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Food-distribution program may have educational benefits for vulnerable group of children

Children living in food-insecure households are more likely to attend school on Fridays if they're participating in a food-distribution program that provides them with backpacks of meals for the weekend, researchers at the University of Illinois found in a new study.

13 May 2019

World Asthma Day: How climate change is increasing cases of asthma

A new report suggests that climate change is increasing and exacerbating cases of asthma, and clinicians need to become more 'knowledgeable' about the link.

7 May 2019

Many low-income infants receive formula in the first few days of life, finds study

The World Health Organization and American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.

2 May 2019

Children under 3 years old are most vulnerable to the effects of adversity, study finds

A Massachusetts General Hospital study has found evidence that children under 3 years old are most the vulnerable to the effects of adversity - experiences including poverty, family and financial instability, and abuse - on their epigenetic profiles, chemical tags that alter gene expression and may have consequences for future mental health.

1 May 2019

USC Norris study focuses on reducing financial barriers to clinical trial enrollment

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched a study to determine how financial assistance for costs associated with clinical trial participation might increase enrollment, particularly among low-income patients and racial and ethnic minorities.

29 Apr 2019

Increased out-of-pocket spending threatens universal health coverage in 'missing middle' countries

One in six countries is expected to have substantially high out-of-pocket spending as a proportion of total health expenditures by 2050, according to a new scientific study.

25 Apr 2019

Study: One in five children and youth suffer from a mental disorder

One in five Ontario children and youth suffer from a mental disorder, but less than one-third have had contact with a mental health care provider, says the Ontario Child Health Study.

17 Apr 2019

Hickenlooper expanded Medicaid, created state-run marketplace to insure nearly all Coloradans

Former two-term Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is a rare breed in the 2020 presidential race — he's running as a moderate.

17 Apr 2019

Economic development in India and China key to achieving global targets on safe drinking water

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) attempted from 2000 to 2015 produced mixed and debatable results. But there was at least one clear MDG victory: safe drinking water.

16 Apr 2019

New Medicare reimbursement rules provide some relief to safety-net hospitals

New Medicare reimbursement rules provide some relief to safety-net hospitals, shifting the burden of financial penalties toward hospitals serving wealthier patient populations, according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

15 Apr 2019

Unisex, hormone-free contraceptive pill on the horizon

Side effects from hormonal contraceptives are common. That’s why one start-up is developing a hormone-free contraceptive that can be used by both men and women.

12 Apr 2019

Lower retirement pay, shorter lifespan

Income and social status have an increasing effect on life expectancy in Germany. On average, men with very low retirement pay die five years earlier than those who are much better off.

11 Apr 2019

Study: Food insecurity adversely impacts learning ability of adolescents

Food insecurity--that is, limited access to sufficient safe and nutritious food at home--negatively impacts on the learning ability of adolescents in India, new research shows.

10 Apr 2019

Key barriers that prevent access to antibiotics in low- and middle-income countries

Antibiotic resistance is an emerging global public health threat spurred by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics.

9 Apr 2019

On the border, volunteer doctors struggle to provide stopgap care to immigrants

It wasn't the rash covering Meliza's feet and legs that worried Dr. José Manuel de la Rosa. What concerned him were the deep bruises beneath. They were a sign she could be experiencing something far more serious than an allergic reaction.

5 Apr 2019

Poverty can become embedded across wide swaths of the genome, study finds

A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at conception.

4 Apr 2019

Rate of HPV infection high among sexual minority men despite availability of vaccine

The rate of human papillomavirus infection is high among young minority gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men despite the availability of a vaccine that can prevent the infection, a Rutgers School of Public Health study found.

4 Apr 2019

Individuals with obesity are blatantly dehumanized, research finds

New research, published in Obesity, has found that people with obesity are not only stigmatized, but are blatantly dehumanized.

3 Apr 2019

Stress in childhood and adulthood impacts hormone patterns associated with negative health outcomes

Adults who report high levels of stress and who also had stressful childhoods are most likely to show hormone patterns associated with negative health outcomes, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.