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The war in Ukraine and resulting massive population displacement has enhanced epidemic typhus risk

The ongoing war in Ukraine has caused massive destruction in the region, enhancing the risk of epidemic typhus.

31 Aug 2022

State-level economic policy associated with reduction in HIV risk behavior among single mothers

UCLA research finds that a refundable State-level Earned Income Tax Credit (SEITC) of 10% or above the Federal EITC was associated with a 21% relative risk reduction in reported behavior that could put single mothers at high risk for becoming infected with HIV during the previous year.

30 Aug 2022

Study identifies links between combinations of early childhood adversity and risk of premature death

Poverty, combined with other types of adversity in early childhood, is associated with greater chances of premature death in adulthood, compared to other adverse childhood experiences, according to a study of more than 46,000 people by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

23 Aug 2022

High levels of stress hormones can stop bone growth in children

As we go through life, our health and wellbeing is impacted by a variety of factors that in turn affect our growth and development.

23 Aug 2022

Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard

Policies governing abortion and reproductive health care services in U.S. prisons and jails were restrictive and often hostile even before the Supreme Court removed Roe v. Wade's constitutional protections for abortions.

22 Aug 2022

NIH-funded centers of excellence to conduct research on the role of telehealth in cancer care

The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, will award $23 million to four academic institutions to establish centers of excellence that will conduct research on the role of telehealth in delivering cancer-related health care, a practice that became more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Aug 2022

Sleepless nights over her children’s future as debts pile up

Jeni Rae Peters' budget has always been tight. But Peters, a single mom and mental health counselor, has worked to provide opportunities for her children, including two girls she adopted and a succession of foster children. One of her daughters had been homeless.

18 Aug 2022

Her brother landed in a nursing home. She was sued over his bill.

Lucille Brooks was stunned to discover a nursing home in Monroe County, New York, was suing her. She had never been a patient there. Nor had her husband. "I thought this was crazy," she said, figuring it had to be a mistake.

18 Aug 2022

Haunted for 13 years by debt from childbirth, then rescued by a nonprofit

Two months ahead of her due date with her second daughter, Terri Logan felt weighed down by stress. She was a high school math teacher in Union City, Georgia, and was ending her relationship with the baby's father.

18 Aug 2022

Federal health agencies announce the release of Environmental Justice Index

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Environmental Justice, announce the release of the Environmental Justice Index (EJI).

17 Aug 2022

After wiping out $6.7 billion in medical debt, this nonprofit is just getting started

Soon after giving birth to a daughter two months premature, Terri Logan received a bill from the hospital. She recoiled from the string of numbers separated by commas.

16 Aug 2022

Study analyzes the risk of vector-borne Trypanosoma cruzi infection in El Salvador

One thing you might want even less than a 'kiss' from a kissing bug is its feces. Scientifically referred to as triatomine bugs, these blood-sucking insects can carry in their feces and pass on to humans the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease, a lifelong infection that takes a heavy toll on community health in poor populations, particularly in El Salvador.

16 Aug 2022

For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable

Deborah Lewis rose from bed before dawn and signed in to her phone so she could begin delivering fast food, coffee, and groceries to residents in this western patch of the Mojave Desert where test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier generations ago.

15 Aug 2022

Democrats didn’t achieve all their goals, but inflation reduction act makes historic Medicare changes

The giant health care, climate, and tax bill expected to pass the House on Friday and be sent to the president for his signature won’t be as sweeping as the Democrats who wrote it had hoped, but it would help millions of Americans better afford their prescription drugs and health insurance.

12 Aug 2022

Combination of interventions more effective at reducing children’s symptoms of depression and anxiety

Behavioral scientists have long researched how to help children cope with extreme adversity – such as poverty or exposure to violence. Yanping Jiang, a researcher at the Rutgers Institute for Health, thinks she's found the answer in rural China.

9 Aug 2022

Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales on reservation where alcohol is banned

In a growing number of U.S. states, people can both drink alcohol and legally smoke recreational marijuana. In others, they can use alcohol but not pot. But on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the opposite is true: Marijuana is legal, but booze is banned.

8 Aug 2022

Socioeconomic deprivation associated with increased dementia risk and faster memory decline

Socioeconomic deprivation, including neighborhood disadvantages and persistent low wages, are associated with higher dementia risk, lower cognitive performance and faster memory decline, according to several studies reported today at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2022 in San Diego and virtually.

2 Aug 2022

Researchers urge the need to amplify Indigenous-focused COVID-19 response measures

Despite prioritizing Indigenous populations for SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations, vaccine uptake was low among First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Toronto and London, Ontario, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

2 Aug 2022

Researchers find decline in life expectancy among Native Americans due to COVID-19

Native Americans experienced disproportionately high rates of deaths from COVID-19 due to poverty, crowded housing, high rates of chronic disease, employment in frontline jobs, and limited access to quality health care.

1 Aug 2022

Pilot program designed to help patients manage heart failure results in fewer readmissions

A pilot program at a New York hospital designed to help patients manage heart failure after being discharged from the hospital quickly improved patient adherence to their medication and treatment plan, and resulted in fewer readmissions.

1 Aug 2022

Poverty News and Research

The war in Ukraine and resulting massive population displacement has enhanced epidemic typhus risk

State-level economic policy associated with reduction in HIV risk behavior among single mothers

Study identifies links between combinations of early childhood adversity and risk of premature death

High levels of stress hormones can stop bone growth in children

Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard

NIH-funded centers of excellence to conduct research on the role of telehealth in cancer care

Sleepless nights over her children’s future as debts pile up

Her brother landed in a nursing home. She was sued over his bill.

Haunted for 13 years by debt from childbirth, then rescued by a nonprofit

Federal health agencies announce the release of Environmental Justice Index

After wiping out $6.7 billion in medical debt, this nonprofit is just getting started

Study analyzes the risk of vector-borne Trypanosoma cruzi infection in El Salvador

For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable

Democrats didn’t achieve all their goals, but inflation reduction act makes historic Medicare changes

Combination of interventions more effective at reducing children’s symptoms of depression and anxiety

Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales on reservation where alcohol is banned

Socioeconomic deprivation associated with increased dementia risk and faster memory decline

Researchers urge the need to amplify Indigenous-focused COVID-19 response measures

Researchers find decline in life expectancy among Native Americans due to COVID-19

Pilot program designed to help patients manage heart failure results in fewer readmissions

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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