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Record high can't afford health care: Gallup

The Hill

adults who have recently been unable to afford health care has reached a new high, according to new report published by Gallup, with Black and Hispanic adults accounting for much of the increase. The Gallup report, conducted in partnership with the nonprofit West Health, found that 11 percent of U.S. The share of U.S.

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Ethnicity and mental health impact brain health in rural older adults

News Medical Health Sciences

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on November 27, 2024, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled "Neurocognitive disparities: investigating ethnicity and mental health in rural aging adults."

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Cycling in school improves teenagers’ mental health, but wider social factors may impact benefits

Frontiers

Researchers in the US have examined if taking part in an in-school cycling program improves middle schoolers’ mental health and found positive effects. Physical activity has positive effects on mental health and yet, activity rates are declining. In the US, one in six school children is diagnosed with some type of mental disorder.

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Medicare Advantage Poses Challenges to Health Care Cost-Effectiveness and Equity

The Health Care Blog

Medicare Advantage (Advantage), originally conceived in 1997 during the Clinton Administration as ‘Medicare + Choice’, has progressively grown and become an established health insurance option for those 65 and older. million, while trade associations representing the health insurance industry spent an equivalent amount. Introduction.

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Applying analytics to sociodemographic disparities in mental health

Nature Mental Health

Nature Mental Health, Published online: 08 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s44220-024-00359-2 In this study, the authors analyzed articles examining the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning analytics for identifying sociodemographic disparities, such as in race/ethnicity and age, to make recommendations for improving models (..)

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Telemedicine use in neurology affected by race and neighborhood disparities

News Medical Health Sciences

For people seeing a neurologist, their age, race, ethnicity and neighborhood may play a role in whether they do so in person or virtually, via telemedicine, according to a study published in the November 20, 2024, online issue of Neurology® Clinical Practice , an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Canada's breast cancer screening guidelines fail to address racial and ethnic disparities

News Medical Health Sciences

Canada's current national screening guidelines for breast cancer are less appropriate for women of certain race and ethnicity groups since they are diagnosed at younger ages with more advanced stages of the disease.

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