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New CDC data shows a significant rise in number of states with adult obesity prevalence

The number of states in which at least 35% of residents are obese has nearly doubled since 2018 – and disparities persist – according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

15 Sep 2021

Census: Insured population holds steady, with a slight shift from private to public coverage

Despite a pandemic-fueled recession, the number of uninsured Americans has increased only slightly since 2018, according to Census Bureau health insurance data released Tuesday.

14 Sep 2021

Expanding Medicaid eligibility may improve blood pressure, glucose control

In the 26 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility by January 2014, federally qualified health centers observed reductions in uninsured patients and improvements in hypertension and glucose measurements, particularly among Black and Hispanic patients.

12 Sep 2021

A ‘new deal’ between faith groups and government to support communities

A 'new deal' between faith groups and government to capitalise on efforts to help communities during lockdown is being forged today (9 September 2021) thanks to a new £1 million fund.

8 Sep 2021

Study finds stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates

In a study of the 9 largest U.S. cities, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates across neighborhoods.

8 Sep 2021

Research highlights inequalities in England's COVID vaccine coverage

Researchers led by the epidemiologist Elise Tessier, of Public Health England, have been investigating the proportion of unvaccinated individuals against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by age, sex, location, vaccine type, ethnicity and poverty level in the United Kingdom.

8 Sep 2021

CDC awards more than $300 million funding to support CHWs fighting COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health worker services to support COVID-19 prevention and control.

4 Sep 2021

Income, race, and ethnical-mediated inequities in COVID-19 vaccination across major US cities

Differences in vaccination rates across the 9 biggest US cities associated with race, ethnicity, and income levels.

3 Sep 2021

Study aims to provide insights into the dynamics and trajectories of distressed couples

Does relationship quality continue to worsen, stabilize, or improve for distressed, help-seeking couples before they receive assistance? A team of researchers sought to answer that question in a new study examining what happens to couples who seek online help for their relationship, but have to wait six months before beginning an intervention program.

31 Aug 2021

AHA special issue focuses on health disparities among racial, ethnic communities

Poverty and Black race were associated with higher rates of lower leg amputation among people with peripheral artery disease who live in metropolitan areas, according to new research published today in a special issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Aug 2021

COVID-19 economic downturn likely to have prompted an extra 267,000 infant deaths in 2020

An extra 267,000 infants will likely have died in 2020 in low and middle income countries as a result of the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, finds a modelling study, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

24 Aug 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on mental health and family finances

A new study on the preprint site medRxiv* evaluates how lockdowns affected families with children financially and emotionally.

24 Aug 2021

VALIDATE Network’s TB vaccine work receives $1.5 million funding boost

The Oxford-run VALIDATE Network has received $1.5 million in funding for its tuberculosis vaccine work from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

23 Aug 2021

Pandemic unveils growing suicide crisis for communities of color

Rafiah Maxie has been a licensed clinical social worker in the Chicago area for a decade. Throughout that time, she'd viewed suicide as a problem most prevalent among middle-aged white men.

23 Aug 2021

Study finds significant increase in opioid-associated cardiac arrests

A nationwide US study has shown that the rate of opioid-related cardiac arrests has steeply risen and is now on par with the rate of cardiac arrest from other causes. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021.

23 Aug 2021

Millions of Africans are at risk of contracting COVID-19 due to lack of public health tools

Millions of people across the African continent are at risk of contracting COVID-19 because of a lack of the most basic public health tools to protect themselves - including the essentials of soap and water.

20 Aug 2021

Millet consumption can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols and BMI

The consumption of millets can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols (commonly known as triglycerides) and BMI according to a new study that analyzed the data of 19 studies with nearly 900 people. The latest study was undertaken by five organizations and led by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).

18 Aug 2021

First-of-its-kind clinical trial network established in Asia to treat and prevent drug-resistant infections

Wellcome Trust has provided a grant of S$2.5 million to the National University of Singapore to establish the Asian Clinical Research Network to conduct antimicrobial clinical research to develop the most effective ways to treat and prevent life-threatening drug-resistant infections.

17 Aug 2021

COVID-19 stressors negatively impact refugees' mental health, study shows

COVID-19 stressors are negatively impacting resettled refugees' mental health, a new study by UNSW Sydney psychologists in partnership with Australian Red Cross, Settlement Services International and Phoenix Australia at the University of Melbourne has shown.

17 Aug 2021

Children in poverty have smaller volumes of certain subcortical brain regions, study finds

Children in poverty are more likely to have cognitive and behavioral difficulties than their better-off peers. Plenty of past research has looked into the physical effects of childhood poverty, or documented mental health disparities between socioeconomic classes.

16 Aug 2021

Poverty News and Research

New CDC data shows a significant rise in number of states with adult obesity prevalence

Census: Insured population holds steady, with a slight shift from private to public coverage

Expanding Medicaid eligibility may improve blood pressure, glucose control

A ‘new deal’ between faith groups and government to support communities

Study finds stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates

Research highlights inequalities in England's COVID vaccine coverage

CDC awards more than $300 million funding to support CHWs fighting COVID-19

Income, race, and ethnical-mediated inequities in COVID-19 vaccination across major US cities

Study aims to provide insights into the dynamics and trajectories of distressed couples

AHA special issue focuses on health disparities among racial, ethnic communities

COVID-19 economic downturn likely to have prompted an extra 267,000 infant deaths in 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on mental health and family finances

VALIDATE Network’s TB vaccine work receives $1.5 million funding boost

Pandemic unveils growing suicide crisis for communities of color

Study finds significant increase in opioid-associated cardiac arrests

Millions of Africans are at risk of contracting COVID-19 due to lack of public health tools

Millet consumption can reduce total cholesterol, triacylglycerols and BMI

First-of-its-kind clinical trial network established in Asia to treat and prevent drug-resistant infections

COVID-19 stressors negatively impact refugees' mental health, study shows

Children in poverty have smaller volumes of certain subcortical brain regions, study finds

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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