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IVF patients need personally tailored support from doctors to make informed choices

People struggling with infertility take very different views on the medical evidence around treatment and need personally tailored support from doctors to make informed choices, according to research by Queen Mary University of London newly published in the peer-reviewed journal Sociology of Health and Illness.

22 Nov 2022

Colleagues can encourage employees' healthy eating behavior

Scientists from Cologne and Utrecht have found that employees are more likely to eat fruit and vegetables as well as engage in physical activity when their colleagues encourage a healthy lifestyle.

16 Nov 2022

Swedish men and women with higher incomes have more children, study shows

In contrast to what many believe, Swedish men and women with higher incomes have more children, new research from Stockholm University shows. This pattern is particularly clear for men and grows stronger over time: the more money, the more children. But after four children, things change.

16 Nov 2022

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Front-line physicians who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City and New Orleans reported multiple factors that contributed to their occupational stress during this extraordinarily trying time in their careers.

10 Nov 2022

Pain disparities among racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. are far larger than previously understood

Racial and ethnic disparities in pain prevalence in the U.S. are far larger than previously realized, according to the results of a new study co-written by a University at Buffalo medical sociologist.

9 Nov 2022

Hurricane Ian’s deadly impact on Florida seniors exposes need for new preparation strategies

All kinds of natural disasters — hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, dangerous heat waves — pose substantial risks to older adults. Yet, not enough seniors prepare for these events in advance, and efforts to encourage them to do so have been largely unsuccessful.

2 Nov 2022

Single-earner families may experience more depressive symptoms than parents in dual-earner families

New study from Umeå University shows that single-earner families tend to experience more depressive symptoms than parents in dual-earner families.

25 Oct 2022

Study finds differences in childbearing between racial/ethnic groups across educational levels

College-educated Black women in the United States give birth to fewer children than their white and Hispanic counterparts, according to a new study coauthored by Yale sociologist Emma Zang.

20 Oct 2022

Europeans support transferring COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations, study finds

The study of individuals from six countries finds that Europeans support transferring COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations and prioritizing those with the greatest need regardless of their country of residence.

18 Oct 2022

Insights into why midlife women gain weight

Weight gain is a common complaint of midlife women, with more than two-thirds of midlife US women being over the ideal weight threshold. Aging-related metabolic changes promote weight gain in both sexes, but women face additional challenges because of menopause.

12 Oct 2022

Study finds an association between early diagnosis of diabetes and earlier menopause

Persons living with diabetes are at greater risk of a number of health conditions including eye and foot problems, heart attacks and strokes, and kidney and nerve damage.

12 Oct 2022

Future pandemic responses should consider ethnicity and social contact patterns, researchers say

Findings from a disease model developed by a research team at Iowa State University may help public health officials evaluate and improve strategies for the next pandemic.

7 Oct 2022

Clearing pollution helps clear the fog of aging — and may cut the risk of dementia

During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults' brains, contributing to cognitive decline and dementia. What hasn't been clear is whether improving air quality would benefit brain health.

20 Sep 2022

COVID found to be the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Authors of a new peer-reviewed paper have discovered that COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in 2020.

13 Sep 2022

Study improves understanding of net worth poverty and child development

When people talk about poverty in the United States, most talk about income. But income is just half of the story, says Christina Gibson-Davis, a professor of public policy and sociology at Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy and an affiliate of Center for Child and Family Policy.

6 Sep 2022

Boon to local food producers as a result of the pandemic may be short-lived, researchers say

The COVID‐19 pandemic affected American households in countless ways, but according to researchers, some of the most tangible shifts are taking place in the food system.

6 Sep 2022

Researchers assess how the pandemic may have altered American's' decisions to change residences

Divorce. Changing jobs. Natural disasters. A change in financial resources. Going away to college. Wanting to be nearer to family members.

6 Sep 2022

Access to paid sick leave associated with lower mortality among working age-adults in the U.S.

Access to paid sick leave is linked to a lower rate of mortality among US working age men and women, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier.

29 Aug 2022

Sociology professor finds three distinct themes in anti-COVID-19 vaccination protest slogans

When the Biden administration announced COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Nov. 4 for businesses with 100 or more employees, protests erupted in cities across the U.S.

26 Aug 2022

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

Two days after arriving at a temporary migrant shelter at the border with the U.S. in June, Rosa Viridiana Ceron Alpizar's 9-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son fell ill. Most of the kids in the converted gym had stomach issues after being served a meal of sausage and beans, she recalled.

17 Aug 2022

Sociology News and Research

IVF patients need personally tailored support from doctors to make informed choices

Colleagues can encourage employees' healthy eating behavior

Swedish men and women with higher incomes have more children, study shows

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Pain disparities among racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. are far larger than previously understood

Hurricane Ian’s deadly impact on Florida seniors exposes need for new preparation strategies

Single-earner families may experience more depressive symptoms than parents in dual-earner families

Study finds differences in childbearing between racial/ethnic groups across educational levels

Europeans support transferring COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations, study finds

Insights into why midlife women gain weight

Study finds an association between early diagnosis of diabetes and earlier menopause

Future pandemic responses should consider ethnicity and social contact patterns, researchers say

Clearing pollution helps clear the fog of aging — and may cut the risk of dementia

COVID found to be the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Study improves understanding of net worth poverty and child development

Boon to local food producers as a result of the pandemic may be short-lived, researchers say

Researchers assess how the pandemic may have altered American's' decisions to change residences

Access to paid sick leave associated with lower mortality among working age-adults in the U.S.

Sociology professor finds three distinct themes in anti-COVID-19 vaccination protest slogans

Shelter sickness: Migrants see health problems linger and worsen while waiting at the border

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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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