Socioeconomic Status

A recent study in Neurology Clinical Practice has uncovered disparities in telehealth utilization for neurologic conditions among older individuals as well as those from underserved populations.

SAN DIEGO — Socioeconomic disparities affect access to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for people with acute myeloid leukemia, according to findings presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Published results showed patients from socioeconomic deprived areas may be more likely to miss scheduled physical therapy appointments after arthroscopic labral repair for shoulder instability.

Despite a twofold increase in colorectal cancer screening among average-risk individuals aged 45 to 49 years after the 2021 recommendation, disparities in socioeconomic status and locality underscore the need for targeted interventions.

Neighborhood socioeconomic status was linked with incident heart failure among patients with chronic kidney disease who had more preserved kidney function, study results showed.

Country-specific public health policies that target metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease risk factors, such as food insecurity and physical activity, may play a key role in mitigating the global burden of disease.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The socioeconomic status of cell donors may affect outcomes of people with blood cancer who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to retrospective study results.

Despite years of study and advances in breast cancer treatment, Otis Brawley, MD, professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, said the disparity between the mortality rates of Black and white patients has never been greater.

Socioeconomic status may play a role in the health outcomes of children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease, according to a published review of current evidence.