Tag
Social determinants
Time, transport and cost: what actually blocks healthy eating
A JAMA Network Open survey of 3,000 US adults counted the obstacles to eating well and found people facing more of them had higher rates of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
Jul 27, 2026
Black women developed high blood pressure 9.6 years earlier
A JAMA Network Open study of 15,313 US women found Black women developed hypertension nearly a decade earlier than White women, and the gap persisted regardless of neighborhood conditions.
Jul 27, 2026
Severe mental illness carries 2.6 times the death rate
A Lancet Public Health study of 4.86 million people across five European countries found heart disease drives the most excess deaths in severe mental illness, but lung disease shows the widest gap.
Jul 27, 2026
Dementia deaths peak in the suburbs, not the city or country
A JAMA Network Open study following 40.9 million people in England found dementia mortality highest at middle population density, and neighborhood conditions explained most of the gap.
Jul 27, 2026