New evidence on bed bug burden in urban neighborhoods
UMass Amherst researcher and team see more risk of bed bugs in poorer, crowded urban areasCredit: Charles Kremenak AMHERST, Mass. ...
Tag: Poverty/Wealth
Urban heat waves imperil LA’s most vulnerable communities
As heat waves intensify, low-income and disadvantaged communities across south Los Angeles are most at risk, USC researchers say. Disruptions ...
Persistent inequitable exposure to air pollution in Salt Lake County schools
Minority students experience higher concentrations of PM 2.5 levels in clean, moderate and poor air quality scenariosCredit: Mullen et. al. ...
A diet of high-iron beans improves health of anemic women in Rwanda
An 18-week diet of high-iron beans improved the physical performance of women at a university in Rwanda. The study shows ...
Interdisciplinary UTA team developing transportation models for a futuristic Texas
The future of Texas transportationCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading ...
Urban slums are uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19. Here’s how to help.
Report provides eight urgent recommendations for reducing the impact of COVID-19 on people living in povertyCredit: Photo by Jason Corburn ...
COVID-19 could spell the end of an egalitarian National Health Service
A return to the principles of equality and universality of care that informed the NHS 70 years ago could be ...
Poor Amazonians go hungry despite living in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth
Credit: Daniel Tregidgo Poorer rural Amazonians are going hungry despite living in one of the most biodiverse areas on the ...
Stirling receives £1.2 million to study global sustainability
Credit: University of Stirling A new £1.2 million project - led by the University of Stirling - is aiming to ...
Survey: Food insecurity in Vermont rose 33% during pandemic
Strong connection to job lossesCredit: Ingrid Cold Food insecurity in Vermont has increased by one-third during the coronavirus pandemic, from ...
Overuse of emergency room reducible through primary care relationship
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- David Slusky keeps hearing the same comments from other parents who are isolating ...
Those living in rural areas, uninsured or on Medicaid less likely to receive recommended lung cancer treatment
Keck Medicine of USC study reveals that socioeconomic status disparities cause patients to miss out on treatment that improves five-year ...
Something in the water
Brazilian study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the Zika virusCredit: D'Or Institute for ...
Uninsured older adults more likely to be sicker and in need of inpatient care in China
Being single, remote and lacking a pension also linked to poor access to healthcareCredit: Shen (Lamson) Lin A new study, ...
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