Housing insecurity is associated with childhood anxiety and lifelong depression
1. In a prospective cohort study, housing insecurity during childhood was associated with higher anxiety and depression symptom scores during ...
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Low neighborhood opportunities lead to increased disease severity and hospitalizations
1. In a retrospective study, patients with lower neighborhood advantage are hospitalized more frequently, have greater disease severity, and have increased ...
Low income associated with increased BMI and chronic stress
1. In a prospective cohort study, low income was associated with an increase in body mass index (BMI) and cortisol levels ...
Childhood cash supplementation program may improve outcomes into adulthood
1. In this longitudinal cohort study assessing the benefits of a cash supplementation program in an American Indian reserve, children ...
Social risk factors associated with increased pediatric emergency department utilization
1. In a large cohort of children screened for risk factors such as food insecurity and housing instability in a ...
Duration, type of poverty affect children’s readiness for school
1. In this retrospective cohort study, researchers found that children born into poverty were less likely to be ready for ...
Poverty, preterm birth demonstrate additive effect on cognition
1. The combination of poverty and preterm birth had additive negative effects on later cognitive function. 2. Poverty alone was ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind July 20 – 26, 2015
Chemotherapy Use, Performance Status, and Quality of Life at the End of Life While the administration of chemotherapy in end-stage ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 02 – 10, 2014
Image:PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past ...
Gender differences in mental health after moving from poverty
Image: PD 1. Adolescent boys have increased rates of depression, PTSD, and conduct disorder after moving out of poverty. 2. ...