Social Determinants of Health Archives

Alzheimer’s Can Wreak Financial Havoc Years Before Diagnosis

Ezra Golberstein on new research that suggests negative financial consequences can start years before an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Rachel Werner on new research looking at which patients have struggled to take advantage of telehealth during the pandemic.

Drugmakers and regulators are placing an unprecedented emphasis on diversity in vaccine clinical trials.

Although health care consumed nearly one-third of the first presidential debate, the conversation left a lot to be desired.

The 2020 election was supposed to be all about health care. Then 2020 happened.

Pediatrician and scholar Rhea Boyd on research examining differences in post-op complications between white and Black kids.

Atheendar Venkataramani on data comparing L.A. high schoolers who did and did not live in a community with a police killing.

We look at the fight to secure health care protections for transgender Americans and the impact they’ve had on helping people get care they need.

New data suggest undocumented immigrants aren’t being tested enough for COVID-19. What’s standing in the way, and what’s being done to address it?

What are the public health impacts of police violence and what would a public health response look like?