Homelessness

Daily symptom screenings and the use of nonhospital alternative care sites could lower SARS-CoV-2 rates and costs among adults in homeless shelters, according to the results of a modeling study published in JAMA Network Open.

Opportunities exist to improve clinicians’ antipsychotic prescribing practices for homeless or unstably housed veterans, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

In a model presented at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience, experts showed that at-risk populations could be positively impacted by incremental changes in hepatitis C screening and treatment strategies.

Patients who are homeless and present with STEMI may be up to three times more likely to die in-hospital compared with those with STEMI who are not homeless, according to research presented at the virtual Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.

Begin the Turn, a vehicular-based program that offers services to people struggling with addiction, is making progress in north Philadelphia, its director said in an interview.

The American Heart Association released a scientific statement detailing the many correlations between homelessness, low-quality housing and neighborhood environment with the prevalence of CVD and its risk factors.

More than half of people who are homeless or dwell in unstable housing may have experienced a traumatic brain injury, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Lancet Public Health.