Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Your neighborhood may increase risk of hospitalization from COVID-19

The range of COVID-19 symptoms varies—some feel a mild cold, others are hospitalized, while others perish. Many studies have linked the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an individual's biological factors, but less is ...

Health

Walkable neighborhoods may pave way to less cardiovascular risk

Neighborhood walkability, a measure of how easy and safe it is to walk to reach resources for daily living, such as a grocery store, pharmacy, school, work and church, is associated with lower cardiovascular disease burden ...

Health

Walkable neighborhoods linked with more active older adults 

Older adults who lived in neighborhoods where it was easy to walk to daily destinations were more physically active than those in less walkable neighborhoods, a study in Barcelona, Spain, showed. The results have implications ...

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