Psychology & Psychiatry
Know yourself to better help others
It took 15 years for psychologist Elizabeth Mutunga's father to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, after he began forgetting what day it was.
Sep 23, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Communities for cognitive aging: How neighborhoods may protect the cognitive health of older Americans
Americans are living longer than ever before, but cognitive decline threatens the quality of those last golden years. Now, new evidence suggests that where older adults live may help protect against dementia and Alzheimer's ...
Sep 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lack of access to water, sanitation, hygiene services in sub-Saharan Africa may have COVID impacts
Researchers from the Arnold School's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics have led a study examining the access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa. They published ...
Sep 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: Ending an eviction moratorium increases COVID-19 hazard
Ending an eviction moratorium for renters makes people in a community significantly more likely to contract COVID-19, according to a new study co-authored by MIT researchers.
Aug 31, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Deaths from Alzheimer's far more common in rural America
(HealthDay)—Death rates from Alzheimer's disease are particularly high in the rural United States, a preliminary study finds, highlighting a need for health care resources in traditionally under-served areas.
Aug 2, 2021
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Dentistry
Past-year dental visits more frequent in urban versus rural areas
(HealthDay)—Nearly two-thirds of adults have had a dental visit within the past 12 months, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics.
Jul 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Women's cancer screenings plummeted during pandemic
(HealthDay)—Breast and cervical cancer screenings dropped sharply among low-income minority women during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Jun 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus infections surging in Africa's vulnerable rural areas
For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a "city disease," affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns.
Jun 30, 2021
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Cardiology
Black people in rural areas more likely than white people to die from diabetes, high blood pressure
The rate of deaths related to diabetes and high blood pressure among Black people over the past two decades improved in urban areas, according to a new study, but rural communities are lagging.
May 20, 2021
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Cardiology
Health and the city: Using urban design to promote heart health
Cities harbour a dangerous cocktail of environmental stressors which politicians must tackle to save lives and preserve health. That's the conclusion of a paper published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the ...
May 19, 2021
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