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Socioeconomic position in childhood is associated with carotid intima media thickness

Socioeconomic Position Tied to Carotid Wall Thickness in Kids

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Family socioeconomic position linked to maximum carotid intima-media thickness in mid-childhood
Americans living in high-income areas are more likely to be diagnosed with some types of cancer than people living in low-income areas

Certain Cancer Diagnoses Up in High-Income Counties in U.S.

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But combined death rate from four cancers studied is similar in high- and low-income counties
The United States has larger income-related differences in perceptions of health and health care than other middle- and high-income countries

U.S. Leads in Income-Based Health Care Inequalities

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More public tolerance for health care inequalities seen in United States than other countries
Poverty and race are tied to the health of lupus patients in the United States

Poverty Affects Severity of Organ Damage Due to Lupus

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And, pregnancy complications higher among non-white patients with lupus
Americans with lower levels of income are less likely to get recommended cancer screenings

Improved Breast Cancer Screening Rates With ACA

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Waiving costs appears to improve mammography rates, but not colonoscopy, even among the poor
While overall U.S. medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013

Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy

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But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
The 2008 global economic crisis has been linked to a sharp rise in cancer mortality

Global Recession Tied to 260,000 Additional Cancer Deaths

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Health care cuts, unemployment linked to rise in cancer mortality
Poverty can significantly harm a child's health and should be an issue identified at well-child visits

AAP: Add Poverty to Well-Visit Checklist

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One simple question might help families avert serious health risks, American Academy of Pediatrics says
Initiation of human papillomavirus vaccination is highest among teen girls in poorer communities and in populations that are mainly Hispanic or mixed race

Geographic Factors Impact HPV Vaccine Initiation in Teen Girls

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Higher initiation among girls in high- vs. low-poverty areas, communities with mainly Hispanic, mixed race
For patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea under a copayment health care system

Financial Obstacles Only Partly to Blame for Low CPAP Acceptance

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However, potential 27 percent improvement in CPAP acceptance with higher neighborhood income