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Want vulnerable Californians to have healthier pregnancies? Doulas say the state must pay up.

This was supposed to be the year that low-income Californians could hire a doula to guide them through pregnancy and advocate for them in the hospital.

15 Mar 2022

UC San Diego receives $38 million USAID grant to address gender equity and health issues

The U.S. Agency for International Development has funded a $38 million, five-year project led by the Center on Gender Equity and Health at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

14 Mar 2022

IPD pooled analysis quantifies the underlying hematological response following malaria infection

A new malaria study using a very large analysis of pooled individual patient data (IPD) from more than 70,000 patients of all ages, has been published today in BMC Medicine.

9 Mar 2022

Older adults under severe financial strain more likely to die within six months after heart attack

Older adults who report being under severe financial strain were substantially more likely to die within six months of having a heart attack compared to those with moderate or no financial strain, according to a new study led by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers.

7 Mar 2022

UK launches new global partnership to improve girls’ access to education in developing countries

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is launching a new £20 million business partnership as the UK continues to lead global efforts to improve girls' access to education in developing countries.

7 Mar 2022

Women’s incarceration rate increases in counties that are more reliant on court-imposed fines

In Washington state, many counties in recent years have supplemented their revenues through court-imposed fines such as traffic citations and court processing fees.

2 Mar 2022

Fact check: Biden sets high bar in 1st State of the Union speech

President Joe Biden argued forcefully for the power of democracy while calling out Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a March 1 State of the Union address that soon turned to the domestic concerns of the economy, inflation, and covid-19.

2 Mar 2022

Report provides a dire warning about the consequences of inaction against climate change

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks.

28 Feb 2022

Experiences of racism in adolescence linked to higher risk of depressive symptoms in adulthood

Black women who frequently experience racism before age 20 are at higher risk of reporting depressive symptoms in adulthood than those who had fewer experiences of racism in early life, according to a study by the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.

25 Feb 2022

Limited availability of healthy food options can contribute to poor health outcomes

Limited availability of affordable and healthy foods can contribute to poor health outcomes, especially for residents of rural and low-income regions.

17 Feb 2022

Penn State researchers receive $3.9 million to study the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has awarded Penn State College of Medicine $3.9 million through May 2025 to study the impact COVID-19 has on pregnancy.

17 Feb 2022

The emergence of infectious diseases from the "germ’s eye view”

The study highlighted that the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that human societies remain ill-prepared and susceptible to novel infectious diseases.

16 Feb 2022

£10 million of UK aid funding to support vaccine research for tackling world's deadliest diseases

Research into vaccines to tackle some of the world's deadliest diseases in low and middle income countries has been backed by £10 million of UK aid funding, the government has announced today (Wednesday 16 February).

15 Feb 2022

Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in the months ahead

The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends. Some might sign up for different insurance. Many others are bound to get lost in the transition.

14 Feb 2022

Covid precautions are part of Hispanic community’s efforts to tend to community good

On a snowy January morning, Luis Portillo stood in line on the side of a busy road in Silver Spring, Maryland — a suburb just north of Washington, D.C. — with about 200 other people, waiting for his turn to get tested for covid-19 at Mary's Center, a federally qualified health center.

14 Feb 2022

Poverty News and Research

Want vulnerable Californians to have healthier pregnancies? Doulas say the state must pay up.

UC San Diego receives $38 million USAID grant to address gender equity and health issues

IPD pooled analysis quantifies the underlying hematological response following malaria infection

Older adults under severe financial strain more likely to die within six months after heart attack

UK launches new global partnership to improve girls’ access to education in developing countries

Women’s incarceration rate increases in counties that are more reliant on court-imposed fines

Fact check: Biden sets high bar in 1st State of the Union speech

Report provides a dire warning about the consequences of inaction against climate change

Experiences of racism in adolescence linked to higher risk of depressive symptoms in adulthood

Limited availability of healthy food options can contribute to poor health outcomes

Penn State researchers receive $3.9 million to study the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy

The emergence of infectious diseases from the "germ’s eye view”

£10 million of UK aid funding to support vaccine research for tackling world's deadliest diseases

Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in the months ahead

Covid precautions are part of Hispanic community’s efforts to tend to community good

Only few oncology dietitians ask cancer patients about food insecurity, research finds

Study reveals a significant gap in disadvantaged children’s financial skills

Analysis reveals the prevalence of loneliness at a problematic level in 113 countries

Fuel poverty impacts people’s physical and mental health, study shows

Expanded Child Tax Credit did not lead to employment declines, analysis shows

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