with higher levels of distrust are less likely to report barriers to timely screening mammography, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in Cancer.
Oct 31, 2018
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Health
Ridesharing may not reduce number of missed medical appointments, study finds
The high number of low-income patients missing medical appointments because of unreliable transportation has led to partnerships between health care systems and ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, in an effort to ...
Feb 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with a "bonding identity" cope better with structural disadvantage
In a paper published in the British Journal of Social Psychology, NCCR LIVES PhD candidate at the University of Lausanne, Mouna Bakouri, demonstrates how individuals from socially disadvantaged populations who define themselves ...
Feb 20, 2015
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Health
Social service barriers delay care among women with abnormal cancer screening
A recent study performed by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC), Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), and Tufts Medical Center found that women with multiple ...
Oct 25, 2013
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