Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A high social vulnerability index score may indicate a risk for greater severity of C. difficile infection.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Youth who lived in vulnerable communities were 1.65 times more likely to have asthma. Low annual household ...

Abstracts from the American Epilepsy Society annual meeting show that telemedicine is capable of meeting the needs of patients with epilepsy, and that the patient portal accessibility for patients ...

New research reveals that certain social determinants of health—such as socioeconomic status, household characteristics, and racial/ethnic minority status—have significant effects on rural–urban ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Alec Cohen/Daily. Buy this photo. COVID-19 cases and death rates are highest in correlation with ...

Communities that are experiencing the most social vulnerability may need stronger preventative measures against HIV and increased levels of HIV care. An analysis of CDC data found that the rate of HIV ...

Last week, the United States surpassed 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths. The virus’ death toll in this nation is greater than any other country across the world. More people have died from COVID-19 ...

Traumatic injuries — such as physical injuries resulting from a car accident, fall, gunshot or stabbing — are one of the most common causes of impairment and disability worldwide. A team of ...

Populations in U.S. counties defined as more vulnerable based on social factors including socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic minority status were significantly less likely to receive timely breast ...