Social Determinants Of Health

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Patients with asthma can remediate mold damage in their homes after flooding caused by natural disasters, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Researchers found significant associations between state-level health disparities and poor inflammatory bowel disease-related outcomes, with low-ranking states demonstrating higher mortality rates.

Lower census tract Child Opportunity Index scores were associated with higher risks for ED visits among children with asthma aged younger than 5 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Social Determinant Acuity Tool accurately identified patients at risk for alcohol relapse after liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease, according to data from the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Atrial fibrillation affects 2.7 million to 6.1 million people in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association, and that burden is expected to rise substantially in the coming years.

As allies in delivering evidence-based data, breaking news, professional resources and medical education to practicing clinicians, Healio and CMHC are proud to partner for the much-anticipated Cardiometabolic Health Congress.

Children diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis were predominantly white, non-Hispanic and English speaking, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Asthma was less common among children who lived in neighborhoods with high and very high opportunity during their early lives than among those who lived in areas with less opportunity, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Artificial intelligence could help clinicians address the social needs of patients with dementia, according to Elham Mahmoudi, PhD.

Children with food allergy had greater risks for food insecurity, underscoring the need to assess for food insecurity in allergy practices, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.