Pandemic Saw Rise in Mistrust of Childhood Vaccines Worldwide
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While overall support for childhood vaccines remains strong, a new UNICEF report documents a significant decline in the public’s faith in the importance of these vaccines.Confidence in childhood immunizations…
Learn More5.9 Percent of Adults Live in Families Experiencing Food Insecurity
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2021, 5.9 percent of adults lived in families experiencing food insecurity, according to an April data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health S…
Learn MoreMany Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans went hungry in 2021, including disproportionate numbers of people with disabilities and single parents, a new government report shows.Experts are concerned that things may have only gotten wo…
Learn MoreNeighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with epilepsy, living in lower-income neighborhoods is associated with worse mental functioning, new research suggests.For the study, the researchers looked at the memory, thinking ability and me…
Learn MoreGot PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with a common vascular disease that causes blockages in their leg vessels had both worse symptoms and outcomes if they were Black or poor, new research finds. The study from Michigan Medicine looke…
Learn MoreLa pobreza es la cuarta causa de mortalidad en EE. UU.
MARTES, 18 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La pobreza es la cuarta causa principal de muerte en Estados Unidos, según una investigación reciente.Unos investigadores de la Universidad de California, en Riverside (UCR), estiman que la pobreza se as…
Learn MoreAmerica’s 4th Leading Cause of Death: Poverty
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poverty is the fourth-greatest cause of death in the United States, according to new research. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside estimate that poverty was associated with 183,000 deaths …
Learn MoreCancer’s Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Financial stress and work lost to cancer treatment affects patients and their partners alike.Partners also experienced pain, fatigue and sleep issues owing to these fiscal worries, a new study found.“We kn…
Learn MoreHereditary Angioedema Remains Challenge to Diagnose, Treat
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Diagnosing and treating patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an ongoing challenge, particularly for rural residents, according to a study published online March 12 in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & I…
Learn MoreInterventions Can Cut Socioeconomic Inequities in Child Mental Health
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Intervening in parental mental health and preschool attendance can go some way to reducing socioeconomic inequities in children’s mental health problems, according to a study published online April 3 in Pediat…
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