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Study paints stark picture of how some get mired in collections because they can’t pay medical bills
Researchers say that medical debt, like poverty, housing status or race, should also be considered a social determinant of health.
Financial hardships, income inequality affect how many words kids hear from parents, study says
Research suggests that reducing income inequality could boost for children the chances at success in the future.
A dementia diagnosis affects how long many people want to live, according to Norway study
Researchers discovered older people’s views changed on their preferred life expectancy when asked about dealing with dementia, as well as other ailments, pain or poverty.
‘Speaking of Psychology,’ an award-winning podcast, explores new research and discoveries into how we think and behave
The series covers all sorts of interesting topics, such as violence, technology, sexuality and even shyness.
Parents of kids with medical complexity are five times likelier to have poor or fair mental health than counterparts, study says
These adults also were more than twice as likely to say they didn’t know where to find mental health support in their communities, according to the report.
Sepsis prediction tool used by hospitals misses many cases, study says. Firm that developed the tool disputes those findings.
Researchers used retrospective data to examine the widely used tool, which according to its developer has an 80 percent accuracy rate.
Cutting heart attacks, strokes possible even in young adults with poor cardiovascular health
Researchers used insurance data collected during routine health exams for 3.5 million young adults in South Korea between 2003 and 2004.
What really explains the sway of cults? It all comes down to their words, author says.
Amanda Montell’s “Cultish” examines the use of language and life inside such movements.
Film recounts the birth of a radical Bronx clinic that used acupuncture to help people break drug dependence
“Dope Is Death” examines Lincoln Detox, a center founded by a coalition of the Black Panther Party and other groups to fight addictions and deaths in the community.
Chagas killed her aunt. Her book examines why victims — many of them Latinos — and this disease are largely invisible in the U.S.
Daisy Hernández looks at how the nation is content to let this illness — as well as poverty, inequality and racism — endure.
