New research in JNCCN highlights dangerous disparities for life-saving cancer screening
Study finds more work is needed to enhance adherence to recommended cancer screening in Canada.Credit: NCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA -- ...
Tag: Socioeconomics
nTIDE December 2020 Jobs Report: COVID surge slows recovery for people with disabilities
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire Institute on DisabilityCredit: Kessler ...
First global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades
HKU Engineering scholar reveals in first global study hugely uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decadesCredit: The ...
How to harness artificial intelligence to boost business and make our world more human
Welcome to the World of HyperautomationCredit: World Scientific Two centuries ago, the Industrial Revolution began to automate "blue-collar" work, allowing ...
Parents’ finances differently affected by having a child diagnosed with cancer
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt Mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with cancer are affected financially in different ways. While mothers' incomes ...
Similar factors cause health disparities in cancer, COVID-19
Implementing policies and strategies to eliminate racial disparities could improve outcomes for both diseasesCredit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- ...
Gates Foundation helps UC study sexual health of South African youth
Researchers show that rural girls look to social and cultural influences, not modern medicine, to prevent pregnancy and diseaseCredit: University ...
Community-based programs reduce sexual violence, study shows
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Dec. 22, 2020 - Through small, neighborhood classes, researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US ...
Socioeconomic background linked to survival after having a cardiac arrest in hospital
Credit: European Heart Journal Hospital in-patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to receive prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after ...
nTIDE COVID Update November 2020: Surge takes its toll on jobseekers with disabilities
Following months of decline, furloughs increased for people with disabilities in November while continuing to decline for workers without disabilitiesCredit: ...
A no-meat diet everywhere will not solve the climate crisis
Livestock are globally criticized for adverse environmental impacts; but promoting a no-meat diet is not a blanket solution to the ...
How much greenhouse gas emission comes from tropical deforestation and peatland loss?
New research on forest loss and degradation in Cameroon and Indonesia, and peatland degradation in Peru, can help countries better ...
Green revolution saved over 100 million infant lives in developing world
Increased global agricultural production had large and positive effects on child healthCredit: baona New research from the University of California ...
UMD finds more West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income areas of Baltimore
Preliminary results point to a need for more research and education to improve environmental justice and protect urban public health ...
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