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Did COVID-19 restriction compliance increase depressive symptoms in young adults?

Researchers surveyed young adults to evaluate the association between COVID-19 restriction compliance and depressive symptoms.

8 Aug 2023

Research develop a revolutionary toolkit to combat digital exclusion

Researchers create a composite indicator for digital exclusion and a related toolbox.

7 Aug 2023

COVID-19's impact on persons with disabilities in Africa

In 2017, a road accident left Anna Nzioka with two fractures in her right leg. After a series of operations and physiotherapy, she has slowly learned to walk again, although with the aid of a crutch.

3 Aug 2023

Study finds disparities in access to memory care clinics

Black people and people living in less affluent neighborhoods-;areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities-; may be less likely to be seen at a memory care clinic compared to white people and people living in neighborhoods with fewer disadvantages, according to new research published in the August 2, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Aug 2023

Added sugar consumption linked to greater risk of kidney stones

Between 7% and 15% of people in North America, between 5% and 9% of people in Europe, and between 1% and 5% of people in Asia suffer from kidney stones.

2 Aug 2023

Stress of neighborhood poverty and community violence affects Black adolescents' mental health

It's easy to imagine that growing up in a neighborhood with safe and clean parks, little to no discrimination, and where people are not struggling financially makes for a lower-stress childhood. In contrast, neighborhoods with few community spaces, violence, and poverty create a higher-stress environment for a child to live in.

2 Aug 2023

Researchers map European health and digital health literacy

Researchers at RMIT University have helped map European health and digital health literacy, in an important step towards informing health policy and practice across the region.

31 Jul 2023

Covered California to cut patient costs after Democratic lawmakers win funding from Gov. Newsom

Weeks after Democratic lawmakers forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to make good on a four-year-old pledge to use tax penalty proceeds from fining the uninsured to increase health insurance subsidies for low- and middle-income Californians, Covered California officials announced they will funnel that money into reducing out-of-pocket spending for many enrollees struggling with the cost of care.

27 Jul 2023

MIT expert calls for a total overhaul of the U.S. health insurance system

It's not exactly what he's best known for, but Alexander Hamilton helped develop the first national, compulsory health insurance policy in the world: a 1798 taxpayer-financed plan Congress approved to cover sick and disabled seamen.

25 Jul 2023

Study finds high rates of sugar, salt in rural children's diets

A study of over 10,000 children in rural Pennsylvania revealed that a large proportion of children were fed foods that are high in sugar and salt in their first years of life.

23 Jul 2023

Giant health system almost saved a community hospital. Now, it wants to ‘extract every dollar.’

For most of last year, St. Agnes Medical Center, based in Fresno, California, looked like a white knight poised to rescue smaller Madera Community Hospital from financial ruin.

21 Jul 2023

UArizona researcher awarded $1.3 million to study lifestyle interventions in American Indian cancer patients

A University of Arizona Cancer Center researcher was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in American Indian patients with obesity-related solid tumor cancers who are preparing for surgery.

20 Jul 2023

Black cancer survivors face higher risk of cardiovascular disease

A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that Black cancer survivors in the United States experience a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with White cancer survivors.

20 Jul 2023

Research shows redlining's long-term impact on cardiovascular health of Black adults

The risk of heart failure in the present day was higher among Black adults who lived in U.S. zip codes historically impacted by redlining, according to research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

17 Jul 2023

Black residents in highly segregated neighborhoods have shorter life expectancies, study finds

Black residents living in highly segregated neighborhoods have significantly shortened life expectancies, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

14 Jul 2023

Conditional cash transfer programs linked to reduction in child mortality in Latin America

Over the past two decades, conditional cash transfer programmes have led to a 24% reduction in child mortality in Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, equivalent to more than 700,000 child deaths averted, according to an impact evaluation study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

14 Jul 2023

Poverty News and Research

Did COVID-19 restriction compliance increase depressive symptoms in young adults?

Research develop a revolutionary toolkit to combat digital exclusion

COVID-19's impact on persons with disabilities in Africa

Study finds disparities in access to memory care clinics

Added sugar consumption linked to greater risk of kidney stones

Stress of neighborhood poverty and community violence affects Black adolescents' mental health

Researchers map European health and digital health literacy

Covered California to cut patient costs after Democratic lawmakers win funding from Gov. Newsom

MIT expert calls for a total overhaul of the U.S. health insurance system

Study finds high rates of sugar, salt in rural children's diets

Giant health system almost saved a community hospital. Now, it wants to ‘extract every dollar.’

UArizona researcher awarded $1.3 million to study lifestyle interventions in American Indian cancer patients

Black cancer survivors face higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Research shows redlining's long-term impact on cardiovascular health of Black adults

Black residents in highly segregated neighborhoods have shorter life expectancies, study finds

Conditional cash transfer programs linked to reduction in child mortality in Latin America

Benefit advice within food banks could help lift people out of poverty

Racial discrimination may exacerbate obesity risk in children

New report reveals widespread, long-term impacts of Covid-19 restrictions on the poorest people

New CRISPR-based system could eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes

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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