Extreme Heat Exposure Tied to Faster Cognitive Decline in Vulnerable Populations
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Extreme heat exposure can disproportionately undermine cognitive health in later life for socially vulnerable populations, according to a study published Aug. 4 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Hea…
Learn MoreNearing Retirement, America’s Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American middle-class squeeze has grown even worse in recent years, with many in the “forgotten middle” facing financial pressure and poor health as they near retirement age, a new study reports.Essentia…
Learn MoreExtreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — With 2023 predicted to be the hottest year on record, a new study is pointing to another potential consequence of heat waves: faster declines in older adults’ memory and thinking skills.The study, of nearly …
Learn MoreLa raza y los ingresos son importantes factores en las muertes tras los huracanes en EE. UU.
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las tasas de mortalidad se disparan durante los eventos climáticos extremos entre los individuos más vulnerables de EE. UU., sobre todo los de grupos minoritarios. Un estudio, que observó los huracan…
Learn MoreLa enfermedad cardiaca ataca a los negros de EE. UU., y la pobreza y el desempleo son grandes motivos
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lo que los investigadores denominan “factores sociales” son en gran parte responsables de que los estadounidenses negros tengan un mayor riesgo de muerte por enfermedad cardiaca que los blancos, según u…
Learn MoreRace, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Death rates skyrocket during extreme weather events among the most vulnerable Americans, especially those from minority groups. A study looking at hurricanes over more than three decades showed that their i…
Learn MoreNeighborhood Disadvantage Not Tied to Severe Sleep Apnea in Children
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Neighborhood-level social disadvantage is not significantly associated with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, according to a study published online June 20 in Laryngoscope Investigative Otolar…
Learn MoreDos millones más pasaron hambre en EE. UU. tras el fin de los programas alimentarios después de la pandemia
LUNES, 14 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hace poco, el gobierno federal frenó la ayuda alimentaria de emergencia relacionada con la pandemia, lo que dejó a 2 millones más de estadounidenses sin suficiente comida. Las asignaciones de emergencia …
Learn MoreHeart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What researchers call ‘social factors’ are largely responsible for Black Americans having a greater risk of death from heart disease than whites, according to a new study.Among the social factors that contrib…
Learn MorePost-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The federal government recently stopped pandemic-related emergency food aid, leaving perhaps 2 million more Americans without enough to eat.Emergency allotments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
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