Even a $25 Cash Card Can Motivate Some to Get Vaccinated

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• October 26, 2021
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Can offering small cash cards, say for $25, be the difference between someone choosing to get their COVID-19 vaccine or waiting?

Yes, according to a study in North Carolina that offered $25 cash cards to people who got vaccines last spring at sites in four participating ...

Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later

• Steven Reinberg
• October 6, 2021
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Happy young adults may be somewhat protected from dementia, but the reverse may be true, too: If you're a depressed young adult, your odds for dementia rise, a new study suggests.

"Generally, we foun...

Older Women, Younger Men Struggle More to Control High Blood Pressure

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• September 29, 2021
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Roughly a third of Americans on high blood pressure medications do not have their blood pressure under control, a new study reveals.

And younger men and older women are particularly vulnerable, researchers warn.

"Although this phenomenon has been hinted at in the m...

White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• July 20, 2021
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The U.S. medical field is less dominated by white men than it used to be, but there are still few Black and Hispanic doctors, dentists and pharmacists, a new study finds.

The study, which looked at trends over the past 20 years, found that white men no longer make up the...

Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 15, 2021
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Discriminatory housing practices from nearly a century ago continue to influence a person's risk of suffering a stroke, claims a new study that reveals the legacy of structural racism in the United States.

Researchers found a 1.5% higher rate of stroke within census trac...

Couples Everywhere Are Having More Twins

• Robert Preidt
• March 12, 2021
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Yes, you really are seeing double -- more twins are being born now than ever before.

There are a number of reasons why, according to a new study.

Since the 1980s, twin births rose by a third worldwide -- from 9 to 12 per 1,000 deliveries. About 1.6 million twins ar...

Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today

• Robert Preidt
• January 28, 2021
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A racist mortgage appraisal practice used in the United States decades ago has resulted in less green space in some urban neighborhoods today, researchers say.

Those so-called "redlined" neighborhoods have higher rates of air and noise pollution, racial segregation and p...

Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter

• Cara Murez
• January 19, 2021
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Do you you keep 6 feet apart from others to help stop coronavirus spread? New research shows that the wealthier you were at the start of the pandemic, the more likely it is you'll maintain social distance.

The new study looked at social distancing and mask wearing, and ...

Think 'Virtual' for Family Gatherings During the Holidays

• Robert Preidt
• November 8, 2020
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Virtual gatherings are the best choice for family get-togethers this holiday season, an expert says.

That's the safest approach during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for older loved ones and those with underlying conditions, according to Dr. Glenn Buchberger, an inter...

Global Population Will Peak by Mid-Century, Shifting Economic Power

• Robert Preidt
• July 15, 2020
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The world's population is shifting, with a new analysis predicting it will peak in 2064 at around 9.7 billion people and fall to 8.8 billion by the end of the century.

The United States will have population growth until just after mid-century (364 million in 2062). T...

As a Nation's Worth Grows, So Do Waistlines

• Robert Preidt
• May 27, 2020
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Fatter wallets lead to fatter people, according to a new study.

Researchers examined the link between nations' wealth and their obesity rates. They discovered citizens get plumper as their country gets richer.

"As most people currently live in low- and midd...

Growing Up in U.S. 'Stroke Belt' Bad for the Brain Later in Life

• Steven Reinberg
• February 12, 2020
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Americans who grew up in the swath of the South known as the Stroke Belt are more likely to develop thinking declines later in life, even if they moved away as adults, a new study suggests.

But people who grew up elsewhere and moved to the Stroke Belt are less likel...

Rural Americans Dying More From Preventable Causes Than City Dwellers

• Steven Reinberg
• November 7, 2019
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Rural Americans die more often from potentially preventable causes than their urban counterparts, a new government study shows.

These causes include cancer, heart disease, injury, respiratory disease and stroke, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prev...

Do You Live in One of America's 'Healthiest Communities'?

• Robert Preidt
• March 26, 2019
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The healthiest community in the United States is Douglas County in Colorado, according to the 2019 rankings just released by U.S. News & World Report.

The others in the top five healthiest communities are Los Alamos County in New Mexico; the city of Falls Church...

Global Rate of Suicide Deaths Is on the Decline

• Robert Preidt
• February 7, 2019
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There's bad news and good news in a study of lives lost to suicide around the world.

In sheer numbers, more of the world's people are dying by suicide each year than ever before, the new report reveals. In 2016, about 817,000 deaths worldwide were attributed to suici...