Health
Delving deeper into social health of methamphetamine users
Methamphetamine is an illicit substance used in communities across Australia and worldwide.
Aug 23, 2022
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News tagged with sociodemographic characteristics
Diabetes
Baseline depression symptoms tied to low med adherence
(HealthDay)—Among clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, only baseline depressive symptoms are tied to low medication adherence in teen patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online June 28 ...
Jul 18, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID infection doubles risk of mental health and financial problems in older adults
Adults over the age of 52 appear to be twice as likely to develop mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, alongside suffering from financial difficulties after contracting COVID-19, finds a new UCL-led study.
Jul 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Systematic research investigates effects of money on thinking, behavior
Numerous studies have shown that being prompted to think about money can predispose people to engage in self-sufficient thinking and behavior—but some findings suggest that demographic characteristics may moderate this ...
Jul 6, 2017
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Vaccination
Wide variance seen in booster uptake among vaccinated US adults
There is considerable variation in uptake of COVID-19 boosters by geography, sociodemographic characteristics, and occupation, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 29, 2022
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Health
10 percent of U.S. adults meet vegetable intake recommendations
(HealthDay)—Only 12.3 and 10.0 percent of U.S. adults met the fruit and vegetable intake recommendations, respectively, in 2019, according to research published in the Jan. 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Jan 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Many Americans not being assessed for depression
(HealthDay)—Many Americans aged 35 and older are not being assessed for depression, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
Aug 15, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
People with Alzheimer's have worse outcomes after an emergency revascularization
The risk of both mortality and rehospitalization after an elective revascularization procedure for coronary artery disease is similar for people with and without Alzheimer's disease (AD), but people with AD had worse outcomes ...
Feb 15, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Higher maternal prenatal BMI may harm child cognition
(HealthDay)—Higher maternal prenatal body mass index (BMI) may be associated with poorer offspring brain development, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 19, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer consultation low in noncurable pancreatic adenocarcinoma
(HealthDay)—Many patients with noncurable pancreatic adenocarcinoma do not have a specialized cancer consultation and most do not receive cancer-directed therapy, according to a study published online May 27 in CMAJ, the ...
May 28, 2019
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