Consumer sentiment report reflects wealth divide
Back in 2022, as inflation spiked to multi-decade highs, consumer sentiment plummeted to multi-decade lows. It’s been creeping back up since then. But for the last few months, sentiment has been stuck at a sort-of middling level and still well below where it was in the decade before the pandemic.…#kaylabruun #morningconsult #brunn #chrisjackson #ipsos #marketplace (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Cheapest and Most Expensive Housing Markets in Indiana
Home prices have surged in the U.S. in recent years. Driven by rising demand and supply constraints during the pandemic, the median home sale price spiked by nearly 50% from the second quarter of 2020 to Q3 in 2022. While the sale price of a typical American home has fallen in recent months since,…#q3 #indiana #uscensusbureaus #acs #eastchicago #richmond #median #terrehautemedian #michigancity #fortwayne (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Loneliness and Heart Disease: What the Literature Tells Us and What We Can Do to Help
Of the many things we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, one valuable lesson is that loneliness has a tremendous impact on health. Loneliness has been linked to a number of medical conditions in older patients, including depression, dementia, and heart disease. Loneliness, defined as “being without company,” is the subjective feeling of being socially isolated. A person can be alone without feeling lonely, just as one can have social support and yet still report feeling lonely. As part of the special section on Heart Disease and Matters of the Heart, we present recent litera ture on the impact of loneliness on heart d...
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Casey Rust, Seifu Tulu Source Type: news
Domestic violence patterns in postpartum women who delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic - Correia LL, Machado MMT, Vieira-Meyer APGF, Ara újo DABS, Gomes EABM, Saldanha AB, Rodrigues RCR, Gomes YVC, Castro MC.
OBJECTIVE: To longitudinally assess domestic violence (DV) during the postpartum period, identifying types, patterns and determinants of DV, according to mothers' reports in Fortaleza, Brazil. METHODS: Data from the Iracema-COVID cohort study inter... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Perceptions on violence against women and its impacts on mental health and response mechanisms among community-based stakeholders: a qualitative study from Nepal - Shrestha R, Sapkota D, Sarraf RR, Mehra D, Ekstrom AM, Deuba K.
BACKGROUND: Violence against women (VAW) is a significant public health problem. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the frequency and severity of VAW has escalated globally. Approximately one in four women in Nepal have been exposed to either phy... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news
Now is the time to strengthen government-academic data infrastructures to jump-start future public health crisis response - Lee JS, Tyler ARB, Veinot TC, Yakel E.
During public health crises, the significance of rapid data sharing cannot be overstated. In attempts to accelerate COVID-19 pandemic responses, discussions within society and scholarly research have focused on data sharing among health care providers, acr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Black mothers' ethnic-racial socialization one year after highly publicized anti-Black murders during the pandemic - Coates EE, Moore C, de Heer R, Brumley C, Prudhomme A, Edwards L, Curtis L.
Although research on ethnic-racial socialization is well established, limited studies have examined the influence of specific, highly publicized anti-Black murders. We assessed Black mothers' (N = 12, mean age = 37.45) concerns and ethnic-racial socializat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Impact of COVID-19 on acute care hospitalizations for suicidality - Dellazoppa A, Porada K, Zaspel JA, Bourgeois S, Vepraskas SH.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic contributed to the public health crisis for pediatric mental health. We characterized our local patient population presenting with suicidality or suicide attempts before and after ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate
When the French tire maker Michelin closed its factories during the coronavirus pandemic, Florent Menegaux, the company’s chief executive, took stock of the closures’ impact on employees worldwide. Thousands of workers in Asia, Europe and the United States at the lower end of the company’s pay…#florentmenegaux (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Empowering a healthy workforce — Table of Experts
Stress from the COVID-19 pandemic shook employees ’ sense of stability in ways most people could not anticipate, highlighting fractures that employees were already facing in their lives.
That realization has made it even more important for employers to enhance their wellness strategy to help workers take a comprehensive approach to their wellbei ng and perform better on the job.
Brent Hunter, general manager for Cigna Healthcare’s Mid-America market, including St. Louis, explains, “Our overall… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cigna Healthcare Source Type: news
The Guardian view on Labour and rail renationalisation: a sensible plan that passengers need
Failing train services in Britain have often been the butt of jokes, but the chaos is not funny to those who rely on them. For many in the north of England in particular, frustration has given way to despair. Railways are a public good that the public are turning away from. The pandemic’s…#labour #louisehaigh #networkrail #wales #scotland #avantiwestcoast #borisjohnson #keithwilliams #britishairways #conservatives (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Global Fund Board Welcomes Investments Towards Ending Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Expresses Concern Over Growing Needs From Polycrisis Amid Global Economic Pressures
[Global Fund] Geneva -- The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) held its 51st meeting this week in Geneva, Switzerland. While anticipating record disbursements this year, with an unprecedented pace of investment in resilient and sustainable systems for health (RSSH) and pandemic preparedness and response (PPR), the Board repeatedly acknowledged the numerous challenges - including climate change, conflict, displacement, geopolitics, the economic situation, and in particular, the (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Tuberculosis Source Type: news
The U.S. government is taking action to stop ‘cow flu.’ Is it too little, too late?
The U.S. government announced new measures yesterday to slow the spread of the H5N1 influenza virus among cattle, following the revelation that milk sold commercially in 10 states contained fragments of the virus. An order issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) restricts the movement of dairy cattle between states and mandates the reporting of infected cows.
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comes as new genetic evidence suggests cattle infections with the virus, first announced on 25 March, may have started as early as the fall of 2023, and that the virus has likely circulated far beyond the 33 farms in eight states ...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Births dropped in 2023, ending pandemic baby boom
Data:CDC; Chart: Axios Visuals The total number of U.S. births dropped in 2023, bringing an end to a mini-baby boom that began in the pandemic. Why it matters: The drop in births helped plunge the U.S. fertility rate to its lowest point in nearly a century. The big picture: Nearly 3.6 million…#cdc #chart #birth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Changing Office Trends Reshape Detroit's Dining Scene:'Fun Food And Atmosphere '
Downtown Detroit is undergoing a significant shift following the global pandemic. For Jeremy Sasson, the visionary behind Heirloom Hospitality, a holding group of restaurants in and around the city, this transformation presents a dual challenge and opportunity to redefine and reshape his brand's…#detroit #jeremysasson #heirloomhospitality #sasson #heirloom #townhousedetroit #townhousebirmingham #townhouse #italian #californian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
