Tag: Economic Status
County-Level Poverty Strongly Tied to Heart Failure Mortality
Poverty linked to heart failure and coronary heart disease mortality; link stronger for heart failure
Minority, Low-Income Individuals Less Likely to Receive Oral Cancer Screening
Education level, insurance type also may affect likelihood of oral cancer screening at dental visit
With Standard Care, BP Control Still Worse in Low-Income Areas
Outcomes worse for some adverse cardiovascular events for participants in lowest-income sites
CV Event Risk Up With Rejected, Abandoned PCSK9i Prescriptions
Rejection rates higher for PCSK9i prescriptions for women, racial minorities, lower-income groups
New WIC Food Options Improve Maternal, Birth Outcomes
Improvements in high-risk moms and babies seen with modest improvements in nutritional content
High Incarceration Rates Tied to More Drug-Related Deaths
Findings based on U.S. county-level data, independent of opioid prescription rates
Disparities Identified in Access to Infertility Care for U.S. Women
Women with incomes <$25,000 less often seek infertility care than those with incomes >$100,000
Low Socioeconomic Position Linked to Poor End-of-Life Care
People living in most deprived neighborhoods more likely to die in hospital, not receive palliative care
Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomics Tied to MS Disability Progression
Lower socioeconomic status associated with higher risk for multiple sclerosis disability progression
CDC: GI, Respiratory Illnesses More Likely in Low-Income Children
But likelihood of missing any school days during the previous year decreased with reduced income
