Health
More trees, parks may mean longer lives for city dwellers
(HealthDay)—More green spaces in cities could significantly reduce premature deaths and their costs, researchers say.
Apr 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Urban slums are uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19. Here's how to help.
Government-enforced social isolation may help relatively affluent populations limit the spread of COVID-19, but these measures can be devasting for the nearly 1 billion people around the globe currently dwelling in urban ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers map rural U.S. counties most vulnerable to COVID-19
A county-by-county analysis of the United States by Princeton University researchers suggests that rural counties with high populations of people over 60 and limited access to health care facilities could eventually be among ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Pediatrics
Developmental disability diagnosis more likely in rural children
(HealthDay)—Children living in rural areas are more likely to be diagnosed with a developmental disability compared with those living in urban areas, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in National Health Statistics ...
Feb 20, 2020
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Cardiology
Advisory calls for bridging inequities in rural health
People who live in rural America are vulnerable to heart disease. Breaking down health care barriers for these residents is an inequity problem that needs innovative approaches, according to a new advisory from the American ...
Feb 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers investigate factors influencing visceral leishmaniasis death
In the Americas, more than 96% of cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL)—the most severe form of leishmaniasis— occur in Brazil, where the fatality rate has risen in recent years. Now, researchers report in PLOS Neglected ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cities increase your risk of depression, anxiety and psychosis—but bring mental health benefits, too
Over half of the world's population—4.2 billion people – live in cities. This number is expected to rise, with 68% of the global population estimated to live in urban areas by 2050.
Dec 18, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Rural women at higher risk of life-threatening pregnancy complications
Women in rural communities experience higher rates of life-threatening complications during or after childbirth than mothers in urban cities, a new study finds.
Dec 4, 2019
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Health
Rural-urban flip: How changing ACA rules affected health insurance premium costs
People in rural areas of the U.S. who receive subsidies to buy health insurance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces pay less in premiums than their counterparts in urban areas, a flip that occurred in 2018 and has been widening ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds 'cluster of disadvantage' behind BAME psychosis rates
Excess psychosis diagnoses amongst Black and South Asian men in deprived urban areas could reflect a cluster of disadvantage in specific places, rather than individual experiences of deprivation alone, a study led by Queen ...
Oct 29, 2019
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