After screening for health-related social needs, health systems and hospitals can connect patients with community-based resources. CMOs should be concerned that the health-related social needs of ...

BACKGROUND: Identifying and addressing barriers to antihypertensive medication adherence is critical for hypertension control ...

The more unmet social determinants of health, the greater risk of lower cognitive performance in that person, a study finds. The report was published on Jan. 10 in BMC Geriatrics. Investigators ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with OA who had difficulties with social determinants of health less likely underwent TJA. Difficulties ...

UCLA has long been a leader in healthcare innovation. In this miniseries, Daily Bruin Podcasts explores initiatives at UCLA clinics aimed at creating a more effective and equitable health care system.

Educational equity is increasingly recognized as a crucial dimension of life-course epidemiology and public health, given its profound and far-reaching ...

Older adults with unfavorable social determinants of health (SDoH) were significantly associated with an increased risk of frailty, with a more visible effect on those aged 65-75. That is according to ...

As oft-cited as social determinant of health investments may be in healthcare discussions and strategy, their causal relationship to health outcomes remains blurry with savings that are often ...

Pediatric AD disproportionately affects children with skin of color, linked to socioeconomic factors and structural racism. Limited access to pediatric dermatologists, with only 300 board-certified ...

Imagine being discharged from the emergency room after a severe asthma flare-up, only to return to a home located near factories or congested roadways that heavily pollute the air. Or having your ...

Panelists discuss how addressing social and structural barriers is essential to achieving equitable outcomes in schizophrenia care. Panelists discuss how factors like poverty, unstable housing, ...

Several social determinants of child health (SDoCH) were associated with an increased risk for pediatric injury in Manitoba and can be used to inform prevention efforts, new research suggested. The ...