In this perspective article, Dr. Luz M. Garcini, Cristina Abraham, and Pamela L. Cruz consider what the upcoming presidential election might mean for the access to mental healthcare of people living with undocumented status in the United States. Disclaimer: Dr….
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What will the US election mean for older adults' (mental) health?
Briana Mezuk, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, as well as the co-director of the University’s Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health. In this opinion piece, she…
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US election 2020: The psychology of voting … and not voting
According to some recent surveys, almost half of all United States citizens who are eligible to vote do not report to their polling stations to cast their ballots. In this Special Feature, we look at some of the psychological explanations…
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COVID-19: Can we tackle the root cause of inflammation?
Researchers in Spain and the United States have proposed that an existing drug may help prevent an excessive, life threatening immune reaction to SARS-CoV-2 in susceptible individuals. In people with severe COVID-19, which is the disease that SARS-CoV-2 causes, “hyperinflammation”…
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What explains racial disparities in sleep? Physicians weigh in
Last week, we dove deep into existing research and revealed profound racial disparities in the amount of sleep that adults in the United States get on a regular basis. This week, we follow up with a Special Feature that tackles…
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Will COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter change science and society?
Winston Morgan, Ph.D., is a reader in toxicology and clinical biochemistry at the University of East London, in the United Kingdom. In this opinion piece, he discusses the outcomes of a recent review into why COVID-19 disproportionately affects people from…
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People in blue states live longer, new study suggests
Life expectancy data underscore the importance of state policies. “Americans die younger than people in other high-income countries,” says Prof. Jennifer Karas Montez, a sociologist at Syracuse University, in New York, and the lead author of a new study investigating…
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Delivering quality healthcare to immigrant farmworkers
A study addresses the challenge of providing adequate healthcare to farmworkers and their families. By the middle of the 20th century, the arrival of irrigation to California’s Coachella Valley marked the beginning of year-round agriculture and a thriving agricultural industry….
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The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the headlines, and our daily lives, for most of this year. Medical News Today have covered this fast-moving, complex story with live updates on the latest news, interviews with experts, and an ongoing investigation into…
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New, more infectious SARS-CoV-2 variant does not cause worse symptoms
Research shows that a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, which is now the dominant form of the virus, is more infectious in cell cultures. However, clinical data suggest that the variant does not cause more severe illness. All viruses mutate, and…
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