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Frequent musculoskeletal pain linked with increased risk of early retirement

Frequent musculoskeletal pain is linked with an increased risk of exiting work and retiring earlier, according to a new study from the University of Portsmouth.

20 Mar 2024

Empowering women through self-care: A leap towards health equity

The potential of self-care interventions to improve the health and well-being of girls and women to promote equity, gender equality, and human rights.

20 Mar 2024

Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements costing taxpayers millions despite low enrollment

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare's Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and consulting costs rather than medical care for low-income people.

20 Mar 2024

Thriving early environments boost brain and cognitive development in children

Researchers have found that environmental supports in the first year of life, termed the thrive factor (T-factor), play a crucial role in brain, cognitive, and socioemotional development in children by age 3, underscoring the importance of quality environments for early childhood development.

19 Mar 2024

Homeless women experience practical challenges in managing menstruation alongside feelings of embarrassment and shame

A new study published online in Women and Health reviews literature on this topic, from the practical challenges through the emotional strain to demonstrations of resourcefulness in managing periods while homeless.

19 Mar 2024

Addressing period poverty among homeless women

Research from the University of Southampton has identified common issues women face when experiencing periods while homeless.

18 Mar 2024

Identifying social determinants influencing breast cancer screening in the U.S.

There is a pressing need to explore and understand which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health inequities act as significant influential factors that contribute to low breast cancer screening behaviors in the United States.

14 Mar 2024

Many people living in extreme poverty have CVD-related conditions, study reveals

A new study reveals that many people living in extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have conditions that lead to heart disease, the world's #1 cause of death -; overturning 'conventional wisdom'.

13 Mar 2024

Acute malnutrition raises risk of malaria treatment failure in young children

Children with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being given the best currently available and recommended malaria treatment.

13 Mar 2024

Infant feeding practices, health and quality of life outcomes during the 2022 infant formula shortage

A recent study published in Nutrients examined infant formula use, difficulties, support resources, and potentially beneficial measures for the future in a sample of US parents.

12 Mar 2024

Obesity related to depression risk among older adults

Researchers discuss the association between depression and obesity.

12 Mar 2024

Medical debt is associated with population health and increased mortality

The association between medical debt and population health outcomes in the US.

7 Mar 2024

Report claims mental health of people in later life has been overshadowed by systemic and interpersonal ageism

A recent Center for Mental Health briefing documents the evidence on the mental health of older people in England and what kind of support they receive.

7 Mar 2024

Scoping review identifies major social determinants of health that hinder breast cancer screening

5 Mar 2024

Reinsurance programs may increase costs for ACA marketplace enrollees

Reinsurance programs, which were created to help lower premiums and increase enrollment in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces, may have had the opposite effects for many potential marketplace enrollees, according to a study by health policy researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Duke University and University of Minnesota.

5 Mar 2024

Association of volatile aromatic compounds in blood with hearing impairment

The impact of benzene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BEX) exposure on auditory health.

1 Mar 2024

Global obesity rates surpass one billion, analysis finds

The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet.

29 Feb 2024

UVM study links deforestation with higher risk of childhood malaria

Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa.

29 Feb 2024

Exposure to neighborhood violence linked to unmet health needs and increased care utilization in children

A new collaborative study between Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia finds exposure to neighborhood violence among children was associated with unmet health needs and increased acute care utilization.

28 Feb 2024

Secondhand smoke exposure reduces chemotherapy effectiveness in head and neck cancer patients

People who are diagnosed with head and neck cancer often receive a standard type of chemotherapy as part of their treatment.

27 Feb 2024

Poverty News and Research

Frequent musculoskeletal pain linked with increased risk of early retirement

Empowering women through self-care: A leap towards health equity

Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements costing taxpayers millions despite low enrollment

Thriving early environments boost brain and cognitive development in children

Homeless women experience practical challenges in managing menstruation alongside feelings of embarrassment and shame

Addressing period poverty among homeless women

Identifying social determinants influencing breast cancer screening in the U.S.

Many people living in extreme poverty have CVD-related conditions, study reveals

Acute malnutrition raises risk of malaria treatment failure in young children

Infant feeding practices, health and quality of life outcomes during the 2022 infant formula shortage

Obesity related to depression risk among older adults

Medical debt is associated with population health and increased mortality

Report claims mental health of people in later life has been overshadowed by systemic and interpersonal ageism

Scoping review identifies major social determinants of health that hinder breast cancer screening

Reinsurance programs may increase costs for ACA marketplace enrollees

Association of volatile aromatic compounds in blood with hearing impairment

Global obesity rates surpass one billion, analysis finds

UVM study links deforestation with higher risk of childhood malaria

Exposure to neighborhood violence linked to unmet health needs and increased care utilization in children

Secondhand smoke exposure reduces chemotherapy effectiveness in head and neck cancer patients

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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