Strong family relationships associated with improved asthma symptoms in dangerous neighborhoods
1. In this cross sectional study, children with asthma living in dangerous neighborhoods were less likely to have asthma symptoms ...
Tag: social determinants of health
Quick Take: Disclosure of infant unsafe sleep practices by African American mothers in primary care settings
African American infants from low socioeconomic backgrounds remain at an increased risk of sleep-related death. In this study, 46 African ...
Residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods who are discharged from safety-net hospitals have high hospital readmission risk
1. In this retrospective observational study, the authors observed that residing in a disadvantaged neighborhood and being discharged from 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 ...
Quick Take: Association of socioeconomic status and brain injury with neurodevelopmental outcomes of very preterm children
Preterm birth remains a leading cause of lifelong neurodevelopmental disability. While the effect of brain injury on neurodevelopmental disability has ...
Medicaid expansion associated with improved relative racial disparities in birth outcomes
1. State Medicaid expansion was not associated with differences in overall rates of low birth weight or preterm birth outcomes. ...
Quick Take: Association of Racial Disparities With Access to Kidney Transplant After the Implementation of the New Kidney Allocation System
There are many reasons why a patient may be made inactive on the kidney transplant waiting list, including psychosocial or ...
